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Teenager rescued after days adrift in Alaskan waters

A 15-year-old boy has been rescued after spending days adrift in Alaskan waters following the capsizing of a fishing vessel. His brother and cousin, w...

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French officials investigate possible malicious act after train derailment

French officials are examining whether a malicious act may have caused a passenger train derailment on Friday after a rail fragment was found on the t...

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Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack from Iraq

Saudi Arabia has closed a key oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq. Iraqi authorities have removed a military commander and opened inv...

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CIA documents show pre-9/11 warning over ‘explosive airplane’ threat

Declassified CIA presidential briefings show the agency warned years before 9/11 of a threat involving an “explosive airplane” and believed Al Qaeda p...

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Surrogate seeks US Supreme Court ruling in custody dispute

A surrogate who refused an abortion after a heart defect was found in the unborn baby fled to Texas and is now seeking custody of the four-week-old ch...

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Princess Astrid of Norway dies two days after brother King Harald’s funeral

Princess Astrid of Norway has died two days after attending the funeral of her brother, King Harald. King Haakon VIII paid tribute to his aunt’s servi...

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Houthis seize territory near key Bab al-Mandab trade route

Yemen's Houthis have taken territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a major gateway for oil and global shipping, raising concerns over possible effect...

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Houthis claim advance in Yemen as Perim seizure reported

The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a major advance in Yemen and are reported to have seized Perim, a strategic island on a key Red Sea shipping rout...

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US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania have marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with commemorations centred on remem...

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Israel says major underground Hezbollah base destroyed

Israel says it has destroyed a major underground Hezbollah base. A powerful blast connected to the incident registered as the equivalent of a magnitud...

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Five killed and dozens injured as coach overturns in Swiss Alps

A tourist coach carrying Dutch passengers overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving five people dead and dozens more injured.

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Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane was travelling too fast before fatal crash

Data indicates that one pilot warned another about an Amazon cargo aircraft’s excessive speed before a deadly crash, as alarms sounded and the respons...

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Netanyahu to sue newspaper over UAE warning claim

Benjamin Netanyahu is to take legal action against a newspaper over a claim that the UAE warned him ahead of the 7 October attack. The newspaper says...

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Houthis reportedly seize Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has reportedly taken the Red Sea port of Mokha, a development that would move the group closer to control of the B...

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Drone display recreates Twin Towers over New York City

A drone display over New York City recreated the Twin Towers, with organisers saying each of the 2,977 drones represented a victim of the 9/11 attacks...

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Trump says Iran war will not end until after US elections

Donald Trump has said the war involving Iran will not end until after the November US elections, and claimed without evidence that Iran wants to influ...

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UK accuses Israel over settler actions as US response to West Bank sanctions stays muted

The UK has accused Israel’s government of ignoring what it called the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by settlers, while the US response to British...

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