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The key Putin critic is currently serving a sentence of more than 30 years at a penal colony east of Moscow.

A pig named Albert Einswine broke free from a farm and led cops on a 30-minute chase in New Jersey.

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Friday visited the French overseas island of Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union, amid a growing water crisis. Due to a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment and water mismanagement, the island’s inhabitants have access to water only one every three days.

It looks so good!

The war in Ukraine has forced a major rethink in European security, with both Sweden and Finland abandoning their long-standing policy of non-alignment and applying for NATO membership last year. But while Finland was admitted into NATO this April, delays have persisted on Sweden’s entry, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linking a serious of unrelated issues to Ankara’s ratification of Sweden’s accession – the latest of which is a potential sale of US F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. We discuss what Sweden’s entry to NATO would actually mean with Sweden’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.

‘I don’t think this much has washed up before.’

The Kremlin hackers have been waging cyberwar on the UK since 2015.

The creature could also help people recover from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

After staff at a zoo in Pakistan spotted a big cat holding a shoe in its mouth, they investigated the animal’s den and found a body inside.

UK paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum deal Rwanda has been given a further £100m this year from the UK government as part of…

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law criminalising the “inappropriate treatment” of religious texts, effectively banning Koran burnings after a series of desecrations of Islam’s holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries over the summer.

‘My manager did not see the funny side.’

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Reuters reported that Google (GOOGL.O) has called on Britain’s antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft (MSFT.O), claiming its business
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Police believe 48 people – including a number of women over 90 – were offered phoney bedbug control services

‘Men have a sixth sense – they know when you’re single, and come crawling into the DMs.’

Davi Vidal, 19, was arrested in connection with the death of his New York landlord Leo Zoraida, who had scratches on her face.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday held talks with Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on trade and an expected arms deal. Iranian officials confirmed late November rumours surrounding a large weapons deal, which includes fighter jets, between Tehran and Moscow. This is “the first time Iran has purchased fighter jets since the 1990s, which could be a big shift in the military power balance in [the Middle East],” Russia correspondent Daniel Hawkins told FRANCE 24.

It might not work on your enemies after all.

Europe Briefing – Gunman on the run in Brussels & Conor McGregor running for Irish presidency Police in Brussels are still hunting Friday’s gunman -…

The New Silk Road Project: Italy quits the Chinese infrastructure project Italy has quit the Chinese infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) -…

France trade deficit lifted in October by easing energy costs In October 2023, France’s trade deficit, which is the difference between what the country imports…

Pro-Russia Ukrainian politician shot dead near Moscow Illia Kyva, a former pro-Russian member of Ukraine’s parliament who had been residing in Russia during the conflict,…

The US Navy has ordered all Osprey aircraft to be grounded after eight servicemen died in a crash off Japan last week.

One person is in a critical condition.