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US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz
A US appeals court has ruled that the man convicted in the 1979 murder and disappearance of a six-year-old boy in New York City should receive a new trial, or be released. Etan Patz’s disappearance on his way to a school bus stop in Manhattan rattled the city, and became one of the most prominent…
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Security committee launches inquiry into Afghan data leak
Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has announced it will launch an inquiry into a major data breach which compromised the identities of thousands of Afghans and British military officials. The data leak prompted a super-injunction which meant the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), which routinely reviews sensitive material, was not briefed until last week. Chairman Lord Beamish…
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Trump administration releases files on slain civil rights leader
US President Donald Trump’s administration has released a trove of records on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, including FBI surveillance files on the civil rights leader. A court-imposed order had kept the FBI documents, totalling 230,000 pages, blocked from public view since 1977. Many members of King’s family had opposed the release. A…
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, star of The Cosby Show, dies aged 54
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu BBC News Variety via Getty Images Malcolm-Jamal Warner in June 2023 Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died. Warner, who was 54, drowned on Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency confirmed the death in a…
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UK and 27 other nations condemn Israel over civilian suffering
The UK and 27 other countries have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, where they say the suffering of civilians has “reached new depths”. A joint statement says Israel’s aid delivery model is dangerous and condemns what it calls the “drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians” seeking…
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At the final checkpoint before the ‘dangerous’ road to Suweida city
Bedouin fighters positioned outside the southern Syrian city of Suweida have told the BBC they will observe a ceasefire with the Druze community there, but have not ruled out resuming hostilities. The Bedouin fighters have retreated from the city to surrounding villages in the province after a week of deadly sectarian clashes between Druze fighters,…
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‘I heard an explosion, saw fire and smoke’
A teacher in Bangladesh has described the moment he witnessed a jet crash into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Masud Tarik was by the gates of Milestone School when he heard an explosion behind him. At least 19 people died, including the pilot, when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into the…
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Concert by Putin ally Valery Gergiev cancelled in Italy
The organisers of a music festival in Italy have cancelled a concert featuring Russian conductor Valery Gergiev after days of criticism from Kremlin critics and human rights campaigners. Gergiev, an ally of President Putin, was due to lead an Italian orchestra and soloists from St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre in a performance at a former royal…
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Victims’ families criticise report blaming pilot error
An investigation into South Korea’s deadliest air disaster has found that a pilot mistakenly shut off the wrong engine, local media has reported. All but two of the 181 people on board Jeju Air Flight 2216 were killed when it crashed into a barrier in December while attempting to land at Muan International Airport, following…
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At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into school
At least 19 people have died and more than 100 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Footage of the scene at Milestone School and College in the northern suburb of Uttara shows a huge fire and a thick plume of smoke. The military…
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