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French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.
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Activists accused of raiding Israeli weapons factory face trial in Germany
Five European nationals known as the 'Ulm Five' are said to have targeted a site linked to Elbit Systems.
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Rockets thrash LeBron’s Lakers; Wembanyama triumphant on Spurs’ return
Spurs beat Trail Blazers 114–93 series lead as DPOY Wembanyama returns from concussion protocol.
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Taiwan court hands down jail terms in TSMC trade secrets case
Ex-Tokyo Electron employee sentenced to 10 years, four other defendants receive between 10 months and six years.
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Palestinian officials hail local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank
Palestinian officials say local elections in Gaza and the West Bank mark a step toward a long-delayed presidential election. The Palestinian Authority hasn't held a…
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Monte Coleman, who won 3 Super Bowls as a Washington linebacker, dies at age 68
The hard-nosed linebacker, who won three Super Bowls and later coached Arkansas-Pine Bluff, has died. UAPB and the Commanders announced his death Sunday. No cause…
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Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights
In a rare interview, Commander Robert Brovdi shared how his unit accounts for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield.
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From Australia to Vietnam, the Iran war is fuelling demand for EVs
Electric vehicle sales are surging in many markets as conflict drives up the cost of running petrol and diesel vehicles.
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Africa Was Not an Anarchist Paradise: Misconceptions about Precolonial State-Building…
Africa was not an anarchist paradise; it underwent broadly similar processes of centralisation and state formation to those found elsewhere, with regional variation. [africanhistoryextra.com]
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Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian
The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump has been named in US media as Cole Tomas Allen from California.
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Satellite images show scale of Israeli destruction of south Lebanon towns
Satellite images taken reveal the Israeli military's massive scale of damage to towns in south Lebanon.
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Oil prices rise higher amid stalled US-Iran peace talks
Brent crude rises more than 2 percent after Washington and Tehran fail to hold second round of talks in Pakistan.