Putin announces 3-day May ceasefire to mark 80 years since WW2 victory

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Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars, has died alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies such as Israel, repeating action he took during his first term.
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Several journalists who are outspoken critics of U.S. support for Israel loudly lambasted U.S. Secretary of State over the war in Gaza, repeatedly interrupting his final press conference as he sought to defend his handling of the conflict.
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Reuters spoke to three police officers who said that Kenyan police at times mischaracterize deaths caused by officers as “death by accident”, “mob justice” or “drownings” in morgue logs to cover their tracks.
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A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning

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Since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, more than a thousand donations have poured into an online fundraiser for his legal defense, with messages supporting him and even celebrating the crime.
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South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday and one of his top lieutenants has tried to take his own life, officials said, amid a widening investigation into the U.S. ally's decision to declare martial law last week.
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After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power when (about 6 months ago) they communicated to Turkey plans for a major offensive and felt they had received its tacit approval, two sources said

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral will reopen its doors next week, five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece, one of the French capital's most beloved and visited monuments.

Heavy online marketing spending by Temu and Shein is making it more costly for other retailers and brands to reach shoppers on Black Friday, marketing and industry experts say, with both bidding heavily on search keywords used by competitors.
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Macy's $M on Monday delayed Q3 results after finding that an employee hid as much as $154 million in expenses over years!! Story by @ananyamariam.bsky.social
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