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Boeing plane aborts takeoff after landing gear catches fire on runway
An Etihad plane from Australia to the United Arab Emirates was forced to abort takeoff after two of its wheels exploded, it has been alleged.
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Inside Dubai’s dark underbelly – where Brits face jail for bad Google reviews and minor car accidents
It was the most popular destination for Brits seeking winter sun last year, but what happens if you find yourself locked up for a ‘crime’ ...
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Sushi restaurateurs spend $1.3 million on a motorbike-sized tuna at a Tokyo auction
Onodera Group paid second highest price ever at prestigious annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish market.
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Hamas releases video claiming to show Israeli hostage held in Gaza since 2023 attack
Family of now 19-year-old conscript Liri Albag appeals to PM to ‘take decisions as if it were your own children there’.
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Inside Crackland: the open-air drug market that São Paulo just can’t kick
In the heart of São Paulo, an area as big as London’s Soho stands as a harrowing symbol of Brazil’s war on drugs for more than 30 years.
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Home Office accused of spending £10,000 on a lavish dinner at The Gherkin’s Searcys restaurant
Civil servants reportedly received special permission to use the government’s Procurement Card to host the lavish gala for their Italian counterparts in November.
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Thousands of opposing protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol’s arrest is avoided
Crowds gather outside South Korean presidential residence where suspended leader is protected by security officers.
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New HMPV virus outbreak in China overwhelms hospitals with patients
Footage of patients surging through hospitals in China has been seen online as a illness is said to have overwhelmed medics, with a spike in health woes now being investigated.
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Japan’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, passes away at 116
Itooka was born in 1908 in Osaka and and had four children along with five grandchildren. Japan has over 95,000 people aged 100 or older.
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Russian oligarchs behind RER escape EU sanctions due to Hungary’s veto
Hungary has protected two Kremlin-linked oligarchs from European Union (EU) sanctions. These individuals, who control the Riga Electrical Machinery Factory (RER)...
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British citizen killed in New Orleans terror attack as truck plows into New Year’s crowd
A British man was killed in a terror attack in New Orleans after an army veteran rammed a truck through crowds of New Year’s celebrators.
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Ukrainian mother claims brutal assault by 15 Putin torturers, who then targeted her 5-year-old daughter
After telling her harrowing story in court, the Ukrainian mother was sentenced to 18 years in a Russian prison.
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SOF shows new diary entry of DPRK soldier eliminated in Kursk region
The diary of a North Korean soldier, Jung Kyung-hong, killed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk, contained records...
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Greenland’s leader intensifies efforts for independence from Denmark
Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasised his desire to pursue independence from Denmark...
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Hacker admits to stealing unreleased tracks by Coldplay and Rexha
A cyber hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing unreleased music from artists including Coldplay, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and US singer Bebe Rexha.
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Intoxicated Zambian officer releases 13 suspects in New Year celebration
A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say.
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South Korea: Investigators fail to detain impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol
A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon’s detention on Tuesday after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul.
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IDF discloses bold operation by 120 commandos at Iranian missile facility in Syria
Elite Air Force unit breached underground facility 200 kilometers from Israel, laid explosives and escaped unscathed after 2.5 hours, in one of the most complex operations to date.
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Jill Biden received $20,000 diamond from Indian prime minister in 2023, along with other gifts
Annual report details gifts given to first family by foreign leaders, most of which are transferred to National Archives.
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Sicilian mafia victims’ families dread release of mobsters
Most of the bosses, released from prison on furlough or for good behaviour, have never disavowed Cosa Nostra.
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Plane crashes into huge warehouse in California with multiple ’casualties’ reported
The plane crash is the latest incident to have rocked America in recent days with a reporter at the scene having shared that so far 11 people have been injured in the crash.
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Exiled Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad ‘poisoned’ in ‘assassination bid’ which left him ‘struggling to breathe’
A poisoning attempt has been made on ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, it has been claimed.
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Brussels descends into chaos on New Year’s Eve
Revelers set scores of cars alight and pelted emergency services with Molotov cocktails in Brussels late Tuesday as the city faced a wave of disorder on New Year’s Eve.
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Russian volunteers take up arms to combat shame: Reasons for joining Ukraine’s fight
On December 24, Andrei Gilishev, a physician from Tyumen, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of having ties with the Freedom of Russia Legion.
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Italy’s Carabinieri stop tomb-raiders in cultural heritage protection effort
The force recently uncovered a clandestine dig in the middle of Naples.
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