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Off-duty police officer detains man who attacked three women with knives in Paris
Two women severely wounded before bystanders intervened in incident near Porte de ClichyA man attacked three women with knives in Paris before bystanders pinned him to the ground and an...
Brazil has the world’s strictest laws against racist speech
But it is unclear what the sky-rocketing number of prosecutions is achieving
Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago
Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in ChileMore than 50 years after the murder of the Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara, the...
Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months
No one was injured and no suspects have been identified in connection to shooting near Toronto compound, police sayShots were fired near the US consulate in Toronto early on Monday...
China’s mightiest river is coming back from the brink
But eco-authoritarianism is not all roses
European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again
Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attackBoy...
Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
Refugee family reunions in limbo, despite Foreign Office saying it is ready to get people out of war-torn territoryThe Home Office is blocking the evacuation of dozens of women and...
Why Tom Holland is the world’s highest-grossing young actor
Lessons from his prodigious early success
Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests
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America has become an entrepreneur’s paradise
Etsy-sellers and small-town accountants are enjoying the fruits of AI
Elon Musk’s vision for AI
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