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U.K. Prosecutors File Murder Charge in Ann Widdecombe Death

A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of Ann Widdecombe, a right-wing figure whose body was found in her home this month.

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Ann Widdecombe in 2024.
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Trump Says Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested in the U.S.

New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, told The New York Times, he was looking into whether he could arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he comes to New York for the U.N. General Assembly.

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Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of engaging in “political theater” over his comments about arresting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Fire in Bangkok Bar Leaves at Least 27 Dead

The fast-moving blaze sent people fleeing toward the bathrooms to hide, officials said. Their bodies were found there, raising questions about safety standards.

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At least 27 people died after the fire at Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao in the Thai capital, officials said.
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Iranian Attacks on Jordan Highlight Kingdom’s Difficult Position

Iran’s military said it fired missiles at a Jordanian air base used by American forces. Jordan said it had intercepted missiles entering its air space.

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A satellite image shows Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Al Azraq, Jordan.
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Albanian Leader Rejects Complaints About Kanye West Concert

Prime Minister Edi Rama is under fire over a proposed resort with Trump ties, and a planned concert by the controversial musician known as Ye. In both cases, he cites the need for tourism.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania in Tirana, Albania, in June.
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Can Hungarian Holocaust Survivors Find Justice in the U.S.?

For more than a decade, a group of survivors have fought a legal battle to get American courts to hear their suit against Hungary’s national railroad over its role in the atrocities.

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The Wall of Remembrance during a memorial service at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest last year.
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I.O.C. Lifts Russia’s Olympic Suspension, Clearing the Way for 2028

The International Olympic Committee “provisionally” removed the ban imposed in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A previous ban for systematic doping had already ended.

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The Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow on Tuesday.
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A Hitler Bunker Faces Demolition in Housing-Challenged Berlin

Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve historically significant monuments and the need to build and modernize.

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The New Reich Chancellery bunker.
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