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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran will pursue negotiations with the US after requests from "friendly governments in the region" to respond to a US proposal for talks. In a statement on X, Pezeshkian said he had told…
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Russia has launched its "most powerful blow" against Ukraine's energy sector so far this year, according to the private energy company, DTEK. The combined missile and drone strikes which targeted power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv…
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A former prison officer has been jailed for having romantic relationships with two inmates and plotting to smuggle drug-soaked envelopes into prison. Isabelle Dale swore her "undying love" to prisoners Shahid Sharif and Connor Money…
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Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt has come back to life, with heightened activity following news of its reopening, widely regarded as a vital access point for the Palestinian enclave. Palestinian security officers were seen passing…
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One person has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Wadi Gaza area, Palestinian media report. The victim was taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip. The attack follows a deadly…
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Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in 2024, according to the UK-based…
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A manhunt is under way after a shooting at a tavern in South Africa left nine people dead and another 10 injured. Police said seven men and two women were killed in Bekkersdal, near Johannesburg, after about 12 unidentified gunmen…
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Armed men have kidnapped at least 13 people from a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state - the second such attack in as many weeks. The attackers stormed into Evangelical Church Winning All in the mainly rural farming district of…
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Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years have been found in a national park in northern Italy. The footprints - some of which are up to 40cm (15in) in diameter - are aligned in parallel rows, and many show clear…
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A French court has sentenced a former rebel leader and politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years in jail after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity more than two decades ago. Roger Lumbala headed…
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