Ukrainian court gives Russian soldier life sentence in first ruling over POW killing
CNN reported that a Ukrainian court convicted a Russian soldier of killing a prisoner of war in January 2024 and sentenced him to life.
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German Court Gives Life Sentence to Nurse Convicted in Patient Killings
A court in Aachen sentenced a palliative care nurse to life imprisonment after convicting him of murdering 10 patients and attempting to murder 27 others with lethal injections at a hospital near the western German city.
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Five injured after vehicle ramming attack on France's Île d'Oléron
A driver deliberately struck pedestrians and cyclists on the French island of Île d'Oléron, injuring five people before being arrested by police.
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Malaysian court rules state and police were responsible for two enforced disappearances
A High Court found state involvement in the disappearances of pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat and ordered police to reopen investigations, a landmark ruling for their families.
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Bolivia Supreme Court orders release of ex-president Jeanine Áñez
Bolivia’s Supreme Court has annulled Jeanine Áñez’s 10-year prison sentence, saying she should have been tried in a special court for lawmakers and officials and setting up her release on the same day.
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Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia's first female governor
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's governorship, becoming the state's first female governor in a night that also handed Democrats other major statewide victories.
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Moroccan court gives five-year sentence in first scam-compound trafficking ruling
The case is Morocco's first conviction tied to recruiting jobseekers for forced labor in an Asian scam center, according to the AP report.
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U.S. shutdown becomes longest in history after 14th Senate vote fails
The funding lapse broke the 35-day record from 2018-2019 as lawmakers argued over a reopening deal, health care tax credits and food aid.
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Sheinbaum unveils Michoacán plan after mayor's killing sparks protests
4, 2025. Mexico's president promised more National Guard troops, federal agents and a stronger state prosecutor's office after the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo.
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, making history as first Muslim and South Asian mayor
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race hands the city its first Muslim and first South Asian mayor, while also underscoring a sharp generational and ideological shift in local politics.
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Mexico’s president groped outside National Palace, suspect arrested immediately
On the event date, Claudia Sheinbaum was sexually assaulted during a public encounter in Mexico City, according to the supplied report, and the suspect was detained on the spot.
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Guinea’s junta leader enters presidential race under new constitution
Mamady Doumbouya has filed to run in Guinea’s presidential election, reversing an earlier pledge to hand power back to civilians after the 2021 coup.
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Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in for second term after disputed Tanzanian election
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term after winning a disputed election that triggered deadly protests across Tanzania and a sharp crackdown on dissent.
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Mexican security operation in Guasave leaves 13 dead and four detained
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Valencia President Carlos Mazón Resigns Over Response to Deadly Floods
The regional leader stepped down after a year of public anger over his administration’s handling of the October 2024 disaster that killed 229 people in Valencia.
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North Macedonia's ruling conservatives sweep local election runoff
VMRO-DPMNE won more than two-thirds of the mayoralties across two rounds, while the Social Democrats were left with just a handful of seats.
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Maldives becomes first country to impose a lifetime tobacco ban on a generation
Anyone born in 2007 or later is now barred for life from buying or using tobacco in the Maldives, a move the government says applies to residents and foreign visitors alike.
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Alexandru Munteanu sworn in as Moldova's new prime minister
The first-time officeholder takes over as Chisinau pushes for EU membership after a pro-European election win.
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Mexico mayor killed during Day of the Dead event after asking for cartel help
The killing of Uruapan mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez during Day of the Dead festivities has sharpened scrutiny of cartel violence in Michoacán.
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Guyana arrests incoming opposition leader after U.S. extradition request
Azruddin Mohamed was arrested, released on bond and told to return to court as U.S. authorities pursue extradition on financial-crime charges.
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UN says 10 dead as Tanzania election protests deepen under internet shutdown
31, 2025. Protests over a disputed vote spread across Tanzania as the government cut internet access, deployed the military and extended a curfew.
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Trump administration sets refugee cap at 7,500 and prioritizes Afrikaners
A notice in the US Federal Register says the 2026 refugee ceiling will fall sharply from 125,000, with most admissions reserved for Afrikaners from South Africa and other victims of discrimination.
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King Charles starts formal process to strip Prince Andrew of titles
Buckingham Palace said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will lose his remaining titles and be moved out of Royal Lodge after renewed scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Exit poll puts Rob Jetten's D66 ahead in surprise Dutch election turnaround
A main exit poll suggests the centrist liberal party won 27 seats, two more than Geert Wilders' PVV, after ranking sixth two years ago.
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