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Trump allegations vanish from Epstein files hours after DOJ publication before reappearing online
Allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump disappeared from the Epstein files within hours of their publication.
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Ukraine says 500 strikes on Russian logistics are slowing Moscow’s offensive operations
The most important recent development in Russia’s war against Ukraine is taking place not along the front line, but 100–200 kilometers deep in the Russian rear along major transportation routes in the occupied parts of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk regions.
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Double earthquake in Venezuela kills 235 and injures 4,300 as devastation spreads
Two massive earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 235 people.
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UK weighs selling seized Russian oil for $46m to fund Ukraine war effort
The British government is considering selling 98,000 tons of Russian crude oil from a detained shadow fleet tanker and using the proceeds to support Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on June 25.
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Ebola case detected in France as virus kills 267 and infects 1,000 in spiralling outbreak
The first case of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in France after a doctor returned from a visit to the Congo.
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Chaos at Dublin Airport as runaway bunnies halt planes on runway
This is the hilarious moment two bunnies were captured causing chaos at an international airport, delaying flights for the cutest reason.
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Up to 100,000 feared dead as massive earthquakes flatten parts of Venezuela
It is feared that tens of thousands of people are dead after two massive earthquakes struck Venezuela, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude.
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Gates calls Epstein ties a “grave error” as he reveals alleged pressure tactics
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told members of Congress that he believes Jeffrey Epstein tried to use Gates’ extramarital affairs to gain influence.
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UN probe says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist.
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Putin’s Sarmat missile exposes return to Cold War nuclear logic
In May, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had successfully tested its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which he said can travel up to 35,000 kilometers and bypass U.S. missile defenses by using unconventional flight paths via Antarctica.
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From restraint to threats: how Putin’s nuclear doctrine hardened over two decades
The Russian president’s rhetoric has shifted dramatically over two decades — from early discussions about “reducing excessive weapons” in 2000 to openly declaring readiness to “use all available means” by 2022, as the West gradually adapted to these threats while continuing to support Ukraine.
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Syria arrests ex-Assad officer over corruption and wartime abuses in first financial crimes case
Syria has detained a prominent former military officer accused of corruption and wartime abuses under the Assad regime, marking the first financial crimes arrest in Damascus’s widening accountability campaign.
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Polish anti-corruption activist killed in Ecuador after probing links to president’s business
Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicide.
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“Zombie” drug crisis haunts Boston as World Cup fans arrive for England clash
The district has been dominated by sprawling tent encampments and brazen open-air drug dealing - with desperate addicts openly injecting and taking drugs in broad daylight.
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Prince Andrew takes private jet to luxury French stud farm despite exile and Epstein scandal
Shamed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor bagged himself a private jet freebie to a luxury French stud farm owned by a Dubai billionaire, it has been reported.
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“The Tiger” declares victory in Colombia as rivals challenge results from 33,000 polling stations
Having campaigned on an iron-fist promise to root out crime and corruption, the controversial lawyer is demanding an immediate concession following a razor-thin tally, igniting a bitter legal battle over the final vote.
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Two children found dead in car as Europe heatwave turns deadly with 40C temperatures
Two children aged four and two have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records.
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Armed men in small boat approach tanker off Yemen before vessel escapes
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a commercial tanker reported an encounter with a small boat carrying armed men off the coast of Yemen on Sunday.
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13 dead in blast at Qatar gas facility as production resumes after Iranian strikes
Thirteen people were killed and dozens injured after an explosion at Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural (LNG) gas complex which occurred as ‌workers were restarting operations halted after an Iranian attack in March.
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US military kills two in Caribbean strike on suspected narco-terror vessel
The US military has struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing two people, alleging that the vessel was operated by "designated terrorist organisations" that it did not identify.
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Oliver Tree’s body returned to California after fatal Brazil helicopter crash
Oliver Tree’s body has been returned to California after the singer-songwriter died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32.
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Ukraine pounds Crimea ports in drone storm as Zelensky targets Putin’s supply lifeline
Ukraine has blasted Russian-occupied Crimea with a deadly drone storm overnight as Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops move to choke off the Black Sea peninsula.
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Norway ships 400kg of fish and cheese to World Cup base to avoid American food
Norway chiefs have had over 400 kilograms of fish and cheese imported to their US World Cup base so players do not to have to rely on American food.
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Ex-CIA officer warns Russia may be using covert UK networks after Starmer-linked arson plot
Sean Wiswesser says attacks linked to PM Keir Starmer were part of Russia’s sabotage campaign.
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Tokyo schoolchildren escape through windows as fire tears through elementary school
Teachers and pupils escaped through windows after a fire ripped through a school in Tokyo.