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Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been jailed upon returning to the country after 15 years in exile. But many believe he has struck a deal that will keep him from serving more than a short period in prison. He arrived in…
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A cat gave a taxi driver quite the shock after travelling "over 500 miles" trapped in his vehicle's grille. Tom Hutchings, 32, from Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf, told Sky News he "jumped a mile" when he discovered the cat. "The next…
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Niger's coup leader has promised to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani made the announcement after meeting mediators from the West African regional bloc Ecowas in the capital,…
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"Captain, I would rather you didn't speak to me like that." Choosing to stand up to your commanding officer as a new recruit is never a decision to be taken lightly. Even more so when you're the only Jewish member of the German Army,…
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An Israeli father and son have been killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. It happened near the village of Huwara - which has been the scene of previous deadly attacks on Israelis and rampages by…
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Two American tourists have been found sleeping inside the Eiffel Tower after getting stuck while drunk, according to prosecutors. The two men were found by security guards in the early hours of Monday. They paid to scale the Parisian…
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The mother of a six-year-old who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom has pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect, US media report. Deja Taylor, 26, entered the guilty plea as part of a deal with prosecutors to lessen the…
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Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state of Georgia. It is the fourth criminal case brought against him in five months. Mr Trump, who is the leading Republican…
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A knife darting out in a packed subway car. An assailant, chasing shoppers, stabbing wildly in the street. These nightmares have played out in the minds of many South Koreans following a mass stabbing attack last week - the country's…
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With all the drama of the Pentecostal preacher that he is, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa can work a crowd. He will now put that charisma to the test in the general election on 23 August when he will once again face…
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