5 d. ago Premiership flop embroiled in football betting scandal after being hit with bombshell alleged corruption charge

The controversy has rocked the game in Australia and an ex Motherwell player as at the heart of it

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1 week ago Outbreak of deadly food bug linked to fruit puts five in hospital

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating a small outbreak of a rare type of Salmonella, which has led to 25 cases across the UK, including two in Wales

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1 week ago Trump’s alleged corruption shouldn’t be investigated because ‘it’s out in the open,’ Mike Johnson says

Johnson hailed Trump as ‘the most transparent president’ and railed against the ‘Biden crime family’ during a recent CNN appearance

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2 w. ago Turkish prosecutors target 63 members of the military over ties to a 2016 coup attempt

Prosecutors in Turkey say they have issued arrest warrants for 63 active-duty military personnel over links to a group accused of attempting a coup in 2016

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2 w. ago Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warPortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the causes of the huge power outage that brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill last month, its acting energy minister told Reuters.Maria da Graça Carvalho said prime minister Luís Montenegro wants an independent investigation led by the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to complement the technical report being prepared by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Two Israeli Embassy staff members shot dead in Washington DC outside Jewish museum

A deadly shooting unfolded after an event at a Jewish museum near the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, with the FBI and US Capitol Police among the agencies investigating the killings

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3 w. ago Ice used ‘false pretenses’ for warrant to hunt for Columbia students, lawyers say

Ice used warrant application as ‘pretext’ to try to arrest two students in order to deport themImmigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) effectively misled a judge in order to gain access to the homes of students it sought to arrest for their pro-Palestinian activism, attorneys say.A recently unsealed search warrant application shows that Ice told a judge it needed a warrant because the agency was investigating Columbia University for “harboring aliens”. In reality, attorneys say, Ice used the warrant application as a “pretext” to try to arrest two students, including one green card holder, in order to deport them. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NATO's procurement agency under investigation for alleged corruption linked to military contracts

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the organization’s procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and fraud allegations involving the purchase of military equipment

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3 w. ago Firms still greenwashing in adverts after being censured, UK investigation finds

Exclusive: Virgin Atlantic and Renault among companies that continued to publish misleading environmental claimsCompanies have continued to post misleading greenwashing adverts after being censured by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), according to an investigation.Greenpeace UK’s investigative journalism unit, Unearthed, reports that Virgin Atlantic, Renault and Aqua Pura are among companies that continued to publish unfounded claims about the environmental credentials of their products after being told to remove such adverts by the advertising watchdog. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FBI opens inquiry into 764, online group that sexually exploits and encourages minors to self

Agency is investigating 250 people affiliated with networks that manipulate and threaten young victims in cyberspaceThe name of the group sounds innocuous enough: 764.But the ordinary-seeming number hides one of the most disturbing trends in the US’s criminal landscape, disguising a brutal and sinister online group that exploits its victims in cyberspace and is now a top target for US law enforcement. Continue reading...

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