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All news for 2024-09-22

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UK’s Starmer faces pressure over cuts and donations at the Labour conference
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was under pressure on Sunday over his decision to limit winter fuel payments to the elderly and use donations for clothing and hospitality, far from the start he had hoped for at this year’s Labour Party conference.
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What we’ve learned about the Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Norwegian links to Hezbollah’s pagers
A Bulgarian company with Norwegian links has surfaced in the supply chain of the pagers that detonated in Lebanon this week, killing 37 people and injuring several thousand others.
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Stellantis Chair John Elkann is facing a €75 million asset seizure linked to accusations of tax fraud
An Italian judge has seized money and assets worth almost 75 million euros ($84 million) from five people, including Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab and Ferrari (RACE.MI), opens new tab Chair John Elkann, as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud, prosecutors said on Friday.
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Labour has dismissed the idea of halting additional arms exports to Israel, deeming it a "mistake"
Israel and terrorist organisation Hezbollah have exchanged a volley of rockets following amid the ongoing war in Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed
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Over 100 dead or missing as Sinaloa Cartel conflict escalates in Mexico
Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating.
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"Funt" of Russian oligarchs Maksym Krippa buys hotels in Kyiv and clumsily tries to wash away connections with online casinos
What is known about Maksym Krippa’s connections to the IT company Evoplay and the casino GGBet?
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Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk for $15 million over a bizarre reason
The maker of the adult party game Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk’s spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX for allegedly trespassing on and damaging company-owned property in Texas.
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A "nuclear test" detected by satellite 45 years ago remains unclaimed, with no country taking responsibility
45 years ago to the day, an American satellite spotted something unusual in the Indian Ocean.
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Angela Rayner denies breaking any rules after staying for free in a £2 million New York flat
Angela Rayner has denied breaking rules over a holiday she took to New York with an MP friend – saying she was, if anything, ‘overly transparent’ about the trip.
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A frightening moment occurred when lightning struck a home in Stoke as the UK was battered by a megastorm
A scary clip captured on a home security camera shows the moment lightning lights the skies and hits a property in Stoke-on-Trent as a loud noise echoes around the neighbourhood