A new book on the British royal family has been pulled from shops in the Netherlands amid reports that a translation error revealed the identity of a family member embroiled in a race row over …
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Release of Palestinian prisoners sheds light on controversial Israeli justice system in the occupied West Bank
by adminFatima Shahin spent seven months in an Israeli prison. Authorities initially accused her of attempted murder of an Israeli in the occupied West Bank, but she was never charged with any crime. On Friday, the 33-year-old from the …
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Letters reveal gruesome misdeeds of a Victorian man lauded by the scientific community
by adminWarning: This article contains disturbing descriptions about the practices of colonial settlers in Tasmania and violence against Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples. Colonial settlers of the Victorian era were often complicit in atrocities committed against native populations …
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Search and rescue operations underway after US special operations aircraft crashes off coast of Japan
by adminSearch and rescue operations are underway after a US special operations aircraft crashed off the shore of Japan’s Yakushima Island on Wednesday. The aircraft, an Air Force CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 353rd Special Operations …
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Astronomers have used two different exoplanet-detecting satellites to solve a cosmic mystery and reveal a rare family of six planets located about 100 light-years from Earth. The discovery could help scientists unlock the secrets of …
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Millions of years before the earliest birds appeared, mystery animals walked around on birdlike feet, study finds
by adminThree-toed fossil footprints that date back more than 210 million years were pressed into soft mud by bipedal reptiles with feet like a bird’s, a new analysis of the tracks has revealed. The footprints, found …
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Australian police officer charged with manslaughter over death of 95-year-old woman tasered in nursing home
by adminAn Australian police officer has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia in a nursing home. Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother, died in hospital in May, one week after police …
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Opponents vow ‘beginning of the end’ for Myanmar’s junta as resistance launches nationwide offensive
by adminAlmost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar’s military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power as it fights wars on multiple fronts across the Southeast Asian nation. In recent weeks, …
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A green pit viper coiled around a drainpipe, three blue-banded bees sleeping on a grass blade, and a gecko climbing a tree against the backdrop of a bustling city. They’re all part of Hong Kong-British …
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Teenage siblings freed from Hamas captivity, only to learn their mother had been murdered
by adminThroughout the 50 days Noam and Alma Or were held captive in Gaza, one thought kept the siblings going: reuniting with their mother, who they’d been separated from on October 7 during Hamas’ brutal attacks …