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Eight injured on Ryanair flight hit by ‘severe turbulence’, police say
Eight passengers were injured on a Ryanair flight that diverted to an airport in southern Germany after experiencing "severe turbulence" due to bad weather, police said.Among those injured on Wednesday night was a two-year-old who suffered bruising and a...
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Nintendo Switch 2 launch saw fans queue overnight
Nintendo's long-awaited Switch 2 has been released worldwide.Many stores opened at midnight with eager fans queuing to be among the first to get their hands on one.Switch 2 is the first major console launch in five years. It comes...
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Why has Trump banned travel from these 12 countries?
ReutersA travel ban issued on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump is set to primarily affect countries in Africa and the Middle East. Twelve countries face full bans, which will come into force on Monday. People from a further...
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Popular band fined $36,000 for performing songs glorifying Mexican drug cartels
A popular Mexican band has been fined more than $36,000 for performing songs glorifying drug cartels, authorities in the northern city of Chihuahua announced Wednesday.At a Los Tucanes de Tijuana performance on Saturday, nearly a...
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Bodies of Israeli-American hostages Judi Lynn Weinstein and Gad Haggai recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Israel — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages killed and taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military and intelligence...
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Held at gunpoint: BBC team detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria
Feras KilaniBBC Arabic special correspondentBBCMoments later, another officer entered and told me to take off all my clothes except my underwear. I initially refused, but they insisted, and threatened me, so I complied. He inspected even inside my underwear,...
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Madeleine McCann Portugal search enters third day
Phil MackieMidlands correspondentReporting fromAlgarve, PortugalBBC NewsSearches for Madeleine McCann resumed on Thursday near to where the three-year-old disappeared from Praia da Luz, Portugal 18 years ago.German and Portuguese investigators have until Friday to look for evidence relating to her...
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Australia’s mushroom murder trial: Three key things to know
An Australian woman accused of poisoning relatives with beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms is being cross examined in a murder trial. On Thursday, prosecutors claimed that photos on 50-year-old Erin Patterson's phone showed her using kitchen scales...
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Mushroom trial: Accused weighed fatal dose on kitchen scales, prosecutors say
An Australian woman accused of murdering relatives with beef Wellington documented herself using kitchen scales to calculate a lethal dose of toxic mushrooms, prosecutors allege.Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to killing three people and attempting to murder another...
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New Zealand: Three Maori MPs suspended over ‘intimidating’ haka
New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year.Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance after being asked if her party, Te Pāti Māori (Māori Party), supported...
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Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say
Barbara Plett UsherBBC correspondentDearbail JordanBBC correspondentGetty ImagesSix Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in...