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12 Jul 2024 719

Nigeria delays trial of orphanage founder accused of baby trafficking

A Nigerian court postponed on Thursday the trial of an 83-year-old woman, founder of an orphanage, accused of buying and selling babies under her care.

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12 Jul 2024 747

The Moscow Times labeled "undesirable" by Putin’s Russia

The regime in Moscow has labeled the independent news outlet The Moscow Times as an “undesirable organization,” effectively banning its operations within the country and putting anyone who collaborates with it at risk of prosecution.

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12 Jul 2024 796

Four people drown trying to cross Channel near Boulogne-sur-Mer

Deaths are first to happen since election of Keir Starmer, who has pledged to ‘stop the criminal gangs’

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12 Jul 2024 912

Joe Biden mistakenly introduces Zelensky as ’Putin’ and refers to Kamala Harris as ’Vice President Trump’ during NATO summit gaffe

The US President has been hosting the NATO summit in Washington DC today, where he is hoping to show his leadership on the world stage as his presidency hits the rocks

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11 Jul 2024 965

Putin’s ominous warning to the West regarding $2,000,000 Tomahawk missiles

Vladimir Putin has threatened a ‘military response’ to the West after the US announced plans to station long-range missiles closer to Russia’s borders in Europe.

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11 Jul 2024 737

Michael Schumacher ‘pics and medical records stolen in £12,000,000 blackmail plot’

A security guard who worked for Michael Schumacher’s family for five years is accused of stealing 1,500 medical files from them.

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11 Jul 2024 825

Horrified Russian pilot dobs in 30 fellow bombers after strike on children’s hospital

Shortly after the bombing in Kyiv this week - which sent terrified children attached to drips fleeing for their lives - the mystery flier secretly contacted Ukraine’s security service

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11 Jul 2024 772

US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine

US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.

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11 Jul 2024 862

Canadian and U.S. residents plead guilty to selling military components to Russia

A Canadian national and a U.S. resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally exporting millions of dollars worth of military components to sanctioned Russian companies with military contracts.

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11 Jul 2024 641

US seizes LA mega-mansion from former Armenian minister

The U.S. Justice Department seized a Los Angeles mega-mansion from a former Armenian government official, who authorities said purchased the property with tens of millions of dollars in bribery payments.

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10 Jul 2024 943

Nigeria is making efforts to reduce the growing production and trafficking of drugs

Nigerian authorities announced on Tuesday that they have dismantled a major drug cartel responsible for producing and distributing methamphetamine///

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10 Jul 2024 539

Flight attendant, 28, charged with attempted suicide after enduring abuse

An Irish air hostess is trapped in Dubai after being charged with trying to end her life following alleged domestic abuse.

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09 Jul 2024 889

Mechanic killed after being sucked into Boeing jet engine in Iran while retrieving tool

Emergency responders had to be called as the jet engine caught fire after the horror incident

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09 Jul 2024 750

Brazillian drug lord arrested after wife reveals location on Instagram – again

A Brazilian drug lord has been arrested after a two-year manhunt thanks in no small part to his Instagram-loving wife – for the second time.

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09 Jul 2024 930

Frozen body of climber who went missing 22 years ago found on mountain

A man who disappeared 22 years ago while he was out hiking on a mountain has been found dead.

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09 Jul 2024 669

Spanish court asked to fine Duro Felguera €160M in Venezuela bribery case

Spanish anti-corruption prosecutors have asked a court to impose a fine of 160 million euros ($173 million) on the engineering and construction company Duro Felguera S.A.

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09 Jul 2024 777

Youth, TikTok, and the far-right: rising concerns across Europe

Traditionally, the youth have been the most progressive demographic in nearly every society, often pushing the political spectrum to the left, much to the chagrin of their conservative parents.

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09 Jul 2024 667

Brazil police claim Bolsonaro-linked crime ring sold $1.2m in official luxury gifts

Federal police investigators have claimed that a criminal group, allegedly involving Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, tried to illegally siphon off and sell luxury gifts from foreign leaders worth at least $1.2m.

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08 Jul 2024 960

Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine

On the morning of July 8, the aggressor country of Russia launched a new missile attack on Ukraine.

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08 Jul 2024 786

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party suffers a shock defeat in French election exit poll

Marine Le Pen’s far right party has suffered a shocking defeat in the French election, according to the exit polls.

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07 Jul 2024 649

A man who spent 45 years on death row in Japan hopes to clear his name

Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict

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06 Jul 2024 869

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins the Iranian presidential election

Victory reflects deep dissatisfaction with direction of country and could bring greater cooperation with west

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05 Jul 2024 758

Israel-Hamas talks to resume, raising hopes of a Gaza ceasefire

Netanyahu sends intelligence chief to Qatar to study Hamas proposal, while Hezbollah says it would also stop attacks if hostilities paused

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05 Jul 2024 687

Brazil has detained eight individuals suspected of transporting cocaine in private jets

Brazil’s Federal Police detained eight individuals on Tuesday as part of a broader operation against drug traffickers who have used private jets to transport cocaine worth billions of Brazilian reals across the continent, as well as to Europe and Africa.

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05 Jul 2024 748

Albania’s former Health Minister has been arrested for misusing EU funds

Albanian authorities arrested on Thursday former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj, accusing him of misappropriating EU funds through corruption, fraud, income concealment, and abuse of office. If convicted, he faces up to 26 years in prison.