- EU prosecutor investigates financing of Spanish rail network after fatal crash
- Health Canada alerts consumers about bacteria in illegal online peptides
- Trump appoints Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, succeeding Susie Wiles
- Thomas Markle placed under home detention following child abuse material charges
- Health Canada approves Moderna’s combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine for adults over 50
- Trump announces decision on new U.S. strikes amid Iran’s tanker incidents
- Neighbours of Bath mansion built without permission express anger at council decision
- Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for 190 child murders
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating potential fraud linked to EU funding for Spain’s rail network following a high-speed train crash that killed 69 people. Investigations have been conducted at key rail safety and infrastructure agencies as scrutiny intensifies after the incident on 28 October.
Thomas Markle, 82, has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse images following his arrest in Florida, after evidence was found in the Philippines and Los Angeles.
Paul Mackenzie, leader of a Kenyan cult, receives a 200-year sentence for orchestrating the starvation deaths of over 400 followers, including 190 children.
The US Supreme Court has temporarily permitted President Donald Trump to advance his $400m White House ballroom project while reviewing an emergency appeal from his administration. This decision pauses a lower court’s order requiring congressional approval for the construction. Trump’s administration contends the ballroom is vital for national security.
Two pools at the Caribe Aquatic Park in Spain have closed due to the disturbing ‘brown challenge’, as authorities respond to the public health crisis affecting pools nationwide.
Fighter jets destroyed a marine drone loaded with explosives near Romania’s Neptun Deep gas project, prompting a condemnation of Russia for escalating threats.
Brazil will invest approximately 2.3 billion reais ($444.2 million) in its artificial intelligence ecosystem, focusing on projects with both US and Chinese firms. Key initiatives include a partnership with Huawei and iFlytek for supercomputing infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro and a supercomputer expected to rank among the world’s top ten, located in Rio Grande do Norte.
A woman in Brazil has been arrested for allegedly posing as a 12-year-old girl for over a year, tricking a couple into caring for her under a false identity.
The FBI has searched the Washington, DC, home of former US Representative Eric Swalwell as part of a sexual misconduct investigation. This follows the seizure of his electronic devices at San Francisco airport. Swalwell resigned from Congress in April amid allegations, including one of sexual assault.
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