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Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years

Choi Mal-ja only managed to break free after biting off about 1.5cm of her alleged attacker's tongue..

10th September, 2025

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Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group

Worshippers have been gunned down in mosques and homes have been torched in escalating violence, Human Rights Watch says..

10th September, 2025

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Protests hit France as new PM takes office

A grassroots movement is encouraging people to protest against the political class and proposed budget cuts..

10th September, 2025

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Chinese nationals jailed for human trafficking in South Africa

A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions..

10th September, 2025

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Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples

The law would have recognised some rights for couples who were married overseas..

10th September, 2025

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White House denies Trump's alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic

The message purportedly written by Trump is inside a 238-page book released by a House committee..

10th September, 2025

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Nepal protests 'hijacked', Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets

Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday..

10th September, 2025

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Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar

The Doha attack signals that Benjamin Netanyahu will press forward hard on all fronts, writes Jeremy Bowen..

10th September, 2025

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Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha, but confirms six deaths

Meanwhile, the White House says the Israeli strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals"..

10th September, 2025

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Poland says it shot down Russian drones after airspace violation

Nato jets were also deployed to respond to drones that entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine..

10th September, 2025