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Germany arrests suspected Hamas member over alleged attack plot

The Lebanese man helped plan attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Europe, prosecutors say.

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Pentagon to offer ‘more limited’ support to US allies in defence strategy shift

The US will also offer “more limited” support to US allies, according to a new national defence strategy document.

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Boy, 12, dies from injuries after Sydney shark attack

Nico Antic was swimming in Sydney Harbour when he was attacked last Sunday.

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Climber delays rope-free skyscraper challenge over rain

Alex Honnold is attempting to scale one of the world’s tallest buildings, Taipei 101 in Taiwan.

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Harry says sacrifices by Nato troops in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’

The US president’s comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.

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How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine

Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.

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TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media

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Indonesia landslide kills 7, dozens more missing

Rescue teams are searching the West Java village for 83 people who are still unaccounted for.

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New Zealand calls off rescue efforts for six missing after landslide

Police say they are not expecting to find any more survivors from the landslide, with six people still unaccounted for.

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Hundreds of Minnesota businesses close to protest ICE presence

Thousands of people have joined widespread protests against the weeks-long immigration crackdown in the state.

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‘I didn’t hear from my son for seven months’: Inside Yemen’s UAE-run secret prisons

The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

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US braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ winter storm

The National Weather Service warns the winter blast “will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia”.

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Danish PM in Greenland for ‘show of support’ after Trump threats

Mette Frederiksen visits the territory after weeks of tension over the US president’s warnings that he could take control of

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Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run

Wedding, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking

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Not only Americans risked life and limb to serve in Afghanistan

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC’s Frank Gardner.

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Luxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire’s statue

With statues of a lion and white tiger, the watch is modelled off the private zoo owned by Anant Ambani.

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Canadian woman found dead on Australian beach likely died of drowning, autopsy finds

Piper James’s body was found on a beach surrounded by dingoes, but a coroner found evidence “consistent with drowning”.

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Julio Iglesias sex assault investigation dropped by Spanish prosecutors

They say Spanish courts do not have the competence to investigate complaints committed overseas by non-residents.

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Somaliland president pitches business opportunities to Trump’s son

He also met his counterpart from Israel which has recognised the independence of the breakaway region.

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Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds

The preliminary report into the crash that left 45 people dead finds evidence of a fracture more than two hours