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A German steakhouse heiress's abduction trial sets off a spy scandal

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Christina Block, heir to the Block House steakhouse chain, is accused of ordering an Israeli security firm to abduct two of her children from Denmark after a custody battle with her former husband. She denies it.

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Five Israeli opposition leaders join forces to unseat Netanyahu

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Israelis vote on Oct 27, and Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking another term as prime minister.

Russian attacks kill at least eight in Ukraine and cut power to a million

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Friday's attacks struck nine regions, killing at least eight people and injuring 60, Ukrainian officials said. Two of the dead were in Kharkiv, two in Kramatorsk and two in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Three men sentenced to 158 years each for killing surfers in Mexico

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A judge in Ensenada sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months each for murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad. They were convicted of homicide, violent robbery and violent vehicle theft.

A French family fights to bring home their son's body from Ukraine's front line

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Alexis, a 23-year-old French volunteer in Ukraine's International Legion, was killed by Russian artillery on Apr 14, 2025, in the Zaporizhzhia region. His parents learned of his death from a post on Instagram.

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Italian prosecutors put Israel's defence minister under investigation over detained flotilla activists

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Rome prosecutors named Defence Minister Israel Katz and 12 senior military, police and prison officials as suspects, including military chief Eyal Zamir. The case concerns suspected torture, kidnapping, personal injury, robbery and damage.

Shooting at an Oregon elementary school kills three children and a teacher

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A 16-year-old former student attacked a special-needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday, police said. Children aged five, eight and 11 were killed, along with teacher Meghan Lambert, 25.

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Yemen says Houthi missiles landed near the Aden airport runway

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Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said two missiles landed near the runway on Friday, 500 metres from a plane preparing to take off. All passengers and crew were safe, he said.