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Scandal-hit Spanish government unveils measures to tackle corruption

The Spanish government published a 15-point action plan that includes using AI to flag possible cases of fraud in the public sector after corruption allegations threatened to overturn the Socialist-led administration.

USA

Trump backs US attorney general after apparent U-turn on Epstein files

Far-right influencers and activists have reacted with anger after the Justice Department said sex offender Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a 'client list'.

Kenya

Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31

More than 100 people were injured in Monday's demonstrations, which took place on Nairobi's outskirts and across 17 Kenyan counties.

Afghanistan

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban over women's rights violations

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s supreme court, who have limited girls' education and banned women's voices from being heard in public.

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Europe News

Children in England living in 'almost Dickensian poverty,' report says

Almost one in three children in the UK live in poverty and the report comes as the government faces growing pressure to scrap the two-child benefit limit.

USA

Epstein 'client list' does not exist, US Justice Department says

No more files related to sex trafficking probe into Epstein would be released, the government said, after attorney general promoted the "client list" theory.

Europe News

Pro-LGBTQ+ yet anti-abortion: What's behind Malta's differing stances?

The tiny Mediterranean island is one of Europe's most progressive on LGBTQ+ rights, but at the same time, it has a near-total ban on abortion. What is the reason for this dissonance?

Europe News

Spain's justice minister to face probe over alleged embezzlement

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado asks the Supreme Court to investigate the minister for alleged embezzlement and false testimony in the hiring of an advisor to Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Europe News

German court reverses ban on far-right Compact magazine

The court ruled that the ban on Compact magazine, imposed last year by the previous government, was not justified.

Europe News

Bulgaria searches for elusive and dangerous black panther near Shumen

The authorities have enforced a state of emergency in the country's north-eastern Shumen region after a video and prints were discovered last week pointing to an escaped predator.

Europe News

Ukrainian journalist freed from Russian detention in occupied Crimea

After spending more than four years in Russian custody on espionage charges that he denies, Vladyslav Yesypenko was released on Sunday.

World News

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner over West Africa atrocities push

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

Europe News

'We don't need Bezos': Venetians plan to protest billionaire's wedding

The "No Space for Bezos" campaign plans to occupy the city's streets and canals to send the message that the Amazon founder is not welcome in the city, which is already saddled with massive overtourism.

Europe News

England and Wales police to collect ethnicity data on child sex abuse

The announcement follows a series of recommendations by Baroness Casey made in her audit on 'grooming gangs', which found that Asian men were overrepresented in three local areas – but more data was needed to gain a national picture.

Europe News

Austrian gunman was obsessed with school shootings, police say

The 21-year-old, who meticulously planned the attack at his former high school in Graz, killed nine students and a teacher.

Iran

Tehran's fate up in air as Trump vows 'a real end'

As the Israel-Iran conflict escalates, Israeli Defence Minister Katz and US President Trump call for the immediate evacuation of Tehran residents, warning of severe consequences, while the EU's Kallas confirmed the bloc is working on evacuating its citizens.

Mexico

Gunmen shoot municipal mayor of southern Mexican state dead

Lilia Gema García Soto is the second mayor to be killed in the southern Mexican state this year.

Iran

Trump rejected Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, reports say

The development comes several days after Israel attacked Iran, targeting its nuclear facilities and killing some of its leading military commanders.

South Korea

South Korea's new president vows to restart talks with North Korea

Lee Jae-myung, whose government inherits economic challenges and a politically fragmented society, began his term early on Wednesday after winning a snap election.

United Kingdom

Experts praise swift release of details about Liverpool crash suspect

“Information voids are almost a gravitational force for conspiracy theorists," said one expert who welcomed the police's early intervention.

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