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Cross-border attacks persist following Israel’s reported targeting of Hezbollah leader in overnight strike
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly the target of airstrikes on Beirut on Friday, according to U.S. media, including CBS, a partner of the BBC, citing an Israeli official. Israel’s milit…
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Naomi Campbell prohibited from being charity trustee
Model Naomi Campbell has been banned from serving as a charity trustee after a UK watchdog discovered that charity funds were misused for luxury hotels and spa treatments. A Charity Commission inquir…
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Donald Trump claims ‘big threats’ to his life by Iran
Donald Trump said Wednesday there were “big threats” on his life posed by Iran after the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign team said US intelligence warned him of “real and specific” threa…
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Japan’s longest-serving death row prisoner acquitted after 58 years
The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner was acquitted on Thursday, more than half a century after his murder conviction, when a Japanese court ruled that evidence had been fabricated. Ailing h…
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Remote attacks brings Hezbollah and Israel to the edge of war
Over two days, Lebanon experienced a series of explosions involving handheld communication devices used by Hezbollah, resulting in 37 fatalities and thousands of injuries across Syria and Lebanon. In…
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Akufo-Addo labels current UN security council as an “outdated, post-second world war relic”
A major point raised by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the United Nations “Summit of the Future,” held at the UN Headquarters in New York, was the urgent need to reform the United Nations S…
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Telegram has announced that it will start sharing certain user data with authorities
Telegram has announced that it will now provide user IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities when presented with search warrants or other valid legal requests. CEO Pavel Durov stated that this …
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Coca-Cola announces $1 billion investment plan in Nigeria
Coca-Cola plans to invest $1 billion in Nigeria over the next five years, anticipating “significant social and economic advancements” as the country works to improve its economy. The announcement cam…
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At least 4 die, 18 severely injured in Alabama mass shooting
At least four people were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, CNN reported. Speaking on the incident that occurred on Saturday evening (local time), Bir…
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Floods and landslides hit central Japan months after major quake
Floods and landslides left one dead and at least six missing in central Japan, with rescue and recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake earlier …