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BBCBy the time polls closed at 10pm on 4 July 2024, the Labour Party knew they were likely to return to government – even if they could not quite bring themselves to believe it.
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White House recommends cutting funding for war crimes investigations in Ukraine — Reuters — Meduza
The White House Office of Management and Budget has recommended that the State Department end funding for nearly two dozen programs that investigate war crimes around the world, Reuters reported, citing internal documents and sources familiar…
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US ambassador to Russia leaves Moscow, embassy statement says – Reuters
- US ambassador to Russia leaves Moscow, embassy statement says Reuters
- First female US ambassador to Russia to leave her role Sky News
- Farewell words of the outgoing US Ambassador to Pushkin’s lines became Moscow EADaily
- US Ambassador Tracy leaves…
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Takahiro Shiraishi: Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered and dismembered nine people
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Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use…
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‘If you love adventure but not tourists’: readers’ favourite wild places in Europe | Europe holidays
Italy’s lessser known peaks
The Julian Alps are mostly in Slovenia, but I have gone on many trips to the little known Italian portion of this mountain range to visit old friends in the ski town Sella Nevea. The scenery is awesome: pointed white,…
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10 charming U.S. spots that feel more European than Europe
When wanderlust hits, most of us dream of strolling through cobbled streets in Italy, sipping coffee in a French café, or getting lost in a fairy-tale German village. But here’s the plot twist: you don’t actually have to leave the U.S. to…
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Japan hangs ‘Twitter Killer’ in first execution since 2022 – DW – 06/27/2025
Japan has executed a man convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, in the country’s first use of the death penalty since 2022.
Takahiro Shiraishi — dubbed the “Twitter killer” — strangled eight women and one man to death in 2017…
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Moment South Korean man sets Seoul metro carriage on fire
CCTV has captured the moment a South Korean man doused a metro carriage with flammable liquid before setting it on fire. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has released footage of the arson attack which occurred on 31 May.
Six people…
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India refuses to sign joint statement at the summit
India has refused to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China as it did not reflect the country’s concerns on terrorism, India’s foreign ministry has said.
Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday…
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