Tunisian police arrest scores of Ennahdha members as election tension grows
Ennahdha said at least 80 of its members were detained while thousands protested in Tunis ahead of the October 6 presidential vote.
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Seven men jailed in Rotherham child-abuse case under Operation Stovewood
A Sheffield court has jailed seven men for sexual offences against two vulnerable girls in Rotherham, in one of the largest child-abuse investigations in Britain.
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Three young Chinese nationals die in Milan shop fire as investigators examine possible arson
A fire at a store selling Chinese products in Milan killed three Chinese citizens and left investigators considering whether threats and arson may have played a role.
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Police arrest 18-year-old after three die in Luton tower block flat
Bedfordshire Police say they recovered a firearm after three people were found dead in a flat in Luton’s Marsh Farm area.
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Congo court sentences 37 people to death over failed coup attempt
A military court in Kinshasa convicted 37 defendants, including three Americans, while 14 others were acquitted and lawyers prepared appeals.
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Papua New Guinea's prime minister survives no-confidence challenge
James Marape kept his job after parliament rejected an opposition no-confidence bid, but the tense vote showed how fragile his majority remains.
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Senegal's President Dissolves Parliament and Calls November Snap Vote
Bassirou Diomaye Faye says he wants a legislative mandate for reforms after months of clashes with an opposition-led assembly.
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Afghan women gather in Tirana to coordinate resistance to Taliban restrictions
More than 130 Afghan women met in Tirana on 2024-09-04 for a summit that organisers described as an act of defiance against Taliban repression.
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Melbourne Arms Fair Clashes End in 39 Arrests as Protesters and Police Confront Each Other
Anti-war protesters clashed with police outside an Australian weapons expo in Melbourne, where officers used stun grenades and pepper spray and arrested 39 people.
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EU court upholds Google Shopping antitrust fine
Europe's top court backed a €2.4 billion penalty over Google's self-preferencing in shopping search results, a major win for regulators.
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Harris and Trump meet for televised debate in Philadelphia
ABC News hosts the first Harris-Trump debate of the 2024 race at the National Constitution Center.
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EU court orders Apple to repay up to €13 billion in Ireland tax case
The bloc’s top court sided with Brussels in a landmark fight over Apple’s Irish tax treatment.
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England and Wales begin early prisoner releases to ease overcrowding
More than 1,700 prisoners in England and Wales are being released early as the government tries to relieve acute pressure on a prison system running at record population levels.
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Mexican opposition protest forces Senate shutdown after protesters storm chamber
Demonstrators opposed to Morena’s reform package interrupted the upper house session, forcing lawmakers to halt debate after the chamber was stormed.
Read report »Swiss appeals court convicts Tariq Ramadan of rape and sexual coercion
Al Jazeera reported that a Geneva appeals court overturned Ramadan's acquittal and imposed a three-year sentence, with two years suspended.
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Guinea-Bissau says it seized 2.63 tonnes of cocaine at Bissau airport
Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say they seized 2.63 tonnes of cocaine from a plane arriving from Venezuela, in what local reports call the country’s biggest drug bust.
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Nigerian union leader detained at Abuja airport after fuel-price criticism
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, was taken by Department of State Security officials at Abuja's main airport days after he condemned a fuel-price increase and threatened industrial action.
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Apollo Quiboloy arrested after long police standoff in Davao
Philippine authorities say the church leader accused of sex trafficking has been detained after a two-week operation at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao.
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Tebboune wins a second term in Algeria with dominant official results
Algeria's electoral authority says incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune won re-election with 94.65 percent of the vote, amid opposition complaints about the contest and concern over turnout.
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Venezuelan opposition figure González lands in Spain after fleeing crackdown
Edmundo González has been granted asylum in Madrid after leaving hiding in Venezuela, intensifying the dispute over Nicolás Maduro’s contested re-election.
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El Salvador police chief dies in suspicious helicopter crash as president orders probe
Mauricio Arriaza Chicas was among nine people killed when a military helicopter crashed near the Honduran border while carrying a fraud suspect to San Salvador.
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Several people shot near Interstate 75 in Kentucky, sheriff's office says
Officials said several people were shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky, after a rapidly developing incident that drew law enforcement to the area.
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Algeria votes under heavy skepticism as Tebboune heads toward another term
Polls opened across Algeria on 2024-09-07 with incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune widely expected to secure a second term despite concerns about low turnout and a tightly controlled race.
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Poland prepares charges over Ryanair diversion that led to Roman Protasevich arrest
Prosecutors say three Belarusian officials helped force a Ryanair flight to land in Minsk on a false bomb warning in 2021.
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