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French bishop who had affair resigns at Pope's urging
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 2:52pmPope Leo XIV pressured a French bishop to step down over his “relationships with women”, according to the Vatican, with the...
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Mamdani wins New York, as Democrats sweep New Jersey, Virginia governor races
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 4:24pmNew Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor, broadcasters projected, on a day of key local ballots across...
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US strike on alleged drug boat kills two in eastern Pacific
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 3:05pmUnited States forces killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean today,...
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Democrats flip Virginia in first major test of Trump's second term
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 2:45pmDemocrat Abigail Spanberger will be the first woman to run the state of Virginia after winning back the governor’s mansion...
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Ex-Zimbabwe cricket captain Williams treated for 'drug addiction'
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 1:47pmFormer Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams is being treated for drug addiction and will not play for the country again, the national...
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Bosnia nursing home blaze leaves multiple dead and injured
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 1:31pmA fire broke out late Tuesday in a nursing home in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, police said, with local media and officials...
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Boeing MAX crash trial opens in first US civil case
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 1:20pmRelatives of victims in the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines headed to court today for...
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Jamaica deaths at 28 as Caribbean reels from colossal hurricane
Monday, 3 November 2025, 12:04pmStorm-ravaged communities in western Jamaica are in dire straits days after record-setting Hurricane Melissa demolished towns...
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Crete manhunt after deadly family vendetta shootout
Monday, 3 November 2025, 9:38amPolice on the Greek island of Crete are on a manhunt to find the perpetrators of a family vendetta shootout that killed two...
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UK moves to strip Andrew of final military title
Monday, 3 November 2025, 8:29amThe UK Government says it will move to strip the former prince Andrew of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his last remaining...
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'Guns-a-blazing': Trump threatens military action over killing of Christians
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 1:14pmPresident Donald Trump has threatened to send United States forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous...
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'We are writing a new chapter': Egypt unveils Grand Museum at Giza
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 12:33pmEgypt has at last opened the US$1 billion ($1.7b) Grand Egyptian Museum as performers dressed in white tunics embroidered...
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Ukraine sends special forces to hold key city under Russian assault
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 11:49amUkraine has deployed special forces to the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where it is under pressure from an intense Russian assault...
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Israel says bodies from Gaza not of missing hostages
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 11:45amIsrael has said that three bodies it received from Gaza were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security...
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UK police arrest two after 'multiple people' stabbed on train
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 11:10amUK police say they have arrested two suspects as “a number of people” were taken to hospital after a stabbing on a train...
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Woman among two newly charged in Louvre robbery
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 9:28amTwo more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, have been charged and remanded...
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What we know about the downfall of Andrew, born a UK prince
Friday, 31 October 2025, 1:31pmThe downfall of Andrew, formerly known as prince and born into a life of royal privilege as the son of the late Queen Elizabeth...
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Hurricane Melissa: At least 24 dead in Haiti
Friday, 31 October 2025, 9:48amHurricane Melissa is moving towards Bermuda after ripping a path of destruction through the Caribbean that left at least...
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Trump orders US resumption of nuclear weapons testing 'immediately'
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 3:14pmUS President Donald Trump today announced the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, minutes ahead of his first face-to-face...
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US says four killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 2:58pmThe United States military today struck another boat in the eastern Pacific it claimed was trafficking drugs, killing four...
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Louvre jewels still missing after arrests
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 10:12amTwo men arrested over the jewel heist at France’s Louvre museum earlier this month will be charged with theft and criminal...
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'Disaster area': Extensive damage as Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica’s south coast
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:10pmHurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes...
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Police rule out terrorism after deadly west London stabbing attack
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 1:17pmPolice arrested a man over a stabbing attack in west London that left one person dead and two injured today, the force said,...
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Two killed as gunmen open fire on coach in Syria’s Sweida province
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 1:11pmGunmen have killed at least two people when they opened fire on a coach along the road between Damascus and Druze-majority...
