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Comedian Tony Knight, 54, dies in a ’terrible’ freak accident involving a falling branch
Comedian, Tony Knight has died as his family announce his sudden passing in a ‘freak’ accident.
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Moscow has accused a French researcher of espionage
Russia announced on Wednesday that a French NGO worker arrested last month in Moscow was accused of collecting military information that could compromise the security of the Russian Federation.
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Germany’s first African-born MP has decided to stand down after experiencing racist abuse
Karamba Diaby’s announcement he wants to spend time with family comes after bullet and arson attacks on his office
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A man has been charged in connection with an attack on the Danish prime minister
Suspect to plead not guilty after Mette Frederiksen assaulted in a Copenhagen square last month
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A man jailed for his involvement in the deaths of 39 people in a lorry is set to be deported
A Romanian man jailed over the deaths of 39 people in a lorry trailer is to be deported without paying a penny to his victims’ families.
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A Kazakh tycoon denies involvement in a Greek forest fire, which authorities are currently investigating
Kazakh tycoon Daniyar Abulgazin has said he and the guests aboard a yacht he chartered in Greece had no role in starting a forest fire on the island of Hydra, adding that authorities questioned them before they flew out of the country.
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In the US, 193 people have been charged over $2.75 billion in fraudulent health care claims
The U.S. charged four people in connection with an alleged scheme, which now involves 193 defendants, to defraud federal health care programs of more than US$2.75 billion through the submission of fake opioid prescriptions.
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A flight made an emergency landing because the in-flight meals had been spoiled
A Delta Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at New York’s JFK airport after ‘contamination’ fears.
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A ’living god’ from Coventry is on trial for sexually abusing followers as young as 4 years old
A religious leader who claimed he was a ‘living god’ has been accused of exploiting and sexually abusing his followers who say he is really ‘the devil in disguise’.
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Donald Trump immunity ruling means presidents can ’order assassination of rivals’
The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity has led to liberal justices warning that a president could order a Navy SEAL team to assassinate his political rivals with no legal consequences
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Spain’s Supreme Court has refused to grant amnesty to Carles Puigdemont
Long-standing arrest warrant for Catalan independence leader to remain in effect.
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Biden’s family reportedly urged him to stay in the presidential race, shifting blame to his advisers
The US president met with his family at Camp David, after a disastrous debate performance last week led to calls for him to drop out of the election
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British tourist in critical condition after being struck by a car while on holiday
A British cyclist is in ‘critical condition’ after a car crashed into the back of their bike on the Spanish island of Majorca.
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Jay Slater’s family ’devastated’ as police call off search for missing teen two weeks after his disappearance
Jay Slater’s family have said they are ‘devastated’ by the news that police have decided to call off their searches for the missing teenager.
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Two police officers hospitalized after being attacked by protesters at far-right AfD congress in Germany
Two police officers have been hospitalised after clashes with hooded protesters outside the congress of Germany’s far-right AfD, as the party met weeks after its record European Union election result.
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Iran threatens ’devastating war’ if Israel attacks Lebanon
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah prompted the US to launch diplomatic efforts to prevent a full-scale war in the region.
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During a Euro 2024 football match, a Belgian town closed a bridge leading to France
“The French are much more chauvinistic than we are,” the town’s mayor said.
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An Egyptian tycoon has been identified as the owner of the jet involved in the Zambian gold scam case
A private jet at the center of a mysterious fake gold smuggling case in Zambia belongs to Ibrahim al-Organi, an Egyptian tycoon and leader of a large tribe who was once jailed during Bedouin protests...
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A Bulgarian entrepreneur has been charged with fraud for allegedly obtaining EU funds to build a dairy facility
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) filed an indictment Thursday against a Bulgarian entrepreneur who allegedly falsified documents for a loan to fund construction of a dairy processing facility.
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Authorities in Belgrade have canceled an arts festival aimed at fostering ethnic unity following protests by nationalist groups
Youth groups from Serbia and Kosovo who organise the Mirëdita Dobar Dan cultural event accuse Serbia’s interior ministry of failing to protect them from intimidation
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South Africa arrests over half a million in year-long crime crackdown operation
Police in South Africa arrested two illegal miners on Thursday, adding them to the half a million people detained over the past year in an operation designed to decrease crime in one of the world’s most crime-ridden countries.
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Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach faces 8 additional criminal charges, including sexual assault
Peel Regional Police say Stronach arrested and charged on Wednesday
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Critically ill children leave Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing
Sixty-eight minors, five with cancer, allowed to enter Israel before travelling to Egypt and elsewhere for treatment
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Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace
Luis Arce said the country’s democracy was at stake after army troops seized control of La Paz’s political heart and military police storm palace
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500 medical workers killed during Israel’s military assault on Gaza, UN reports
“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.