Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding “direct talks” with Ukraine on Thursday in Istanbul, as European leaders and the United States attempt to put pressure on Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in…
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Three Chinese nationals arrested in Japan after thousands of protected hermit crabs found smuggled in suitcases
by adminPolice on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into multiple suitcases. The three suspects – Liao Zhibin, 24, Song Zhenhao, 26, and Guo…
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Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos
by adminFive fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and…
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Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified
by adminThey are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned their backs on an international treaty on the use of landmines, citing the growing threat from Moscow.…
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Former Panama president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia
by adminFormer Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli left the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City, where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a money laundering sentence against him, and headed to…
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Two men have been found guilty of criminal damage for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each found guilty of two counts of criminal damage,…
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US and other allies of Ukraine pile pressure on Putin, threatening fresh sanctions if he refuses 30-day truce
by adminUkraine’s Western allies including the US are threatening to slap Russia with more sanctions if Moscow fails to sign up to the 30-day truce in Ukraine proposed by the United States. US President Donald Trump…
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Ukraine said Friday it had exposed a network of Hungarian spies trying to obtain defense secrets in a border region of Ukraine – the first time it said such an operation has been discovered. The…
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Rodrigo Duterte is being held at The Hague. Next week he might be elected mayor of his hometown
by adminIn the southern Philippine city of Davao, a spirited mayoral election campaign is in full swing, with candidates and their supporters out canvassing for votes. But one of the leading contenders is conspicuously absent from…
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A diver died on Friday during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht from the waters off the coast of northern Sicily, local police said. The 56-meter-long (184-foot) Bayesian was moored off…