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Ukraine says it uncovers $40m arms corruption scheme | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Security Service of Ukraine says five charged over plot to embezzle funds earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells. Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with Ministry of Defence officials to embezzle almost $40m earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported. The SBU said late Saturday that…
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England stun India in thrilling 28-run victory in first Test in Hyderabad | Cricket News
England beat India by 28 runs in the first Test in Hyderabad as Hartley takes seven wickets on debut. Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley scripted a remarkable turnaround for England to set up a thrilling 28-run win in the first Test match against India. England’s win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday was hailed as one…
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Climate activists throw soup at the Mona Lisa in Paris amid farm protests | News
In a video posted on social media, two women are seen throwing soup at the glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s piece. Two climate activists have thrown soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system amid farmers’ protests demanding the government address low wages and other problems. The 16th-century…
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Which countries have cut funding to UNRWA, and why? | News
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), considered a lifeline for two million people in the besieged enclave, has suffered funding cuts after several of its staff were accused by Israel of involvement in the October 7 Hamas attack. The UN on Saturday said that it had terminated nine out of 12 staff over the allegations and vowed to…
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I dig up skeletons of Stalin’s victims to give families closure | Close Up | Crimes Against Humanity
“When you open a gravesite, the bodies, how they are organised, they tell the stories by themselves… they can tell us about how they disappeared, how they were killed,” says forensic anthropologist Meri Gonashvili. Gonashvili is a woman on a mission. Through detective-like work, the young Georgian anthropologist at Tbilisi State Medical University is hoping to identify victims executed by…
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UNRWA fund cuts by the West ‘collective punishment’ against Palestinians | News
The decision to suspend aid to the UN Palestinian refugee agency by several Western countries is a “collective punishment”, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has said, as the UN chief Antonio Guterres joined him in urging donor nations to maintain much-needed Gaza aid. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said he was shocked such decisions were taken…
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Could Red Sea attacks push up prices and fuel inflation? | Business and Economy
Houthi rebels have attacked vessels transporting goods through Bab al-Mandeb strait that they say are linked to Israel. Inflation was expected to ease in 2024 after more than 18 months of interest rate hikes by central banks. The most aggressive monetary tightening in decades. But attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea are threatening to push up the cost…
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The beautiful game: Still a crucible for protest in Hong Kong? | Sports
In 2019, as pro-democracy protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong, Nathan Law could hear the pro-democracy songs almost everywhere he went. At the time, Law was perhaps the highest-profile pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong. He had come to prominence as one of the student leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, moving against plans to allow Beijing to veto…
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North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off east coast | Weapons News
Missile launches come days after Pyongyang announced test of the ‘Pulhwasal-3-31’ strategic cruise missile. North Korea has fired several cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korean military officials said, continuing a streak of weapons tests that have drawn condemnation from the United States, South Korea and Japan. The missile launches follow North Korea’s test launch on Wednesday of the…
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US military destroys Houthi antiship missile after oil tanker attack | Israel War on Gaza News
US says missile presented an ‘imminent threat’ to merchant ship and US Navy vessels in the region. The United States military says it destroyed a Houthi antiship missile in Yemen that was aimed into the Red Sea and ready to launch after the Iran-aligned group attacked a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden. The missile “presented an imminent…
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