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Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
The $6bn package includes air defence munitions but not the missile systems Ukraine says it badly needs.
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'I thought just kill me quickly': Gaza hostage's 54 days in captivity (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
Moran Yanai was threatened with death and moved from place to place during her ordeal.
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Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.
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UK forces may be deployed to help deliver Gaza aid (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
The US says no American forces will go ashore but an unnamed "third party" will drive aid into Gaza.
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Mount Fuji view to be blocked to deter tourists (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
Residents are fed up with visitors dropping rubbish and parking illegally as they seek the perfect photo.
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Possible Trump VP pick defends killing her dog (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalls shooting a dog and a goat in a soon-to-be released memoir.
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Tourist fined for approaching walrus in Norway (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
The man went near the animal on an ice floe near the world's northernmost settlement in Svalbard.
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Turkish power ship resumes supply to Sierra Leone after bill paid (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.
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US health officials probe spice mix pesticide claims (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
Officials in several countries say spice mixes made by MDH and Everest may contain ethylene oxide.
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Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
The government says a specialist team is looking into the death of the well-known influencer.
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