'The Eastern Shield': How Poland wants to defend its borders from invasion
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US appeals court throws out plea deal for 'mastermind' of 9/11 attacks
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and widely regarded as the architect of the 9/11 attacks, was captured on 1 March, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and transferred to the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Thousands gather in Srebrenica to mark 30th anniversary of genocide
More than 8,000 Bosniak boys and men were executed by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995, towards the end of the Bosnian War, in what is the only recognised genocide in Europe since the Holocaust.
Ex Real Madrid boss sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion
The now Brazil national team head coach was found guilty of evading taxes on his image rights in 2014. Although he will probably not serve the prison term, he'll have to pay a fine and is set to be disqualified from receiving tax benefits in Spain for three years.
BRICS summit opens in Brazil with key leaders notably absent
BRICS leaders set to discuss key global political issues in Rio de Janeiro, but questions over the bloc’s cohesion arise as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin opt to skip the summit.
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Oasis dedicate 'Live Forever' to Jota in return after 16-year hiatus
The song was dedicated to the late Liverpool and Portugal national team football player, Diogo Jota, who was killed on Thursday in a car crash in Spain alongside his brother, in the iconic rock band's first gig after a 16-year hiatus.
Russia instructed arson attack on Ukrainian restaurant, Estonia says
A court says Russia’s intelligence service hired the Moldovan national and sent him to Estonia to carry out the attack.
Diddy denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges
Diddy’s legal team have requested an expedited process after Judge Subramanian proposed 3 October as a date for the rapper’s sentencing in his months-long sex trafficking and racketeering case.
USAID closes its doors after six decades amid Trump crackdown
The agency, its few remaining staff, functions and programmes will now be absorbed into the US State Department, marking an end to humanitarian relief work which USAID supporters say saved countless lives around the world.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial jury reaches partial verdict
Jurors have reached decisions on four of the five charges Sean "Diddy" Combs faces, but the verdict is yet to be revealed as they remain deadlocked on the most serious final charge of racketeering conspiracy.
Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for 60-day ceasefire in Gaza
Trump says Qatari and Egyptian mediators will deliver the final ceasefire proposal to Hamas soon and says a deal is likely to go into effect as early as next week.
Donald Trump signs executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria
The new order does not rescind existing sanctions on ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad, his top aides, officials and family members who are accused of having committed war crimes and human rights violations against Syrian civilians.
Bezos-Sánchez wedding: Who's on the star-studded guest list?
Stars flooded the City of Canals on Thursday as they arrived to attend Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' wedding. The star-studded guest list included everyone from retired talk show host Oprah Winfrey, to socialites, athletes and Blockbuster Hollywood names.
Russia, Ukraine confirm new prisoner swap after talks in Istanbul
The two countries continue to trade attacks despite diplomatic efforts to secure an end to the fighting. It’s not clear how many prisoners were traded in this round of exchanges.
Zelenskyy and Council of Europe to launch tribunal for war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said the tribunal is a “real chance” to achieve justice as he hopes it will one day try top Russian officials, including Putin, for their unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Flights cancelled in Brussels amid strike over proposed pension reform
Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Brussels’ Zaventem and Charleroi airports as protesters took to the streets for the fifth general strike of the year to oppose the federal government’s proposed cuts and reforms to pensions.
Macron meets IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Paris after NATO summit
Macron says it’s urgent that the UN nuclear watchdog resumes its mission after Iran moved to suspend its cooperation with the agency as he met with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Paris upon returning from the NATO summit in The Hague.
Trump casts doubt over US commitment to NATO mutual defence clause
The US president was praised in a warm welcome by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in a dinner with other NATO leaders at the royal palace in The Hague.
France, Indonesia evacuate citizens stranded in Israel and Iran
More than 100 French citizens were evacuated from Israel to Cyprus on Tuesday after being stranded there as the war with Iran broke out. Close to 100 Indonesian nationals in Iran were also successfully repatriated as Jakarta plans to carry out further evacuation missions.
US strikes on Iran only set back nuclear plans by months, report says
The report contradicts earlier statements by Trump in which he claimed that the US’ targeted operation on Iranian nuclear sites “obliterated” their programme, setting it back many years.
Trump to decide on US joining strikes on Iran within two weeks
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz also said that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “cannot continue to exist”, as he likened the Iranian leader to a “modern day Hitler” in a post on X.
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