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Fresh Clashes As NATO Troops Called InTo Northern Kosovo Towns

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Fresh Clashes As NATO Troops Called In To Northern Kosovo Towns

Nato has condemned as "totally unacceptable" attacks by demonstrators in Kosovo that left at least 30 of its peacekeepers injured. Police and Nato troops clashed...

Police Arrest Man For Killing Four In Japan Gun Attack

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“Behind her came a man wearing camouflage and carrying a large knife, who stabbed her in the back,” the 72-year-old witness said. He said he called emergency services while neighbours tried to resuscitate the woman. The attacker announced: “I killed her because I wanted to,” according to an eyewitness cited by Kyodo news. Local media said he then fired what has been described as a hunting gun at police officers who arrived at the scene. The officers were inside a patrol car and the attacker placed the weapon against a window of the vehicle and fired twice, NHK reported. The slain officers were identified as Yoshiki Tamai, 46, and Takuo Ikeuchi, 61. Local media said the man then barricaded himself inside his father’s home, where he remained most of the night, with occasional gunshots heard. Two women, including the suspect’s mother, escaped the house, one at around 8:35 pm and the other soon after midnight. The suspect was finally detained. A woman was found at the scene with injuries and later pronounced dead. Japan was left reeling in July last year when former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in broad daylight with an apparently homemade gun. Abe’s accused assassin, Tetsuya Yamagami, reportedly targeted the politician over his links to the Unification Church. And last month, a man was arrested for allegedly hurling a pipe bomb-like explosive towards Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he campaigned in the western city of Wakayama. Kishida was unharmed and a man arrested on the scene will undergo a three-month psychiatric examination, a regional court said this week. The suspect has reportedly remained tight-lipped about his motive for that failed attack.

Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in...

Vietnam Noodle Vendor Jailed For Five Years

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Professor Jailed For Trying To Write UTME For Daughter

A noodle vendor in Vietnam who parodied one of the country's most powerful ministers has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for anti-state propaganda. Bui Tuan...

Legendary Singer Tina Turner Is Dead

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Legendary Singer Tina Turner Is Dead

Tina Turner – one of rock’s great vocalists and most charismatic performers – has died aged 83, her spokesperson has confirmed. The Queen of Rock...

Islam Scholar Tariq Ramadan Cleared Of Swiss Rape Charges

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Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan Cleared Of Swiss Rape Charges

Renowned Islamic studies scholar Tariq Ramadan has been cleared of rape and sexual coercion by a Swiss court. Mr. Ramadan, who is a Swiss citizen,...

Facebook Owner Fined €1.2bn For Mishandling Data

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Facebook Owner Meta To Launch Twitter-like App

Facebook's owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn (£1bn) for mishandling people's data when transferring it between Europe and the United States. Issued by Ireland's Data...

Russia Slams Entry Ban On Obama, 499 Others

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Russia Slams Entry Ban On Obama, 499 Others

In reaction to Washington's penalties, Russia claimed on Friday that it has barred 500 Americans from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama. “In...

Montana Becomes First US State To Ban TikTok

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3.6 Million Nigerian Videos Removed By TikTok In First Quarter Of 2025

Montana became the first US state to outlaw TikTok on Wednesday, with the law due to go into force next year as the debate...

WWE Superstar, Billy Graham Dies At 79

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WWE Superstar, Billy Graham Dies At 79

WWE Legend, Billy Graham is dead. Billy passed on at the age of 79 on Wednesday. He had been on life support for three weeks after...

China Fines Comedy Troupe $2m For Joke About The Military

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China Fines Comedy Troupe $2m For Joke About The Military

A Chinese comedy troupe has been slapped with a 14.7m yuan ($2.1m; £1.7m) penalty over a joke about the military that invoked a slogan...

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