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Namibia to mark German colonial genocide for first time with memorial day
Ullstein Bild / Getty Images The genocide in what is now Namibia lasted from 1904 to 1908 Dubbed “Germany’s forgotten genocide”, and described by historians as the first genocide of the 20th Century, the systematic murder of more than 70,000 Africans is being marked with a national day of remembrance for the first time in…
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Hunt for ex-police chief who escaped Arkansas prison
The search for a former Arkansas police chief convicted of rape and murder continues after he escaped from prison on Sunday. Grant Hardin was chief of police in Gateway, Arkansas – a small town of a few hundred residents on the state’s border with Missouri – for around four months in 2016, according to the…
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Canada ‘strong and free’ and other takeaways from King Charles’ throne speech
Watch: Borders, diversity and the US: Key highlights from the King’s speech in Canada King Charles III has given a major speech at the opening of parliament in Canada in which he sought to define its place in an uncertain world and its relationship with the US. The address in Ottawa laid out priorities for…
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Second suspect arrested in alleged NYC Bitcoin torture scheme
A second suspect has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an upscale Manhattan home for weeks in an effort to steal his cryptocurrency. William Duplessie, 32, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday after his alleged accomplice was arrested last week. Their alleged victim told police he was hung off…
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More than a dozen arrests over French cryptocurrency kidnapping plots
French police have arrested more than 20 people following a number of kidnapping plots targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and their families. Authorities said the arrests were in connection with investigations into a recent abduction attempt in Nantes and the attempted kidnapping of a woman and child in Paris in May. The incidents have raised concerns about…
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Moment police capture two escaped New Orleans inmates
Bodycam video shows the moment officers in Texas arrested Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald, two of the 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Parish jail in Louisiana on 16 May. The two men were arrested after a high-speed chase that involved multiple law enforcement agencies. The escaped prisoners, several of whom are facing murder charges,…
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Russia’s advance in Ukraine’s north east may be bid to create ‘buffer zone’
Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News, Kyiv Emergency services of Sumy A Sumy region resident is evacuated from her village Russian forces are making gains in the Ukrainian north-eastern region of Sumy – a development that may be linked to Moscow’s attempts to create “buffer zones” along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities have said. The head of…
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Norway ship refloated after near miss with house
A large container ship that ran aground and crashed into a garden in Norway last week has been refloated. Johan Helberg, who owns the house the ship nearly crashed into, said he “wouldn’t have traded this experience for anything” as he watched it being removed from his property. “Get a ship in your garden, and…
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French MPs back law to allow assisted dying
French MPs have voted to allow some people in the last stages of a terminal illness the right to assisted dying. The National Assembly approved the bill, which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, by 305 votes to 199. It will now go to the upper house, the Senate, before a second reading in the…
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Trump administration seeks to pull up to $100m in Harvard funding
The Trump administration will direct US federal agencies to review their grants to Harvard University to potentially end or redistribute funding, as part of the White House’s escalating battle with America’s oldest university. The Government Services Agency (GSA) plans to circulate a letter to agencies “asking them to identify any contracts with Harvard, and whether…
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