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Ten years ago when a 19-year-old Delhi woman was found gang raped and murdered in the fields of the neighbouring state of Haryana, it was described as a "rarest of rare" case. Indians were shocked by news reports which detailed the…
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Millions of Americans will vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, with the balance of power in Congress at stake. The entire US House of Representatives, about a third of the Senate and key state governorships are up for grabs.…
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Despite multiple encounters with police and even being given a conditional sentence after a violent attack years earlier, McArthur murdered eight men between 2010 and 2017. He was eventually arrested during an operation by Toronto police…
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A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people. Twenty-six of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight were initially rescued and sent…
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The French parliament was brought to a halt after a far-right MP shouted “They should go back to Africa” as a black colleague talked about immigration. Grégoire de Fournas, a member of National Rally (RN), said later his remark had not…
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Donald Trump has dropped one of his strongest hints yet that he may run for the White House again. The former US president told a crowd in Iowa, that he will “very, very, very probably do it again” in 2024. Mr Trump was speaking at…
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has appealed to truckers protesting against Sunday’s election results to clear the roads and protest elsewhere. Supporters of the far-right president have erected hundreds of roadblocks across Brazil…
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A surprise deal has been reached in the Ethiopian civil war with both sides agreeing to halt their two-year conflict which led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine. The African Union (AU) has called it a new “dawn”, AFP news…
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Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan has been shot and wounded during a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad, in an apparent assassination attempt. Members of his PTI party said another four people were hurt on Thursday – but no one…
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Lorry drivers in Brazil loyal to President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads across the country, after his poll defeat to leftist rival Lula. Blockages were reported in all but two states, causing considerable disruption and affecting…
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