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Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called on Ghana and other former colonies to pay reparations to the United Kingdom for what she described as the “investment, effort and contribution” made by the British Empire in…
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A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Youlin, who served in various positions in Nanjing city from 1993 to 2023, was also…
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The woman suspected of carrying out a parcel bombing in Monaco which injured a sanctioned Ukrainian multi-millionaire and his family has been found dead, Ukraine's security service (SBU) has said. A cross-border manhunt had been launched…
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Eighteen people have been injured after explosive devices went off in central Damascus, Syrian media says, reportedly near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron had been staying. State news agency Sana said two devices had…
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The US has marked its 250th birthday with fireworks and flyovers - but celebrations across the country were complicated by extreme weather. "The American dream is back," US President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd during a delayed…
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Underground church leader Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and has travelled to the US, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by Donald Trump. The pastor and founder of the Zion Church had been…
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US president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said "Numerous European…
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Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed one person, the country's health ministry said, a day after the two countries signed a deal aimed at paving the way to a lasting peace. Lebanon's state news agency said an Israeli drone hit the…
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An 18-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a mother and daughter in County Donegal in 2025. Lochlainn Doherty, with an address at Doaghmore, Clonmany, appeared before Buncrana District Court on…
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Erastus Mundia left Kenya in June 2025 under a government-backed overseas work programme that promised civilian employment in Russia. Instead, he later died on the battlefield in Ukraine, with his family now blaming Labour Minister Alfred…
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