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Whale alleged to be Russian ‘spy’ died after stick became lodged in its mouth, say police | Norway

Whale alleged to be Russian ‘spy’ died after stick became lodged in its mouth, say police | Norway

A beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway after its unusual harness prompted suspicions that the creature was trained by Russia as a spy died after a stick became stuck in its mouth, police have said. The lifeless body of the whale, named Hvaldimir – a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and […]

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At least 14 killed, 43 injured in Israeli airstrikes, Syrian state news agency says

At least 14 killed, 43 injured in Israeli airstrikes, Syrian state news agency says

CNN  —  Israeli airstrikes in central Syria late Sunday have killed more than a dozen people and injured at least 40 others, state-run Syrian news agency SANA reported Monday. SANA said there had been several explosions and “air defense engagements” in the central region of Syria, including in the Tartous and Hama governorates, that resulted

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At least 48 killed as fuel tanker hits truck, causing explosion in Nigeria

At least 48 killed as fuel tanker hits truck, causing explosion in Nigeria

Truck carrying people and cattle crashes head-on with tanker in Agaie area in the north-central Niger state. A fuel tanker has collided with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the country’s emergency response agency. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in

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What could force Netanyahu to agree on a deal with Hamas? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

What could force Netanyahu to agree on a deal with Hamas? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to bring home the captives from Gaza. Calls for a Gaza ceasefire are growing louder in Israel. Three-quarters of a million people came out in major cities on Saturday, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree to a deal to bring home the remaining captives. But he remains

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Uganda’s late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei honoured at Paris Paralympics 2024

Uganda’s late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei honoured at Paris Paralympics 2024

Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after her partner attacked her in the latest attack on a female athlete in Uganda. A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the marathon events at the Paralympic Games in Paris in a tribute to the Ugandan runner who died after she was doused in

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Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leaves country for Spain

Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leaves country for Spain

Edmundo Gonzalez is seeking asylum in Spain after he challenged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela has said that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country after a day of rising diplomatic tensions and is seeking asylum in Spain. “After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas a few days ago, [Gonzalez]

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Community rallies to honor, demand justice for UW grad slain at protest in West Bank

Community rallies to honor, demand justice for UW grad slain at protest in West Bank

SEATTLE — A day after a 26-year-old American woman was fatally shot while demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank, hundreds gathered in Westlake Park and marched the streets of Seattle. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was a recent University of Washington graduate. Community members mourning the loss of their own came together to call for justice

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Fire breaks out at Kenya girls’ school days after inferno killed 21

Fire breaks out at Kenya girls’ school days after inferno killed 21

A fire has broken out at a girls’ school in central Kenya just two days after a boarding school inferno killed 21 boys at another school. Firefighters were battling a blaze at a girls’ school in central Kenya, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school. The latest inferno, reported on

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