Kosovo's former president sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
Hashim Thaci has been jailed for crimes including torture and murder during Kosovo's independence war with Serbia.
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At least 82 people killed after gold mine collapses in Sudan
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Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices
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Charles was 'giddily elated' in phone call after Diana's death, her brother claims in book
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Trump threatens EU with ‘serious tariffs’ after proposal to make Canada first associate member – Europe live
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More than 1,000 children killed in Bangladesh measles outbreak
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Two Britons among three killed in Swiss Alps light aircraft crash
Authorities say the plane took off from the Rhône Valley and collided with a mountain slope about 10 minutes later.
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
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Ukraine war briefing: Drone kills Russian commander just decorated after fake victory claim
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English far-right extremist who discussed killing Jews, Muslims and migrants is jailed
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Howard Buffett to succeed father Warren as Berkshire Hathaway chair
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OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’ Cybersecurity researchers have hacked into OpenAI with the help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, in the latest example of security issues at…
British rapper Sway dies aged 44
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Brewdog's unpaid workers to receive nothing after takeover deal
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Council staff refused anonymity for Sara Sharif inquest
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