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Iran shifting focus of warfare to military bases and sabotage attacks, UK spy chief says
Sir Ken McCallum provided details of the growing challenges facing the U.K. in his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London.
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Trial begins for ex-Ukrainian officer accused of masterminding Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion
According to prosecutors, the aim of the plot was to permanently disrupt gas deliveries from Russia to Germany to prevent Russia from using the revenues from the sale of gas to finance military operations against Ukraine.
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Greta Thunberg throws support behind French high school student protests
Thunberg said at the rally outside a Paris high school that the students are "fighting back" against run-down schools, chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and an unpopular university admissions system.
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Poland accuses Russia of coordinating attack on Starlink satellite station
The suspects are accused of deliberately setting fire to Starlink infrastructure in Wola Krobowska, Poland, about 25 miles south of Warsaw.
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Golden statue depicting a nude Donald Trump appears at European Parliament
Danish artist Jens Galschiøt installed the sculpture, called “The Orange Plague,” in the building in France, on Tuesday. The statue depicted Trump nude and covered in 23-karat gold leaf, and sitting on the shoulders of a frail man on a short pedestal.
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UK's Online Safety Act has silenced, punished free speech in ways that pose as warning to Americans
Businesswoman Bernie Spofforth was arrested for her social media post of the identity circulating online of a supposed suspect in the stabbing death of three little girls.
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You Vote: On the protests in France, is it mainly over student issues, or mass migration and Islam?
Ongoing demonstrations in Paris have devolved into confrontations with law enforcement, and video footage has shown rioters clashing with police, who have deployed tear gas.
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France suspends classes at nearly 900 schools nationwide amid riots
The French Education Ministry said classes were totally or partially suspended at 891 schools after widespread damage occurred to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police.
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Spain calls snap election as Sanchez government's agenda stalls
His government was also reeling from backlash to a migrant crisis in Ceuta, one of the Spanish enclaves in North Africa, which saw tens of thousands of migrants storm the border and ransack the city earlier this year.
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Iran 'played a part' in incident near base used by U.S. forces, UK Prime Minister Burnham says
Tehran has denied any involvement in the incident at the base, which the U.S. has used to launch aircraft that carry out strikes on Iran.
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UK releases five men arrested near airbase on bail
British authorities confirmed that the men had been released, but said they were still under investigation.
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Five men arrested in UK after ‘major incident’ at military base used by U.S., police say
"A number of properties are currently being evacuated in the Whelford area following the declaration of a major incident," police say
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Pro-Putin party gets record 355 parliamentary seats while anti-war party wins tiny regional foothold
The three-day election in the state Duma had been the first since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. President Vladamir Putin had said the election was a test of support for the war.