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26 Aug 2024 736

Bayesian yacht captain ’under investigation for manslaughter’ following sinking tragedy

Italian prosecutors will investigate the Bayesian’s captain after the superyacht sank in Sicily last week killing seven people.

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25 Aug 2024 913

Royal Navy intercepts £40 million worth of cocaine from Caribbean smugglers

HMS Trent confiscated half a tonne of the Class A drug from a speed boat south of the Dominican Republic earlier this month, taking its annual total of seizures to more than £550m.

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25 Aug 2024 818

Telegram founder Pavel Durov to appear in court following arrest in Paris

Russian-born billionaire said to have ‘miscalculated’ by visiting France during inquiry into crime on his platform

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25 Aug 2024 787

Paris airport evacuated after ’bomb threat’ as holidaymakers flee terminals

Paris-Orly airport is being evacuated, reports say

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25 Aug 2024 875

Benjamin Netanyahu warns that the attack on Lebanon is "not the end of the story" after clashes between Israel and Hezbollah

Benjamin Netanyahu says attack on Lebanon is ’not the end of the story’

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25 Aug 2024 841

Reuters journalist missing after hotel strike in eastern Ukraine

News agency says two others taken to hospital for treatment following Russian missile attack in Kramatorsk

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25 Aug 2024 886

An ISIS terror suspect is forcibly removed from a police helicopter and taken away by authorities

A 26-year-old man was pictured being dragged from a police helicopter after he turned himself in over the knife attack that left three people dead and eight other injured at a German festival.

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25 Aug 2024 722

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested at a French airport

Billionaire CEO, who was travelling aboard his private jet, was subject of arrest warrant, according to TV reports

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25 Aug 2024 773

Israel launches massive airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, sparking fears of World War 3

US President Joe Biden is said to be “closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon" after a huge increase in military strikes on Sunday sparked fears a wider conflict could soon break out in the region

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24 Aug 2024 901

ISIS has claimed responsibility for a knife attack that resulted in the deaths of three people at a festival

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the knife attack that killed three people at a festival in Germany.

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24 Aug 2024 904

15-year-old detained after stabbing attack at Solingen festival

Police have confirmed the arrest of a 15-year-old in connection with the stabbing attack in Solingen, but are still trying to determine the motive, including whether terrorism could be involved.

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24 Aug 2024 673

Italian authorities reveal initial findings in Bayesian manslaughter investigation following tragic sinking, citing ’mistakes’ made

Italian prosecutors release initial findings in manslaughter investigation into the Bayesian disaster, following claims that the luxury yacht was "unsinkable."

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24 Aug 2024 706

Several dead after knifeman randomly attacks festival-goers in Germany

At least three people have been killed and eight wounded in a mass attack on a festival in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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23 Aug 2024 725

Knife-wielding Russian convicts take prison staff hostage, killing one guard

Security services reportedly ready to storm jail in Volgograd region after hostage-takers claim Islamic State affiliation

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23 Aug 2024 705

Manslaughter charges under consideration as final body is recovered from Sicily yacht

Coastguard confirms body of Hannah Lynch, 18, found after four-day search, bringing number of dead to seven

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23 Aug 2024 728

Family shares new photos of Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah following the yacht tragedy

Tributes are pouring in for Hannah Lynch, the last victim of the Bayesian superyacht sinking to have been recovered.

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22 Aug 2024 799

Putin mocked for wearing headphones upside down to stop his ‘thinning hair being ruffled’

Vladimir Putin was ridiculed for wearing ear protection upside down during as he inspected a shooting range visit to keep his hair in place.

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22 Aug 2024 889

New variant of virus mpox spreads, Asian countries ramp up border controls

The new variant of the mpox virus is spreading rapidly worldwide, prompting Asian nations to strengthen border controls, while the UK and EU borders remain lax.

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