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Children among 12 dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes

AFP At least 12 people have died and a further two people are missing, the French interior minister said A pregnant woman and several children

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US seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane

The US has seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, claiming it was bought illegally for $13m (£9.8m) and smuggled out of the

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Whale dubbed a Russian spy found dead off Norway

A beluga whale suspected of having been trained as a spy by Russia has been found dead off the Norwegian coast. The body of the

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UN agencies start rollout of Gaza polio vaccines

Reuters Abdul Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan was the first person to contract polio in Gaza in 25 years UN agencies and local health officials in the

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President Zelensky sacks Ukraine air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk

President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the commander of Ukraine’s air force, Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk, amid debate over the destruction of one of the country’s

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Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told

One of the F-16 fighter jets sent from Nato allies to Ukraine has been destroyed, a Ukrainian military source has told the BBC. The aircraft

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Nevada politician found guilty of murdering reporter Jeff German

A former Nevada politician was found guilty on Wednesday for the murder of an investigative journalist who wrote critical stories about his time in office.

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Trump special counsel files new election interference indictment

US Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment against former president Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to interfere in the

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UN says Gaza aid operation temporarily halted due to evacuations

Reuters The United Nations says it has had to temporarily suspend its aid operation in the Gaza Strip because of Israeli military evacuation orders in

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UK citizen dies in Ukraine hotel strike where Reuters team stayed

A British national who was working in eastern Ukraine as part of a Reuters news team was killed in a missile strike on a hotel