28 h. ago French police arrest 4 in alleged plot targeting exiled Russian activist Vladimir Osechkin

French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin

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52 h. ago Jittery Kremlin fears coup attempt to topple Putin from within by exiled billionaire Russian oil tycoon

Russian authorities opened a fresh investigation against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the country's richest man and one of Putin's fiercest critics.

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4 d. ago Russia accuses exiled opponents of plot to violently seize power

The FSB said it was investigating Mikhail Khodorkovsky and more than 20 other exiled Russian dissidents

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7 d. ago French police use pepper spray on migrants trying to cross English Channel

French police have used pepper spray to stop migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.

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7 d. ago NBA legend Paul Pierce arrested after being found asleep in his car

Former NBA player Paul Pierce has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on a Los Angeles highway after he was found asleep behind the wheel

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8 d. ago The migrants laughing at French efforts to stop them reaching Dover: At least 70 make it on to UK

A picture taken on the beach in Gravelines on Friday morning shows a man, believed to be a migrant, smiling as he runs away from a French cop.

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9 d. ago Top female French comedian faces police probe after kicking 'selfie

Nawell Madani is accused of assaulting the young boy, named locally as Djulian, after he attempted to take a photo with her, his family have said.

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1 week ago Alleged ‘kill team’ face court after arrest en route to hit near Sydney daycare

Police allege they identified the trio ‘mobilising’ to kill a man near a childcare centre in city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo alleged members of a “kill team” have faced court over an alleged plot to murder a man picking up a child at daycare.NSW Police on Tuesday pounced on a group of men driving through Revesby in Sydney’s southwest, allegedly with balaclavas and pistols. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alleged ‘kill team’ charged after arrest en route to hit near Sydney daycare

Police allege they identified the trio ‘mobilising’ to kill a man near a childcare centre in city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have charged three men with conspiracy to commit murder, alleging they were a hired “hit team” arrested while on their way to kill a man near a Sydney daycare centre.Police said officers had been conducting a routine surveillance operation in Sydney’s Condell Park area on Tuesday when they allegedly identified the trio “mobilising to carry out an offence”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Notorious ‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev claims in jail he doesn’t remember ‘conning women out of hundreds of thousands’

THE NOTORIOUS "Tinder Swindler" has claimed from his jail cell that he doesn't remember "conning women out of hundreds of thousands." Simon Leviev, 35, has spoken out for the first time since his arrest in Georgia for alleged fraud. Talking from his prison cell, the Israeli scammer admitted to a local celebrity lawyer Mariam Kublashvili...

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1 week ago The 'Tinder Swindler' fears he has been 'set up' as he speaks from his Georgian jail cell for first time since his dramatic arrest for alleged fraud

Israeli sweetheart scammer Shimon Hayut told local celebrity lawyer Mariam Kublashvili that while he is 'no angel' he has 'no recollection' of the crimes he is accused of.

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2 w. ago Met cop began sexual relationship with woman after arresting her boyfriend

Daniel Humphreys, 38, met the woman while attending a 999 call to arrest her boyfriend following an allegation of assault and regularly met up with her to have sex

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2 w. ago French police detain 2 crew members of oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet

French authorities have detained two crew members of an oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet, which avoids Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict

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2 w. ago Riot police stop migrants from reaching beach in French town

A woman with a baby strapped to her back was pushed back into the crowd by one officer as she tried to break through the police line in Gravelines.

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2 w. ago Milan–London Ryanair Flight Diverted to Paris After two Passengers Eat and Flush Passports Mid

Milan–London Ryanair Flight Diverted to Paris After two Passengers Eat and Flush Passports Mid-Air; French Police Arrest Duo  The Logical Indian

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2 w. ago The moment cheers erupt after 'rowdy stag do' removed from Ryanair flight by French police

A plane heading to Alicante was diverted to Toulouse to remove a rowdy stag do

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2 w. ago Ryanair terror as Brits 'cause chaos' on Benidorm flight forcing divert to France

Armed french police boarded the plane which had taken off from Luton and was heading to Benidorm after the captain was forced to divert the plane to France

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2 w. ago British stag do force Ryanair flight to land in France and brawl with police in front of terrified passengers before being arrested 

As the flight took off, the group immediately began drinking duty-free booze and 'engaging in loud, inappropriate conversations all within earshot of young children seated nearby'.

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2 w. ago Two female migrants die while attempting to cross the Channel after dinghy carrying 100 people sinks

French police said the women died by suffocation or drowning after the overloaded boat set off for the UK at around 3.15am.

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3 w. ago Trump says he was ‘still friends’ with Erdoğan while in US ‘exile’ and demands Turkey stop buying Russian oil – US politics live

President refers to four years after he lost the 2020 election as he welcomes president of Turkey to the White HouseDozens of House Democrats have signed a letter to Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio, urging the administration to recognize Palestinian statehood.The letter, led by California Democrat Ro Khanna, has 46 signatures, and lawmakers will send it to the US president on Friday, according to plans first provided to the Guardian. Continue reading...

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