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Lebanon says Israeli strike kills six people, including a child
A deadly Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has left six people dead — among them two rescuers and a child — according…
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Irish flotilla member recounts detention ordeal: ‘We were not human to them’
An Irish doctor detained after Israeli forces intercepted a protest flotilla this week says she was held in conditions she likened to…
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US execution halted after officials fail to find a vein
Tennessee stopped the planned execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers after medical staff could not secure the intravenous access needed to…
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Ukraine strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 6, Moscow says
A drone strike in the Russian-occupied Lugansk region hit a college dormitory overnight, killing six people and injuring dozens more, according to…
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Irish medic warns Ebola situation is evolving rapidly
Mounting tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are likely to drive Ebola deeper into the country, an Irish doctor working…
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Investigation into Prince Andrew to include sexual misconduct allegations
Britain’s police inquiry into former prince Andrew is expected to be lengthy and complicated, senior officers have said, following his arrest earlier…
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NATO chief welcomes Trump’s pledge to send 5,000 troops to Poland
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has embraced President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to send 5,000 US troops to Poland, a move that…
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Starmer to campaign for potential leadership challenger Burnham in UK by-election
Keir Starmer has said he will join the campaign trail for Andy Burnham in the north-west England bye-election, throwing his weight behind…
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Late Queen was keen for Prince Andrew to promote UK interests
Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to assume a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests”, according to…
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Airbus, Air France found guilty of corporate manslaughter in 2009 crash
More than 16 years after Air France Flight AF447 plunged into the Atlantic, a Paris appeals court has convicted Airbus and Air…
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Outrage grows over treatment of Gaza flotilla activists
Outrage spread across Western capitals after Israel’s far-right security minister released a video showing Gaza-bound flotilla activists pinned to the ground, a…
