Toronto police arrest two in US Consulate shooting investigation
Toronto police have announced two arrests in connection with the shooting at the US Consulate last month, calling the suspects “criminals for hire.”
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At least 58 people killed in Houthi attacks
At least 58 people have been killed in attacks from the Houthis on Yemen's Saudi-backed forces, a military source told AFP on Thursday.
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Trump signs new executive order to ban ‘birth tourism’ after birthright citizenship defeat at Supreme Court
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Greek man freezes dead father to continue cashing pension
ATHENS — A Greek man has been arrested for having kept his dead father in a freezer for two-and-a-half years to keep collecting his pension, media reported on Wednesday.
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DR Congo's case against Rwanda moves ahead as World Court sets timetable
The International Court of Justice has set the timetable for the Democratic Republic of Congo's case accusing Rwanda of violating international law. Kinshasa must file its arguments by October 2027, with Kigali's response due in December 2028.
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Costco staffer maniac slaughters coworker love rival in jealous rage: ‘My blood is boiling’
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Costco staffer maniac slaughters coworker love rival in jealous rage: ‘My blood is boiling’
A 22-year-old Costco employee obsessed with his female coworker allegedly snapped and murdered a colleague after seeing the pair hug.
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Costco staffer maniac slaughters coworker love rival in jealous rage: ‘My blood is boiling’
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Lindsay Clancy, the mom who killed her 3 kids, sobs as autopsy photos shown
Lindsay Clancy grabs a tissue after witness Elaine Rossi, the nanny to the Clancy children, testified during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) CORRECTION: Source is The Boston Globe, not The Boston Herald.
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Case of Ohio dad who used TikTok to lure daughter’s alleged rapist takes a twist — and he faces up to 18 years in prison
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Trial gets green light in Michigan officer's fatal shooting of Black man
Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr enters the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., May 2, 2025. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)
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After murder-suicide police chief asks 'did we get it right?'
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Former governor of Mexico's Guerrero state arrested in 2014 disappearance of 43 students
A protestor holds a portrait of Angel Aguirre, the former governor of Guerrero state, with the Spanish word for assassin written across it, during a march against the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers’ college, Jan. 26, 2015, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Wildfire horror as woman found dead inside burned home — after suspect arrested for sparking devastating blaze
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Wildlife fans witness vicious killings of grizzly cubs by adult female bears in shocking attacks
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Antisemitism by proxy: Blood libels against UAE and Morocco - opinion
A video circulating online with a reportedly manipulated deepfake appears to show a Moroccan border guard throwing an object toward an individual. In the original footage, it makes no contact.Last week, Reuters disclosed that a draft report by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan had been submitted to the Se…
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Police raid South Korea soccer federation headquarters
Former South Korea men’s national team head coach Hong Myung-bo attends a hearing on the Korea Football Association (KFA) amid a controversy surrounding the management of the sport’s national governing body and its impact on the team’s World Cup performance, at the National Assembly Thursday, July 30, 2026 in Seoul,…
2 Caloocan cops ordered dismissed for gunrunning
MANILA, Philippines — Two Caloocan City police will be facing dismissal proceedings after being arrested for allegedly selling unlicensed firearms, Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday.
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Police acusse former and present employees of Voepass for plane crash that killed 62 in Brazil
FILE -A view of the debris of a Voepass airplane that crashed the previous day, in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
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Gavin Newsom dragged to court in self-driving truck battle that could change state forever
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Jealousy drives couple to kill, burn woman's alleged lover in Bulacan
MANILA, Philippines — Jealousy led a live-in couple to kill and burn a man in Guiguinto, Bulacan after he allegedly had an affair with the woman involved in planning his murder, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday.
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Moment disgusting perv is nabbed by San Francisco cops in vile child sex chatroom sting
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Bus-Bomb Plot By Marxist 'Mad Max' Foiled Ahead Of Trump-Backed Colombian President's Inauguration
Less than a week after Colombian authorities blamed a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group for detonating a truck bomb outside police headquarters in the border city of Cúcuta, injuring 11 officers, security forces intercepted a bus carrying a massive bomb.
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Courtrooms, compactor shelves: Art deco former Supreme Court office sells for $25m
The state’s coffers will get a welcome stamp duty boost following the sale of the Supreme Court’s former offices for close to the $25 million asking price.
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'Created something beautiful': Wildflower meadows are taking over cities
Every few years, Greater Dandenong Council gets calls and emails asking them why they've destroyed a popular public garden bed."We definitely get some feedback from people who are very surprised, shocked, dismayed even, that we 'killed' the garden," says Patrick Calazy, the environmental engagement team leader at th…
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Family member reveals siblings’ dispute before North Carolina mass shooting that left 3 dead: report
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Nutso NYC church arsonist kept disturbing lists including ‘murder them,’ ‘rape him’ as he planned more attacks
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Police injured as protesters descend on homes for asylum seekers in England
Angry residents have turned on police in a clash over asylum seekers in an English town where homes have been used to house migrants, with some protesters trying to break into a property to force the new arrivals to leave.
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Toronto police arrest 2 in US Consulate shooting linked to gun-for-hire network
Police work the scene of an early morning shooting outside the US Consulate in Toronto, on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Six kids killed by dad in Michigan murder-suicide remembered in heartbreaking obituaries
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Covent Garden victims stabbed in the back with pair of scissors, court hears
Stella Gollovena, 47, has been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
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Man arrested after attempting to cut Israeli kitchen tent at Edmonton Heritage Festival
A man was arrested after being thwarted from lunging with a knife toward an Israeli kitchen tent at the Edmonton Heritage Festival on Monday.
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Le Court wins stage six of Tour after mechanical failure
Kimberley Le Court now has two Tour de France Femmes stage victories in her career
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Tour de France Femmes: Reusser stays ahead as Le Court savours stage win
Mauritian rider outsprints Kerbaol and Pieterse
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Blast hits vehicle on outskirts of Syria’s Damascus: state media
Several people have reportedly been killed and others wounded in an explosion in a city on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus, according to state media.
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Andrew chased by alleged stalker near Sandringham home, court hears
A statement by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been heard in court
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Kicker Rece Verhoff is back with UNC after court ruling tied to 5-year eligibility rule
North Carolina coach Bill Belichick speaks at an NCAA college football news conference before preseason camp, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard)
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Several killed in explosion in Syria near Damascus
Several people were killed or wounded in an explosion in the city of Jaramana, on the outskirts of Syria’s capital of Damascus, according to state TV on Thursday.
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Ex-con husband of NY police bigwig in custody after family’s drive-by gang shooting
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Le Court-Pienaar wins Stage 6 of Women’s Tour de France, Reusser keeps overall lead
TOURNON-SUR-RHONE, France (AP) — Mauritian rider Kim Le Court-Pienaar won the sixth stage of the Women’s Tour de France in a sprint to the line on Thursday, while Marlen Reusser kept the race leader’s yellow jersey.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed tours Abu Dhabi's 100-bed floating hospital dedicated to trauma care | The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, on Thursday stepped aboard a floating hospital primed to set sail to support humanitarian relief efforts around the world.
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Nude wacko charged in bathtub stabbing of man in luxury NYC high-rise may have been social media hookup: sources
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Israel charges settler for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler with reckless manslaughter over the killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, in the first such indictment of an Israeli in more than seven years.
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Two Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon explosion — country’s first deaths since June Hezbollah truce
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P15M illegal cigarettes intercepted in Dumaguete
BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region intercepted more than P15 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three individuals during a coordinated operation at the Port Area in Barangay Looc on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 5.
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Trump: US has ‘massive amounts’ of munitions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US had a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his frustration with the war on Iran boiled over.
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