A former police officer has been spared a jail sentence over his fatal decision to Taser a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australia aged care home.
Kristian White said he had used the weapon to prevent a “violent confrontation”…
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Greenland prepares for uncomfortable visit from US vice-president
Watch: Ros Atkins on… Trump’s plan for Greenland Anthony Zurcher and Adrienne MurrayBBC News, Washington DC and Copenhagen
A high-powered delegation of US officials will spend Friday at a remote military base on Greenland in what is being viewed…
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Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison ‘trapped in nightmare’
Will GrantMexico, Cuba and Central America correspondent
Reporting fromSan Salvador
Courtesy of Gertrudis PinedaGertrudis Pineda insists her son Oscar is not a criminal The lack of tangible information about her son Oscar – one of 238 Venezuelans…
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Putin says Greenland ‘nothing to do with Russia’ in nod to US
Steve RosenbergRussia Editor
Getty ImagesSpeaking in the Russian Arctic on Thursday, Putin said competition in the region was intensifying In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to “strengthen…
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‘Power plant industry being prepared for private sector investment’
TEHRAN- Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said that the country’s power plant industry is being prepared for the attraction of private sector investment.
Emphasizing that the electricity economy, especially the power plant industry, must be…
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Iran’s 11-month non-oil export to UAE stands at $6.6b
TEHRAN – Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $6.6 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the 11-month period from March 20, 2024 to February 18, 2025, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA)…
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Annual steel production in Iran reaches 30m tons
TEHRAN – Iran’s steel production hit 30 million tons in the past Iranian calendar year 1403 (ended on March 20, 2025), the chairman of the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
Putting the country’s annual steel output at 32 million…
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Iran expresses openness to Trump talks letter, puts missiles off table
Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said on Thursday Tehran would negotiate with Washington over its nuclear file if its rights were respected but said its ballistic missile program was not up for discussion.
The remarks by Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadegh to the…
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Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli’s passage to Nicaragua | Government News
Ricardo Martinelli has been convicted of money laundering in his native Panama and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Panama’s government has approved safe passage for embattled former President Ricardo Martinelli to leave the country for…
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‘We won’t back down’: Global leaders threaten backlash to Trump auto tariff | Donald Trump News
World leaders have denounced United States President Donald Trump for unveiling a new tariff measure, this time aimed at the automobile industry.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered one of the most frank assessments, saying it signalled…
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