Category: 4. World
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Prime Suspect in Madeleine McCann Case Is Released From German Prison
The prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was released from prison in northern Germany on Wednesday after serving a seven-year sentence in an unrelated rape case. Christian Brueckner, 48, who was…
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EU plans new economic pressure and sanctions on Israel as Gaza war escalates
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday laid out its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper…
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Dormant or resurgent? Islamic State group’s recent comeback, explained
Amid a recent spike in violence by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group and its offshoots, experts warn that it could be making a comeback globally.
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Pharaoh’s 3,000-year-old gold bracelet vanishes from museum in Egypt, authorities say
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration laboratory of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, the country’s antiquities ministry said.
The bracelet, described as a golden band adorned with “spherical lapis lazuli beads,” belonged…
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Germany shifts stance on frozen Russian funds, now supports use for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports
Germany has shifted its position and now supports using frozen Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine’s needs, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 17, citing undisclosed sources familiar with the matter.
At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion…
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Search for ancient Egyptian gold bracelet missing from museum
Authorities across Egypt are searching for a 3,000-year-old bracelet reported missing from a leading museum in Cairo.
The rare gold band, adorned with spherical lapis lazuli beads, dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh of ancient…
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