WORLD

As investigations continue into the plane crash in Brazil that killed 62 people, more details have emerged about the victims. Those who died included cancer doctors, a three-year-old child, a lawyer specialising in lawsuits against…
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Elaine Foo’s legs are streaked with thick, purple scars - each one a reminder of a leg-lengthening procedure which went badly wrong. Since 2016, the 49-year-old has had five surgical procedures and three bone grafts, exhausted her life…
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About 40 people have been arrested in northern Nigeria for waving Russia's national flag during protests against the high cost of living and what they feel is "bad governance". Amid this crackdown, army chief Christopher Musa warned that…
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Kamala Harris has picked Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her vice-presidential nominee, according to US media reports. The choice of Walz, a 60-year-old veteran and former teacher, was made in an effort to attract rural, white…
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An ex-footballer who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a young girl in Thailand has been jailed for four years. Paedophile Ian Heddle, 61, was found to have stored 272,936 indecent images of children alongside 4,001 videos…
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At least 93 people have been killed and dozens are still feared trapped after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The landslides struck hilly areas in Wayanad district in the early hours of…
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Anjem Choudary has been jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years for directing a terrorist propaganda operation aimed at encouraging attacks and spreading messages of "hate and division." Choudary, 57, from Ilford, East London, helped…
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Police in Uganda arrested 104 people during anti-corruption protests this week and almost all of them have been charged with public order offences, a police statement said late on Friday. The government's response to the street protests…
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Thousands of people gathered on Sunday for the funerals of children and young people killed in a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as world leaders scrambled to contain the attack’s political fallout. Members of the…
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Kamala Harris has aced her moment. So far. The vice president has already won the backing of enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, sparked a fundraising bonanza and alchemized the mood of a party that looked headed for…
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