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Iranian teenager shot dead during mass protests, source says

Samira’s 16-year-old daughter, Sevda, was shot dead while taking part in mass protests in Iran in January. Samira is now facing the authorities over h...

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King Charles III caught in heavy rain during Antigua and Barbuda parade

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were standing in an open-air stadium during a parade in Antigua and Barbuda when torrential rain began.

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Ukraine air-raid app sends false radiation warning after suspected hack

Ukraine’s Air Force says an air-raid alert application appears to have been hacked, resulting in users receiving a false warning about a radiation thr...

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Nine killed in jet crash in Florida near Mar-a-Lago

Nine people have been killed in a jet crash in Florida, about nine miles from President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Transport Secretary Sean Duf...

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Armed police begin Sydney patrols after Bondi Beach attack

Armed police have started patrols in Sydney as a security measure following the deadly shooting attack at a Hanukkah festival last year.

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Peaceful demonstrations in Germany followed by violence and looting

Thousands took part in largely orderly demonstrations in Germany before violence and looting were reported in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg.

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Russian strikes leave thousands without power as Kherson ceasefire nears end

Russian strikes have cut electricity supplies to thousands of people in Ukraine, while a rare humanitarian ceasefire has enabled civilians to leave th...

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Israeli strikes in Gaza reported to kill eight, including child

Eight people have reportedly been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including five Hamas-run police officers in Khan Younis and a child among three f...

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Cambridge scientist confirmed dead after Spanish train crash

A Cambridge scientist has died in a train crash in Spain, according to confirmation from a Spanish research centre several days after she was declared...

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Cost-of-living protests turn violent in several German cities

Police in Frankfurt reported violent riots in the city centre as cost-of-living protests escalated. Unrest was also reported in Berlin, Hamburg and Co...

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Woman stranded in Cook Islands since 2023 over transit visa

Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been unable to leave the Cook Islands since 2023 because she cannot secure the transit visa needed to travel back to Sri L...

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King to address slavery in speech at Commonwealth meeting in Antigua

The King is due to address slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Antigua, marking the final leg of his nine-day Caribbean tour.

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Police and protesters clash in Paris during nationwide demonstrations

More than 320,000 people took part in a third weekend of demonstrations across France over the rising cost of living and concerns about public service...

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Ukrainian couple describes crossing minefields in occupied Oleshky

An evacuated Ukrainian couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky while searching for food after spending years in the Russian-occupied frontline...

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Oleshky evacuees reunited with loved ones after temporary ceasefire

Residents evacuated from Oleshky arrived at Ukraine’s northern border with Belarus by bus and ambulance, where they were met by emotional reunions wit...

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Ukrainians evacuated from occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus

Residents were evacuated from the devastated, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky on Friday during a local ceasefire and arrived in Belarus.

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People in four countries prepare emergency supplies for potential crises

People in the United States, Japan, Sweden and the Netherlands are building emergency stashes, including filter straws and a disposable toilet, prompt...

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