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Ukrainian crypto influencer Konstantin ‘Kudo’ Galich found dead in Kyiv amid market crash

Ukrainian authorities have reportedly launched an investigation into the death of crypto trader and influencer Konstantin Galich, who went by the alias Kostya Kudo (or “Kudo”).

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13 Oct 2025 763

Six suspects — including three Bosnian officials — identified in EU motorway corruption investigation

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has officially identified six individuals as suspects, including three Bosnian public officials, in connection with alleged cross-border corruption in a construction project for the Pan-European Motorway Corridor, which connects Hungary and eastern Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Adriatic Sea.

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13 Oct 2025 678

Hamas releases final 13 hostages to Red Cross, completing return of all captives held for over two years

The Palestinian group Hamas has handed over the last 13 hostages to the Red Cross, meaning all 20 people who had been held captive for over two years are returning home.

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13 Oct 2025 809

Trump threatens to arm Ukraine with Tomahawks unless Putin ends war

Donald Trump has warned Russia he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow does not end its war soon.

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13 Oct 2025 823

Royal Marines deliver £35m blow to drug trade in Middle East operation

Royal Marines have incapacitated a high-speed drug boat with a single, precise sniper shot in one of the most dramatic counter-narcotics operations the Royal Navy has conducted in the Middle East.

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13 Oct 2025 565

Trump arrives in Israel to meet Netanyahu amid Gaza ceasefire efforts

President Donald Trump stepped out of Air Force One on Monday morning to the sound of trumpets before descending the stairs and shaking hands with officials who awaited him on the red carpet at Ben Gurion Airport.

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12 Oct 2025 569

Trump travels to Israel and Egypt as Gaza hostage release nears

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.

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12 Oct 2025 671

Man urinates on Vatican altar in front of shocked worshipers

A man urinated on the Vatican’s holiest altar in front of hundreds of horrified worshippers, according to local reports.

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12 Oct 2025 570

Three dead after light aircraft crashes at Shellharbour Airport in NSW

Three people have died in a plane crash at Shellharbour Airport in the Lake Illawarra area of NSW.

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12 Oct 2025 815

South Korea summons Cambodian envoy after student tortured to death in employment scam

South Korea summoned the Cambodian envoy to express concern after a Korean college student was kidnapped and brutally tortured to death in a case that threatened to spark a diplomatic row between the two countries.

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12 Oct 2025 602

Israel and Hamas prepare for hostage and prisoner swap under ceasefire deal

Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal, which could end the two-year war in Gaza.

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12 Oct 2025 918

Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way

Madagascar’s president announced that an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was happening, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday declared it was taking control of the army.

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12 Oct 2025 788

Estonia shuts border crossing due to Russian military presence

Estonia has taken the unusual step of temporarily closing a road vital for its citizens, which ordinarily passes through a segment of Russian territory.

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12 Oct 2025 864

Court documents reveal Chinese money on SpaceX’s shareholder list

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received funds directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed testimony, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most significant military contractors.

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12 Oct 2025 695

Qantas customer data leaked on dark web after global cyberattack

A cybersecurity expert has told the media that the personal data of Qantas customers has been released on the dark web.

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12 Oct 2025 873

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff tells Israeli hostages in Gaza: “You are coming home”

Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has reassured the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza that they will soon be reunited with their families, saying that "miracles can happen", as the country prepares for a momentous reunion.

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12 Oct 2025 583

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president Paul Biya seeks eighth term amid unrest and boycotts

Cameroon goes to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election with Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state at the age of 92, the favourite to win an eighth term in power in the central African country.

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11 Oct 2025 671

Trump and Maga allies exploit Charlie Kirk’s death to target George Soros and political opponents

Donald Trump and his Maga allies have leveraged the killing of rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk to intensify their attacks on liberal groups, donors, Democrats, and others, labeling many critics as the “enemy within” and the “radical left,” which legal scholars and historians describe as authoritarian and anti-democratic.

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11 Oct 2025 790

Lecornu vows to “end political crisis” as Macron reappoints him prime minister

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, days after he resigned from the post.

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10 Oct 2025 656

Kyiv in darkness as Russian missiles and drones strike – 20 injured

A “massive” Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cynical and calculated” attack.

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10 Oct 2025 690

Ruth López, Alejandro Henríquez, and José Ángel Pérez criminalized under El Salvador’s extended state of exception

Amnesty International warns that the state of exception extended by the government and reforms to the penal system have undermined the rule of law in El Salvador.

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10 Oct 2025 593

Moroccans protest unequal resource distribution and corruption despite government promises

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Moroccan authorities to allow peaceful protests and stop using “excessive force” against demonstrators who continue to rally for social justice and an end to corruption, even as the government signals readiness to strengthen anti-graft measures.

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10 Oct 2025 738

Markets tumble as Trump warns of massive tariffs on Chinese goods

Donald Trump has threatened once more to impose "massive" US tariffs on China, accusing Beijing of "very hostile" actions to limit exports of rare earths essential for American industry.

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