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Category: 4. World
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Egyptian fisherman who arranged migrant boats to Europe jailed for 25 years in the UK
UK-based Egyptian national Ahmed Ebid helped smuggle nearly 3,800 people from north Africa to Italy as part of a lucrative criminal network.
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Cambodians remember Khmer Rouge victims 50 years on
Cambodia held a powerful memorial on Tuesday to mark 50 years since the Khmer Rouge began a brutal regime that left around 1.7 million people dead.
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Israel to allow dozens of aid trucks into Gaza each day, government says
The Israeli government enabled UN aid trucks to enter the Strip on Tuesday amid international pressure over a blockade that has been in place since March.
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Members of Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate arrested for operating office too close to library
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ADVERTISEMENTMembers of Japan’s second-largest family within its organised crime syndicate have fallen foul of the law — but not in a way most people outside of Japan would expect.
Four members of the Sumiyoshi-kai union, part of…
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Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions after Trump-Putin call yields little progress
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv’s European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce…
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