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Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation’s security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied police and closed in on the capital’s centre.Convoys of pro-Khan demonstrators have been marching on Islamabad since Sunday, hauling aside roadblocks and skirmishing with police and paramilitary forces …

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French prosecutors on Tuesday demanded sentences of up to 14 years for some of the remaining co-defendants of a man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious.On Monday, prosecutors requested a maximum 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot, who has been on trial in the southern …

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French prosecutors on Tuesday sought sentences of up to 14 years for some of the remaining co-defendants in the trial of a man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious.The requests were made one day after prosecutors requested a maximum 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot, …

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Russia said on Tuesday it was expelling a British diplomat who it accused of espionage and summoned London’s ambassador to the foreign ministry in Moscow.The FSB security service said the diplomat appeared to have carried out “intelligence and subversive work, threatening the security of the Russian Federation”, state news agencies reported.The development came hours after …

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Israel’s security cabinet was set to discuss a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, a senior official said, after the White House voiced optimism that a deal was close.The United States, European Union and United Nations have pushed for a halt to the long-running hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, …

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The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was “imperfect”, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting.  The contentious deal agreed on Sunday saw wealthy polluters agree to a $300 billion a year pledge to help developing countries reduce emissions and prepare for …

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Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation’s security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied police and closed in on the capital’s centre.Convoys of pro-Khan demonstrators have been marching on Islamabad since Sunday, hauling aside roadblocks and skirmishing with police and paramilitary forces …

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Germany’s former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe’s top economy in her memoir “Freedom”, released in 30 languages on Tuesday.Since she stepped down in 2021, Merkel has been accused of having been too soft on Russia, leaving Germany dangerously reliant on cheap Russian gas, and …

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Hong Kong’s LGBTQ community won a major victory Tuesday as the city’s top court affirmed the housing and inheritance rights of same-sex couples, ruling against the government. The decision comes after a landmark 2023 ruling by the same court shut the door on legalising same-sex marriage, but gave the government two years to set up an …

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French prosecutors on Tuesday demanded sentences of up to 12 years for some of the remaining co-defendants of a man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious.On Monday, prosecutors requested a maximum 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot, who has been trial in the southern city …

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