A large wildfire swept through the coastal towns of Palaia Fokaia and Thymari 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Athens, destroying homes and forcing evacuations as it neared the beach.
The flames erupted in low vegetation but quickly spread into…
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Criminal who helped inspire Stockholm Syndrome term dies aged 78
One of the two charismatic criminals involved in the kidnapping that gave the world the term “Stockholm syndrome” has died aged 78, his family has said.
Clark Oloffson – who rose to global notoriety in 1973 following a kidnapping and bank robbery…
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Kim Kardashian ‘grandpa robber’ dies one month after conviction
One of the “grandpa robbers” found guilty of stealing jewellery worth millions from reality TV star Kim Kardashian has died one month after being convicted, French media have said.
Didier Dubreucq, 69, was diagnosed with lung cancer while in…
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Iran’s supreme leader says US strikes ‘gained no achievements’
Jacqueline Howard & Adam DurbinBBC News
Watch: Iran dealt “heavy blow” to US, says Khamenei Iran’s supreme leader has insisted the US “gained no achievements” from strikes on its nuclear facilities, in his first public address since a ceasefire…
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Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma Bakary quits ‘broken’ government to challenge President Paul Biya
Issa Tchiroma Bakary – a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya – has quit Cameroon’s government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya’s four-decade grip on power in upcoming elections.
Just four months before the central…
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Ukrainian forces halt Russian advance in Sumy region, says army chief
Laura Gozzi and Zhanna BezpiatchukBBC News, London and Kyiv
Getty ImagesA soldiers prepares a cannon to fire and load it with shells in the Sumy region of Ukraine, bordering Russia The head of Ukraine’s army, Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, has said his…
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Iran imposed its will on the US, Israel: top general
In a statement on Thursday, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said that the Israeli regime, with the support of the United States, attacked Iran and then received a painful response from the Iranian Armed Forces.
He added that despite widespread…
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Guardian Council approves plan to suspend IAEA cooperation
Hadi Tahan Nazif stated in an exclusive interview with local Iranian media on Thursday that the members of the Guardian Council reviewed the plan to require the government to suspend cooperation with the IAEA and found it not to be in…
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EU’s 27 countries struggle to find a united voice on Gaza
Nick BeakeEurope correspondent
Anadolu via Getty ImagesFor the protesters waving Palestinian flags outside EU buildings in Brussels, it was the moment that everything might change.
An EU report presented to foreign ministers had found there were…
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Israeli Media Admit Post-War Devastation Mirrors Gaza
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli media have acknowledged a deep psychological and strategic defeat following the Iranian missile strikes, warning that the sense of immunity in Israeli society is now permanently shattered.
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