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Hungary’s new government targets Orban oligarchs with radical wealth tax plan
In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Balásy Gyula has an announcement to make.
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Russia unleashes massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine, killing at least 11
Russian air raids on major Ukrainian centers including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv have killed at least 11 people, injured dozens, and left others trapped.
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Fake World Cup jobs flood social media as North America issues cross-border trafficking alerts
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two weeks away, authorities across North America are raising alarms over a surge in fraudulent job offers linked to the tournament
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France intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker with UK backing in Atlantic operation
France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
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Former child star and Sylvers bassist Foster Sylvers dies aged 64 after cancer battle
Former child star Foster Sylvers has died aged 64. The musician shot to prominence during the 1970s, performing alongside his family in their band The Sylvers.
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Iraqi girl, 15, killed by relatives after resisting forced marriage
The men of my tribe [extended family] threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and covered her body with a bit of dirt.
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United plane carrying 190 passengers diverted after security alert
A United Airlines plane heading to Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned back mid-flight on Saturday due to a potential security threat.
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Explosive Mandelson files to be released after Epstein scandal brought down UK ambassador
A fresh tranche of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the US is set to be published today.
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Viral video sparks outrage after police officer to throw pregnant woman to floor at Dutch asylum centre
Viral footage captures the moment a pregnant woman is thrown to the floor by a police officer.
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UK fears Ireland has become a "back door" for Russian spies through liberal visa system
Whitehall officials fear that Ireland has become a “back door” to Britain for Russian spies because of its generous visa programme, an Irish politician has said.
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Pressure mounts on Pedro Sanchez as multiple corruption investigations circle his inner circle
The government came under increasing pressure this week after authorities searched the Socialist Party’s Madrid headquarters.
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Georgia to auction Stalin’s secret 40,000-bottle wine collection to fund new wine school
Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this repository of a precious wine collection, once owned by Georgia’s most infamous son, Josef Stalin.
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Passenger speaking Russian attempts cockpit breach on Chicago–Minneapolis flight
A flight declared a high-level emergency after a passenger allegedly attempted to break into the cockpit.
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Four trapped in flooded Laos cave rescued after week-long ordeal
Four people who were trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in Laos have been safely rescued by emergency teams.
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Ukraine says Russian Oreshnik missile recovered after January strike was assembled in 2017 from Russian and Belarusian parts
A Russian Oreshnik missile fired at Ukraine in January appears to have been made nine years ago and contains only Russian and Belarusian components
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Pirate-themed tourist boat sinks in Mediterranean with 148 people onboard including British tourists and children
A pirate-themed boat carrying close to 150 people, including British tourists and 20 children, has sunk in the Mediterranean.
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Ukrainian court approves detention in absentia of businessman Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn in energy fraud probe
A Ukrainian court today approved the pre-trial detention of Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn, who has left the country. Prosecutors say it’s the first step to securing an international arrest warrant for the businessman suspected of embezzling energy funds.
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Nepal rights commission urges legal action against ex-PM Oli over 76 deaths in youth protest crackdown
Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission has recommended sweeping legal action and a five-year political ban against former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, two of his ministers, and top security officials.
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Epstein victims lawyer says women with information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor distrust UK authorities
Women claiming to have information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lack confidence in British police to talk to them, according to an American lawyer representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein victims, as told to the BBC.
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Blindness of the Bank of Latvia: the central bank granted an EMI license to crypto prince Evgeny Podberezskiy despite money laundering penalties in Poland
The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.
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Kremlin corruption purge: FSB targets Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin’s circle over massive bribery scandal
Security forces at the Ministry of Transport are actively making arrests and seizing documents in succession.
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Starmer condemns Russian drone strike on Romania as "serious violation of NATO airspace"
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a Russian drone strike that injured two people in Romania on Thursday night, branding it a “serious violation of NATO airspace”.
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Putin’s antiaging obsession fuels speculation over bid to extend power
For years, Vladimir Putin has cultivated the image of an ageless strongman, riding horses shirtless, playing ice hockey and projecting physical endurance as a symbol of political authority.
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Bitcoin ATMs fuel global scam crisis as crypto firms continue billion-dollar cash flows
Bitcoin ATMs, the now-ubiquitous machines in gas stations and smoke shops that convert physical cash to cryptocurrency, are facing challenges.
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Ex-Trump strategist Brad Parscale at centre of alleged $13m Israeli media influence operation
A company led by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, hired by the Israeli government to promote pro-Israel perspectives on a major conservative media network
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