A failed bomb attack on Brazil’s Supreme Court is being probed as a “terrorist act” with possible links to an insurrection last year against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the country’s police chief said Thursday.The attempted attack, which happened late Wednesday in the capital Brasilia, came as the country prepares to host leaders including …
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Stewards had to intervene at the Nations League match between France and Israel on Thursday to stop fans of both nations from clashing in the stands, an AFP reporter saw.Videos taken by spectators and posted on the X social media network show fans, some with Israeli flags, running along the rows of seats at the …
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A US appeals court on Thursday granted a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to pause the case against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House.District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had dismissed the case against the former president in July on the grounds that Smith was unlawfully appointed.Smith appealed …
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Italy ensured qualification for the Nations League quarter-finals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris.Lee Carsley, whose brief reign as England coach ends on Sunday, enjoyed an emphatic victory in Athens …
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Cricket might be forced to make its Olympic return outside Los Angeles, 2028 Games organisers said on Thursday, following reports the sport could be staged thousands of miles away in New York.Casey Wasserman, the chairman of LA28, told a news conference that officials were still searching for a venue for cricket, which has been included …
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More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion in economic losses, with actual structural damage amounting to billions more, the World Bank said on Thursday.Since September 23, Israel has ramped up its air campaign in Lebanon, later sending in ground troops following almost a year …
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Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he was “thrilled” to name Kennedy.Moving quickly since his election last week, Trump has embarked on a campaign of political …
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Donald Trump’s provocative choices for his incoming administration — including a TV news anchor at the Pentagon and an ally embroiled in sexual misconduct allegations for attorney general — left Washington watching nervously Thursday for who comes next.The Republican’s rapid rollout of picks for top jobs ahead of taking office in January has stirred broad …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where he will meet US counterpart Joe Biden under the shadow of a looming trade war with the incoming administration of Donald Trump.Xi arrived at an air base outside the capital Lima hours before the expected touchdown of Biden on the eve of a …
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Three women formerly employed by Harrods have accused the brother of its late boss Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual violence, following hundreds of similar claims against the former owner of the luxury London store, the BBC reported Thursday.They say the late Salah Fayed assaulted them during the period when he jointly owned the department store with …
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