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Turkey detains more than 1,000 protesters after jailing of Istanbul mayor
More than a thousand people have been detained during protests following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish Interior...
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Israel considers massive new ground offensive in Gaza as it ramps up pressure on Hamas
Israel is making plans for a potential major ground offensive in Gaza that would involve sending tens of thousands of...
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A court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan
A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by...
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Lawyers ask El Salvador’s Supreme Court to evaluate legality of detention of Venezuelans deported by the US
A team of lawyers representing the families of 30 Venezuelans sent by the United States to a mega prison in...
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World’s longest-serving death row prisoner awarded $1.4 million after acquittal – that’s $85 for each day
A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been...
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A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation
A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club...
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Canada’s election will be an ‘elbows up’ battle, but not for the reasons you may think
There were likely as many groans as laughs across Canada when comedian Mike Myers hovered over the hockey boards in...
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South Korea top court reinstates prime minister suspended over martial law turmoil
South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of the country’s prime minister Han Duck-soo and restored his powers on...
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El Salvador says families can file complaints over unjust detention in notorious mega-prison
Families of Venezuelan deportees held in El Salvador’s infamous Cecot prison can petition the Salvadoran government for their release –...
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‘I would prefer this over killing children:’ Why some Israeli teens are choosing jail over the army
At a military prison in central Israel, 18-year-old Itamar Greenberg sat in a US Army-issued army uniform as the Hollywood...
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