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EU sparks outrage after blocking child abuse detection law — critics warn predators will go “undetected”
The European parliament has blocked the extension of a law that permits big tech firms to scan for child sexual exploitation on their platforms, creating a legal gap that child safety experts say will lead to crimes going undetected.
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EU urged to probe alleged Russian interference and voter coercion in Hungary elections
The European Commission is being urged to investigate whether Hungary’s elections are being undermined by Russian manipulation, intimidation of journalists, and voter coercion by the ruling party.
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Ukraine anti-corruption probe into Tymoshenko vote-buying case heads to trial
Anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine have completed their investigation into a prominent member of Parliament suspected of orchestrating a large-scale vote-buying scheme, clearing the way for the case to go to trial.
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Chile dismantles $917M copper theft network in nationwide raids
Chilean authorities have announced the dismantling of a major criminal network accused of stealing and illegally exporting around $917 million worth of copper to Asia over a five-year period.
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Former Nepal PM Oli freed as court ends detention over deadly protest crackdown
Following an order from the Supreme Court of Nepal, authorities released on Thursday the country’s former prime minister and his home minister, ending a two-week detention on criminal negligence charges stemming from a deadly police crackdown on youth-led protests last year.
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Stranded in the Gulf: seafarers face mental health crisis amid Iran tensions
You can try to minimize the impact that this situation has on your mental health, but it’s becoming impossible.”
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Melania Trump rejects Epstein claims, says she “never had a relationship” with him
Melania Trump has claimed she "never had a relationship" with Jeffrey Epstein and he did not introduce her to her husband, Donald Trump, in an unprecedented White House speech.
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Match Systems and Plain Chain: how “crypto detectives” turned into a scheme of extortion and forged court documents
Match Systems, also known as Plain Chain, position themselves as blockchain investigators — that is, specialists who help track wallets.
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Fake doctor Stephanie Jones fabricated the death of her “twin sister,” got a job at a charity, and stole thousands of pounds
A fake doctor pretended she’d had a twin who died from cancer to get a job at a charity before scamming them out of thousands of pounds.
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Global energy scramble boosts Russian coffers but challenges loom
Moscow, April 9 - Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U.S.
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Trump Jr.’s hunting buddy lobbyist helps Chinese firm beat U.S. startup at national security panel
Washington, April 9 (Reuters) - A lobbying firm led by one of Donald Trump Jr.’s hunting buddies helped a Chinese company make its case to a U.S.
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Russian spy aircraft intercepted by Polish fighters after flying with transponder off
A Russian aircraft has been intercepted by Polish F-16 fighter jets during a reconnaissance mission.
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Trump’s ‘civilisation will die tonight’ threat sparks unprecedented bipartisan calls to remove him using 25th Amendment as political firestorm erupts
President Donald Trump’s warning that ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’ has triggered a surge of calls to remove him from office.
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George Clooney accuses Trump of “war crime” — White House fires back
The longstanding war of words between George Clooney and the White House has flared up once more after the Oscar-winning actor criticized Donald Trump’s.
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"Poor" parents of Romanian mayor Robert Negoita bought a villa and a restaurant in Italy for €2.8 million.ts, now closed and under new ownership of Negoita family
The two properties were bought in Civitavecchia, a city nicknamed „Port of Rome”, on the Mediterranean Sea.
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Only two oil tankers pass through Strait of Hormuz during brief ceasefire, as Iran warns all other ships to take alternative routes amid risk of mines and military retaliation
Iran was quick to dismiss Donald Trump’s declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is now officially open.
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Irish leaders condemn fuel protests as wrong and ‘not in the national interest’
Fuel protesters blocking Dublin and other locations across Ireland are “wrong” and those breaking the law will be penalized, the Irish premier has said.
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Iran could charge ships $1 million to pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran could soon be rolling in cash if it goes ahead with charging vessels for passing through the Strait of Hormuz – at $1,000,000 per ship.
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In the US, a school bus driver was fired after a train narrowly missed hitting a bus carrying 27 children at a railway crossing
A school bus driver has been fired after allegedly shouting ‘I’m not gonna stop for no train’ before her vehicle narrowly avoided being hit on a railway crossing.
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Israel launched the largest wave of strikes on Hezbollah since the start of the war, hitting over 100 targets in Beirut
The Israel Defence Forces has said it has conducted the largest wave of strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon since the war began - hours after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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Ackman moves to take Universal Music Group private in €55bn deal
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has offered to buy Universal Music Group in a mostly stock deal that values the world’s biggest record label at about €55bn and would shift its listing from Amsterdam to New York.
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Bill Gates to face Congress over Jeffrey Epstein links
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will give evidence to a US Congressional committee looking into the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Greece moves to block under-15s from social media over addiction fears
Greece is set to ban under-15s from accessing social media under a new law that’s set to come into effect next year.
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“Ketamine Queen” apologises over Matthew Perry’s death as she faces 65 years in jail
The death of Friends actor Matthew Perry from a ketamine overdose in his hot tub shocked the world.
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Czech officials among suspects as EU fraud probe targets €13.5m subsidy scheme
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brno (Czechia) has dismantled an organized crime group involving public officials suspected of wrongdoing in subsidy procedures for the reconstruction of research premises.
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