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Actor Timothy Busfield charged with sexually abusing boys on set of TV series

The actor starred in the West Wing TV series and is also known for the baseball film Field of Dreams.

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Opposition supporters killed in overnight clashes as Uganda president takes election lead

President Museveni has about 75% of the vote with results in from more than half of all polling stations.

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Famed safari park shuts as deadly floods strike South Africa

At least 19 people are now believed to have died in recent weeks in northern South Africa during floods.

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Cuba counts cost of alliance after 32 troops killed in Venezuela

The recent events in Venezuela have exposed the strategic risks of Cuba’s foreign entanglements.

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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota

The rarely used law allows the president to use active-duty military personnel for law enforcement.

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Woman who accused high-profile twins of sexual assault found dead in Australia

The woman, who accused Oren and Alon Alexander of sexual assault, was found dead in Sydney late last year.

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Tragic death of Adichie’s young son highlights poor state of Nigeria’s health sector

Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says her child’s death was caused by medical negligence, which the hospital denies.

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US forces seize a sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Caribbean Sea

The tanker, Veronica, was seized in a predawn operation “without incident”, the US military’s Southern Command says.

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Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation from space station

The four members of Crew-11 beamed as they stepped out of their spacecraft after a safe landing.

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Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show

Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.

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Troops and vessels from European Nato allies arrive in Greenland

The limited deployment involves Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK.

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Boeing knew of flaw in part linked to UPS plane crash, US safety board report says

An aircraft that crashed in November had a structural flaw that had been identified by Boeing 15 years ago, investigators

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Iran judiciary denies plan to execute detained protester Erfan Soltani

The judiciary says Soltani is not facing charges carrying the death penalty, while a rights group reports that the execution

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Aid workers cleared of human trafficking charges in Greece

The former volunteers, who were facing lengthy jail terms, worked for an NGO that rescued asylum-seekers.

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Iran authorities demanding large sums for return of protesters’ bodies, BBC told

Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that security forces will not release bodies unless relatives hand over money.

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Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she “presented” her Nobel medal to Trump, but did not say whether he

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Large fire breaks out in Dutch city of Utrecht following explosion

At least four people are injured and there are also reports of extensive damage to nearby buildings, he local safety

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Ethiopia says seized ammunition sent by Eritrea to rebels as tensions rise

Eritrea denies the claim and accuses Ethiopia of seeking a pretext to attack, amid fears of renewed conflict.

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Pitfalls loom as Trump’s Gaza peace plan enters second phase

As the US announces the next of its plan to end the war, serious obstacles mean implementation will be difficult.

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Watch: Aerial footage shows cars swept away by flash floods in Australia

Australia’s Great Ocean Road closed on Thursday after flash floods hit the state of Victoria.