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Phone book led investigators to Assad-era spy chief in hiding

A phone book has been described as the clue that helped track down a former Syrian intelligence figure known as “The Spider”, once regarded as one of...

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Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv

Three people, including a child, have been killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv as overnight strikes continued following President Volodymyr Ze...

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Ukrainian emergency workers warn of Russian drone attacks on medics

Ukrainian emergency workers say attacks by Russian drones are increasingly affecting hospitals and ambulances, raising concern for medics operating du...

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Thai PM pledges tougher gun laws after eight die in shooting

Thailand’s prime minister has vowed to introduce stricter gun laws after eight people were killed in a shooting involving a 14-year-old who opened fir...

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Spain to impose border controls against Italy amid Ceuta migrant dispute

Spain is to introduce border controls against Italy as tensions grow over a migrant influx into Ceuta, where about 78,000 people arrived from neighbou...

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US appeals court halts Trump ballroom project

A US appeals court has paused a project described as the Trump ballroom project, with the panel’s majority saying the decision on whether a large ball...

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Thai pupil describes fleeing school shooting that killed five teachers

A pupil in Thailand has said she was standing in front of her teacher when the teacher was shot during a school shooting in which five teachers were k...

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Sudan war babies face legal limbo without birth certificates

Children born in Sudan’s war as a result of rape are often unable to obtain birth certificates, leaving them without formal legal identity and facing...

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Spokane fires destroy at least 860 buildings as crews work to contain blazes

Officials are continuing efforts to contain fires that have devastated a neighbourhood in Spokane, where at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of...

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Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after border crisis, local leader says

The mayor-president of Ceuta says thousands of migrants are still in the Spanish territory following a border crisis involving 78,000 crossings from n...

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Trump denies US weapons shortage as he targets information leaks

Trump has rejected claims of a US weapons shortage, while saying those responsible for leaking information are being pursued. The underlying stockpile...

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Ukraine says it has struck two oil refineries inside Russia

Ukraine has said it hit two oil refineries deep in Russian territory, with the president saying the strikes are intended to reduce revenues used by Ru...

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Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say

Police say a drone carrying explosives was found in a cargo area at a German airport near a Ukrainian aircraft, before another suspected object collid...

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Waste workers help recover discarded €1m lottery ticket in Italy

Waste workers in Italy helped find a lottery ticket worth €1m after the player realised it had been thrown away when relatives said his long-used numb...

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Pakistan restricts foreign media reporting outside three major cities

Pakistan has introduced restrictions requiring anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistani nationals, to obtain permission before reporting...

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Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills two, officials say

Officials in Kyiv say two people have been killed and others injured after a Russian ballistic missile strike hit residential buildings during a large...

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Record-setting Nepal mountaineering guides die in Pakistan disaster

Fellow guides have described the deaths of record-setting mountaineering guides in Pakistan as a devastating loss for Nepal’s climbing community. The...

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