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One killed, three injured when man attacks Swedish school with sword
Swedish police are investigating a TikTok account linked to an 18-year-old student who killed a 17-year-old girl and injured three
topicChina urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions
China's top envoy visited Seoul to boost bilateral relations and urged South Korea to stay neutral in regional power struggles. Be
topicUkraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly detailed a rift with dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, calling Fedorov
topicA historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe’s rivers run dry from drought and heat
Global ocean temperatures have hit record highs, while intense heatwaves persist across Southern Europe. In Italy, Palermo is unde
topicBelgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
Clément Vandenkerckhove, a 26-year-old former car salesman, is now a prince after a DNA test confirmed he is the biological son of
topicSyrian court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death
The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced former grand mufti Ahmad Hassoun to life in prison on Monday. Judge Fakhr al-Din a
topicCentral African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses, killing more than 100
The Central African Republic government has closed an artisanal gold mine in Zamboye after a collapse killed over 100 people, incl
topicIsraeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics
The Israeli military has launched criminal investigations into the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and 15 Palestinian parame
Israel admits its troops killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, opens criminal probe
The mother of 5-year-old Hind Rajab is demanding a transparent and international investigation into the 2024 killing of her daught
topicSyrian court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death for war crimes
A Syrian court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes, while Ahmad Hassoun, a former grand mufti, recei
topicTrump threatens Iran over Hormuz as JD Vance holds peace talks
Tensions escalate as President Trump warns Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, while JD Vance engages in peace talks. Iran's parliamen