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Category: 4. World
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Woman arrested over theft of gold worth $1.7 million from Paris Natural History Museum
A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
The theft — by…
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Flexing muscles: Is physical fitness becoming a must for politicians?
In times of uncertainty, a politician who displays physical strength can appeal to voters, says Professor Jacek Wasilewski, a media expert from the University of Warsaw.
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Russia was smug about Trump-Putin talks. Now, Moscow’s anxious
Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 15, 2025.
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Russia scrambled on Wednesday to salvage the prospect of in-person talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin after they…
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Russia just hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story.
Russia attacked Kharkiv with drones on Oct. 22, damaging a kindergarten and killing one person and leaving nine injured, local authorities reported.
Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said that drone…
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ICJ to give opinion on Israel’s UN and Palestinian aid obligations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to deliver an advisory opinion on Israel’s legal obligations towards UN agencies and other international organisations operating in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The UN’s top court received a…
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Will Trump Overthrow the Leader of Venezuela?
Experts and local governments don’t share the vice president’s confidence. John Feeley, the former ambassador to Panama and principal deputy assistant secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere…
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Ruth Ellis’s grandchildren seek pardon for last woman hanged
Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesRuth Ellis’ grandchildren believe she should be pardoned The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in Britain are seeking a posthumous pardon, saying she was physically and emotionally abused by her partner…
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