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Zelensky assassination plot: Ukraine arrests two officials for treason over alleged Russian
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, in April.…
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Israel-Hamas cease-fire hope fades, Palestinians told to evacuate east Rafah ahead of
Israel's military ordered Palestinians in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah to evacuate Monday ahead of a ground offensive long promised by the Jewish state's leaders. The message was delivered with fliers, phone calls, messages and media broadcasts in Arabic after a weekend that saw hope for a new cease-fire in the seven-month…
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Perth: Australian police shoot dead armed teen after stabbing attack that had ‘hallmarks’
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A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in a parking lot in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials…
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Orangutan seen healing face wound with medicinal plant for first time
A Sumatran orangutan was seen using a medicinal plant to heal a facial wound at an Indonesian research site in a first step for non-humankind.The male primate applied a paste made from the poultice plant on his cheek, eventually closing the large wound up, according to research published Thursday at the Scientific Reports journal. A month later,…
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Adnan Al-Bursh: Leading Gaza surgeon dies in Israeli prison | CNN
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A prominent surgeon in Gaza has died in an Israeli prison after being held for more than four months, according to Palestinian prisoners’ groups, which decried his death as part of a “systematic targeting” of health…
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Iran says journalists charged after BBC report on protester death – BBC News
Image source, ATASH SHAKARAMIImage caption, Nika Shakarami's family have rejected claims from officials that she killed herselfArticle informationAuthor, David GrittenRole, BBC News1 hour agoIran's judiciary has filed charges against "a number of journalists and activists" after the publication of a BBC report alleging men working for the!-->…
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SNP compared to Westminster Tories in vote of no confidence – BBC News
Humza Yousaf says he ended the Bute House agreement because it was "coming to an end anyway".In other words, he dumped the Greens, before
they dumped the SNP. That sealed his fate. The Greens refused to back him as first minister, and out he went. So his decision was a big call. But was he
right? He clearly thought Patrick Harvie and Lorna…
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus.Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post Monday that he and his team had…
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Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it has captured another Donetsk village after Ukraine
18 Mins AgoIn pictures: NATO chief addresses Ukrainian lawmakersPhotos published via Getty Images on Monday showed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressing lawmakers at Ukraine's parliament during his visit to the war-torn country.Stoltenberg also took part in a news conference alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.NATO…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper dronesBy JON GAMBRELL Associated PressApril 27, 2024, 11:21 AM ET• 3 min readJERUSALEM -- JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military's MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded…
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