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US reporter held in jail accused of spying for CIA as he faces Russian court
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is to stand trial in the city of Yekaterinburg in Russia on charges of espionage, the Prosecutor General's office has said in a statement, detailing the charges for the first time
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'Unhinged' Trump email calls for 'guillotine' as enemies 'want him beheaded'
Donald Trump's campaign has sparked fierce backlash after a fundraising email saying 'haul out the guillotine' claiming his foes want him "beheaded" after his guilty hush money trial verdict
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Real-life 'To Die For' killer takes responsibility decades after husband's death
Pamela Smart, the inspiration behind Nicole Kidman's role in 'To Die For', was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began an affair with a student, 15, who later fatally shot her husband Gregory Smart
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State seeking nitrogen gas execution for hitchhiker's killer despite concerns
Alabama is seeking to carry out another nitrogen gas execution, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method in the execution of Kenneth Smith
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Hunter Biden found guilty of all 3 charges as jury reaches verdict in gun trial
Hunter Biden has been found guilty of all three felony charges in his federal gun charges trial out of Delaware — a shocking verdict after two days of jury deliberations
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Hunter Biden's gun trial enters final stretch after deeply personal testimony
The criminal trial of President Joe Biden's son heads into its final stretch Monday as the defense tries to chip away at prosecutors' case laying bare some of the darkest moments of Hunter Biden's drug-fueled past
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'Snarling' Trump 'meaner' after court as he 'jumps back in ring' at Vegas rally
The Republican frontrunner took to the stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a sweltering rally that saw him blasting Biden, swearing and even having a go at the tech crew after the teleprompter stopped working
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Kaylee Gain seen for first time out of hospital as she smiles at family dinner
Kaylee Gain was left needing to wear a helmet whenever she was out of bed as her left bone flap had been removed after a brutal school fight to allow her brain to swell and heal
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Decision to withdraw life support should take longer, study suggests
The new study found that in many cases, patients kept on life support died but nearly 30 per cent made a recovery that saw them returning to at least partial independence within six months
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'I won an £800 a week for life lottery prize - a fortune cookie predicted it'
A man from New Jersey opened up a fortune cookie that encouraged him to 'believe in miracles' just before he went on buy a Cash4Life lottery ticket that saw him win $1,000 a week for life
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ICC seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
The ICC's top prosecutor, Karim Khan, said he is seeking arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders including Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh
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Biden benefits from new debate rules, but Trump has chance to make him look weak
Incumbent President Joe Biden definitely benefits from the new debate rules he put forward for the upcoming clashes between him and former President Donald Trump — but Trump can still make Biden look weak
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Former beauty queen who vanished 10 months ago found dead in Mexico
Ania Acosta, 43, had moved to Mexico in 2022 in an attempt to jumpstart her singing career, however in June 2023 she disappeared, believed to have been kidnapped and was never heard from again
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Trump takes aim at Biden's 'DC thugs' branding President a 'threat to democracy'
Donald Trump took to Truth Social to hit out at Joe Biden and the President's administration after Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar and his wife were charged with accepting bribes
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Grandma too sick for traditional transplant first woman to be given pig kidney
CONTAINS IMAGES OF SURGERY - Lisa Pisano's combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional transplant, and out of options until doctors came up with a novel idea
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Brothers awaiting execution denied resentencing for 'Wichita massacre' slayings
The legal setback was the latest for Jonathan Carr, 44, and Reginald Carr, 46, as they await execution for a quadruple killing known as the 'Wichita massacre' after the Supreme Court also denied their request
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Trump's 'alpha traits' could be 'challenged to their core' in hush money trial
Donald Trump sat at the defence table for his criminal hush money trial in New York today, with a body language expert warning his "alpha traits and behaviours" could be "challenged to their core"
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Restaurant dishes up new menu featuring cicadas ahead of upcoming 'swarmageddon'
The US is expecting to see trillions of cicadas emerging from the ground this spring but one New Orleans restaurant is attempting to prove that the insects are more than just noisy pests
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Melania to attend Mar-a-Lago fundraiser after maintaining low profile for months
The event at the Palm Beach estate she shares with former President Donald Trump will be the first major political event this year for the former first lady Melania Trump who has been notably absent
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Iram may have resources to make three nukes - but would need at least 6 months
Despite having shipped the majority of their nuclear fuel out of the country following a 2015 agreement with the Obama administration, Iran has been slowly rebuilding its stocks
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Iran 'launches drone strike' in Israel retaliation as civilians told find cover
As tension between Israel and Iran continues to build after an attack earlier this month, Jordan has announced it will be shutting its airspace while Israel remains on "high alert"
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Convicted killer given 40 more years in jail for stealing from 'most vulnerable'
Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced in federal court to 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm on top of his sentences for murder and financial crimes
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Trump in 'familiar fired up' mode by golf win but looks 'weary' as cases clash
Body language expert Judi James has revealed that while Donald Trump was in a "showboat mood" at the West Palm Beach golf ceremony he looks "weary" as two of his legal cases clash
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Smoke plumes from rooftop as New York skyscraper catches fire
A skyscraper at 125 Greenwich Street in New York City's lower Manhattan is on fire this morning with plumes of black smoke spotted rising from the top few floors of the building
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Snarling Putin's 'chilling' switch to anger and defiance in election win speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to appear "touched" in a speech after his unsurprising landslide election win, but his performance was not all it seemed, according to an expert