Ullstein Bild / Getty ImagesDubbed “Germany’s forgotten genocide”, and described by historians as the first genocide of the 20th Century, the systematic murder of more than 70,000…
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Namibia to mark German colonial genocide for first time with memorial day
Ullstein Bild / Getty ImagesThe genocide in what is now Namibia lasted from 1904 to 1908 -
How nitrous oxide became a deadly – but legal
Nitrous oxide – known colloquially as “laughing gas” – has many uses, from a painkiller during dental procedures to a whipping agent for canned whipped cream.
While its euphoric side effects have long been known, the rise of vaping has helped…
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Trump to pardon reality TV couple after daughter’s Fox News interview
US President Donald Trump says he’ll be issuing a pardon for a couple who starred in a reality TV show before being jailed in a multi-million dollar fraud and tax evasion case.
Todd and Julie Chrisley were cast in the reality TV series Chrisley…
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IVF clinics destroyed, crushing hopes of motherhood
Ethar ShalabyBBC News Arabic
Noura’s family archiveNoura and Mohamed at their home in Gaza City before the war began, where they hoped to raise a family “My nerves are shattered,” says Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian woman, explaining that she has…
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Is India finally winning the decades-long war against Maoist insurgency?
AFP via Getty ImagesA woman In Chhattisgarh holds up photos of her husband – killed by police in 2024 on suspicion of being a rebel Could India’s decades-long jungle insurgency finally be approaching its end?
Last week, the country’s most-wanted…
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Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s presidential hopeful
Getty ImagesLee Jae–myung has emerged from South Korea’s recent political crisis as a frontrunner to be the next president Before the events of 3 December 2024, Lee Jae–myung’s path to South Korea’s presidency was littered with obstacles.
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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…
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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…
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Iran, Iraq stress full implementation of 2023 security pact
Ahmadian and Araji met on the sidelines of the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security in Moscow on Tuesday.
In the meeting, the top security officials stressed the full implementation of the security pact, which was…
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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…
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