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N. Ireland unionist ex-leader in court over sex charges

N. Ireland unionist ex-leader in court over sex charges

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party appears in court on Wednesday over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics.

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Top price predicted for long-lost Klimt portrait at Vienna auction

Top price predicted for long-lost Klimt portrait at Vienna auction

A painting by symbolist icon Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century will be sold at auction in Vienna on Wednesday despite questions surrounding its provenance.

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They stormed the US Capitol in 2021 - now they want to serve there

They stormed the US Capitol in 2021 - now they want to serve there

Three years ago, Derrick Evans was taking part in the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol, joining hundreds of other Donald Trump supporters who refused to accept his defeat in the presidential election.

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Norman says McIlroy welcome on LIV Tour, but denies any offer

Norman says McIlroy welcome on LIV Tour, but denies any offer

LIV Golf boss Greg Norman denied Wednesday making any financial offer for Rory McIlroy to jump ship from the PGA Tour, but said he was happy to "have a conversation".

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Recycled 'zombie' misinformation targets US voters

Recycled 'zombie' misinformation targets US voters

Migrants, vaccines, pedophilia rings -- old conspiracy theories are resurfacing ahead of the US election despite being repeatedly debunked, in what researchers call "zombie" falsehoods that appear to resonate with polarized voters.

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Colombian rebels holding Amazon hostage in peace talks

Colombian rebels holding Amazon hostage in peace talks

Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest.

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Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress

Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress

The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.

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Long-delayed Ukraine aid clears US Congress, awaits Biden signature

Long-delayed Ukraine aid clears US Congress, awaits Biden signature

The US Senate approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine late Tuesday that had been stalled for months in Congress, with President Joe Biden vowing fresh supplies to be delivered swiftly to the warzone as Russia makes battlefield gains.

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N. Macedonia votes in crucial elections for stalled EU talks

N. Macedonia votes in crucial elections for stalled EU talks

North Macedonia heads to the polls Wednesday for the first in a series of elections that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the European Union.

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Indigenous people march in Brazil to demand land demarcation

Indigenous people march in Brazil to demand land demarcation

Thousands of Indigenous people with colorful feathered headdresses and bows and arrows marched Tuesday in Brazil's capital to demand the demarcation of their lands, an issue that pits a leftist president again a conservative-dominated congress.

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