13 h. ago French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months

Authorities in France say that a French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in jail in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the metro has been pardoned and freed

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35 h. ago Seized British fishing boat Lady T is released by French authorities after being 'held hostage' as skipper is issued with 'substantial' fine

The Lady T, based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, was held in Boulogne-sur-Mer, at risk of confiscation, after being intercepted by the Pluvier, a French Navy Ship, on Thursday.

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42 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz make desperate plea after his family's 'hostage fears'

Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz have taken to social media, pleading with fans following his family's fear that he's being held hostage by the socialite

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44 h. ago Glamorous Italian assistant tied to $100m crypto bros' 'torture chamber' at $75,000

Folchi, an aspiring actress who lives in Connecticut , was seen being led out of the brownstone Soho home where the ordeal is alleged to have taken place on Saturday

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61 h. ago French authorities investigate second power blackout in two days

At least 45,000 people affected by ‘malicious act’ in Nice, a day after Cannes film festival disrupted by similar outageFrench authorities have launched an investigation into a power blackout blamed on sabotage that affected at least 45,000 people, just a day after a similar outage disrupted the final day of the Cannes film festival.Authorities in Nice said an electrical transformer had been set on fire in the west of the city in the early hours of Sunday, with power restored later in the day. A day earlier, a separate blaze, believed to have been started by arson, contributed to a power cut that hit Cannes. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago French authorities investigate power blackout blamed on sabotage

At least 45,000 people affected after electrical transformer set on fire and pylon pillars cut in ‘malicious act’French authorities have launched an investigation into a power blackout blamed on sabotage that affected at least 45,000 people, just a day after a similar outage disrupted the final day of the Cannes film festival.Authorities in Nice said an electrical transformer had been set on fire in the west of the city in the early hours of Sunday, with power restored later in the day. A day earlier, a separate blaze, believed to have been started by arson, contributed to a power cut that hit Cannes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rare tuna fishing licence given to Scottish boat with eyes on Tokyo market

Bluefin tuna have been making a comeback to British waters

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3 d. ago British fishing boat named after famous Prime Minister 'taken prisoner by the French'

The French navy has seized a British fishing boat named after Margaret Thatcher in the English channel, after it was accused of illegally fishing for whelks in the English Channel

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3 d. ago British fishing boat named after Margaret Thatcher is 'held hostage' by the French

The Lady T, which is based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, is being held in Boulogne-sur-Mer, while the Francesca TO 80, which is registered in Truro, Cornwall, was escorted to Brest.

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4 d. ago We used to catch hundreds of cod a day. Last year it was just ONE: One fishing family reveal truth about EU monster trawlers that've decimated our waters as Starmer surrenders to foreign fleets

In Britain's fishing heyday, a sturdy red wooden boat called Royal Charlotte ploughed the English Channel to bring home enormous catches of cod for her owners, the Coker family.

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4 d. ago Paris court to reach verdict in Kim Kardashian jewellery theft trial

Masked men broke into US reality star’s flat and held her at gunpoint in 2016, escaping with jewels worth €10mA Paris court will reach a verdict on Friday in the trial of 10 people alleged to have been involved in the theft of jewellery worth millions of euros from the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian when she attended Paris fashion week in 2016.Three pensioners and a man in his 30s are accused of breaking into a luxury residence in Paris, where they tied up Kardashian and held her hostage at gunpoint in her bedroom in the early hours of 3 October 2016. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Young dad dies after being stung by deadly venomous lionfish on diving trip

Tiago Rodrigues da Silva, 25, was diving off the coast of Brazil from a fishing boat when he collapsed and died after what was suspected to be a sting from a venomous lionfish

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6 d. ago Former prisoners and hostages urge Starmer to secure release of Jimmy Lai

Call for UK PM to act urgently over pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 1,602 days in solitary confinementFormer prisoners and hostages wrongly held abroad have urged the UK prime minister to urgently secure the release of the pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai before he dies in a Hong Kong jail.The 77-year-old media mogul, who is a British citizen, has been held in solitary confinement for 1,602 days and his family fears he might not survive another summer in Hong Kong, where temperatures can reach 40C (104F). Continue reading...

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6 d. ago International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank continues unabated. And as part of a tactic to bring pressure to bear on Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Israel halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza for two months, leading to widespread starvation and brutal conditions.In reaction, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement expressing a strong rebuke of Israel’s war effort. The UK’s foreign secretary, Da...

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6 d. ago Teen star inspired by Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish set to release her debut single

Kayleigh is set to release her debut single Fix Your Heart on May 30 via Sun Turtle Records.

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7 d. ago Man held pregnant girlfriend and her family hostage for six months

The 23-year old was arrested Saturday and faces 28 charges.

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8 d. ago Utah man held girlfriend’s family hostage for six months after claiming members of the cartel were after them, cops say

Dominic Garcia, 23, ‘repeatedly told them the cartel would kill them if they did not do what they were told’

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2 w. ago Hamas releases final living American hostage to Red Cross as crowds celebrate in Tel Aviv

Hamas has released the last living American hostage held in Gaza after talks with the US on a ceasefire and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the besieged territory as Tony Blair joins aid effort

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2 w. ago Caelan Doris: Ireland captain could miss six months after shoulder injury wrecks Lions dream

Leinster confirm skipper facing at least four months out after surgery on shoulder issue suffered in Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton

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2 w. ago Hamas says last American hostage in Gaza will be freed as part of ceasefire push

Hamas has announced it will release Edan Alexander — believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza — as part of a broader effort to secure a ceasefire and reopen key crossings into the war-torn territory.

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