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Soil testing at California house turns up evidence of human remains in Kirstin Smart case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:49:53+00:00

Home reportedly occupied by mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of killing college student who went missing in 1996Soil testing at a property linked to the man convicted in the murder of California college student Kristin Smart, who disappeared in 1996, turned up evidence of human remains, a state sheriff announced on Friday.“We can’t call it Kristin, but there’s evidence to support human remains – there at one time,” the San Luis Obispo county sheriff, Ian Parkinson, said at a news conference. Continue reading...

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Two men charged over alleged filming of antisemitic TikTok videos in London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:48:21+00:00

Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, charged with religiously aggravated harassmentTwo men have been charged with religiously aggravated harassment over allegations they travelled to north London to film antisemitic TikTok videos.Officers were called to reports of a hate crime involving a group of men allegedly harassing members of the Jewish community on Clapton Common at about 9pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said. Officers arrested five men in Hackney after the incident, it added. Continue reading...

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Indonesian rescuers retrieve body from Mount Dukono as search continues

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:43:38+00:00

Woman recovered after volcanic eruption on remote island, while operation to find two missing Singaporeans goes onRescuers on Saturday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption on Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote island of Halmahera, as search operations continued for the bodies of two Singaporeans, officials said.The dead hikers were among 20 who set out to scale the 1,355m (4,445ft) volcano in defiance of safety restrictions and became stranded when Dukono erupted early on Friday, spewing a thick ash column about 6 miles (10km) into the air. Continue r

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Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister to end 16-year Orbán era

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:42:49+00:00

Jubilation in Budapest as Péter Magyar becomes leader and invites people to ‘step through gate of regime change’• Europe live – latest updatesThe pro-European centre-right leader Péter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary, marking the official end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.Saturday’s ceremony – during which Magyar had invited people to join him to “write Hungarian history” together and “step through the gate of regime change” – comes a month after his opposition Tisza party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. Continue reading...

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‘This is not another Covid,’ WHO chief tells Tenerife as hantavirus cruise ship heads to island – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:38:54+00:00

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands have confirmed they will send planes to repatriate nationalsThe interior minister of Spain told Reuters on Saturday that Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands have confirmed they will send planes to repatriate nationals from their respective countries aboard the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak.The European Union is sending two more planes for the remaining European citizens, and the US and UK have also confirmed planes and contingency plans for non-EU citizens.A total of 8 cases, including 3 deaths, have been report

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Les banques russes, relais-clés dans l’économie de guerre du Kremlin

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-09T12:30:12+00:00

Sur leurs sites Internet, plusieurs banques russes favorisent le recrutement de volontaires pour le front. Elles leur proposent des taux avantageux. Mais la guerre a un coût aussi pour le secteur

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Що треба налаштувати на новому смартфоні одразу після купівлі: поради експертів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-09T12:29:00+00:00

Правильне налаштування нового смартфона займає всього кілька хвилин, але дозволяє значно підвищити безпеку, продуктивність та автономність пристрою вже з перших днів використання.

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Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:27:59+00:00

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along with two others, for his reporting for the Guardian.Mohamed Bulbul was arrested with the journalists Abdihafid Nor Barre and Abdishakur Mohamed Mohamud on Friday evening while in a restaurant in the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. They said they were assaulted by members of Somalia’s US-trained counter-terrorism police unit and taken to

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Rhun ap Iorwerth Breaks Labour’s Dominance in Wales

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:18:15+00:00

Rhun ap Iorwerth, a former journalist, led his party to the most seats in the Welsh Parliament, ousting the Labour Party, which had long held sway, and beating Reform U.K.

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En Iran, les vies brisées de Manije, Mohammad-Reza et Soroush, morts dans les bombardements

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-09T12:15:49+00:00

Avant que les bombardements israélo-américains ne débutent, ils vivaient leur vie de retraités ou d’artiste, à différents endroits de Téhéran. Jusqu’à ce qu’ils rencontrent la mort, chez eux. Rongés par l’incertitude, leurs proches à l’étranger et dans le pays racontent leurs derniers échanges avant que le destin ne bascule.

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Japanese council votes to remove unconscious mayor

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:12:19+00:00

Kikuo Hatakeyama, 72, has served as the mayor of Hachirogata in north-east Japan since 2008, but fell ill in February.

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Officer who cracked serial rapist Worboys case says justice system ‘close to exploding’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T12:00:56+00:00

Exclusive: Tim Grattan-Kane says similar crimes still happening with rise of drink spiking in overstretched system as ITV releases drama on caseThe police officer in charge of solving the case of the “black-cab rapist” John Worboys says similar crimes could still be happening today as the criminal justice system is “close to exploding”.Tim Grattan-Kane was the senior investigating officer of the team who arrested Worboys in 2008 after they pieced together the accounts of numerous women who had reported being given drugged champagne by a London taxi driver, who then assaulted them. Continue re

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Donna e figli scomparsi in Friuli: “Avvistati in una zona di montagna”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-09T11:53:29+00:00

Fra le tante segnalazioni arrivate ai carabinieri che indagano sulla scomparsa della famiglia piacentina, quella di un escursionista è ritenuta particolarmente attendibile. Anche il padre dei ragazzi partecipa alle ricerche

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Starmer admits ‘unnecessary mistakes’ but rejects calls to quit – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-09T11:52:21+00:00

Several frontbenchers told the Guardian they agreed the PM’s time in office should not go beyond the end of the yearMapped: how Labour lost ground in different directionsGordon Brown has been appointed as a special envoy on global finance.Number 10 said:The PM has committed to boosting the country’s security and resilience’In this role, Gordon Brown will advise on how global finance cooperation can help to achieve this. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Vladimir Poutine reçoit le Premier ministre slovaque Robert Fico, seul dirigeant européen venu pour les commémorations du 9-Mai 1945

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-09T11:50:34+00:00

« Nous vous sommes reconnaissants d’avoir pris la décision d’être avec nous », a déclaré le président russe en rencontrant le dirigeant slovaque, après un défilé célébrant la victoire contre l’Allemagne nazie marqué par la sobriété. La trêve de trois jours proposée par Donald Trump et acceptée par Kiev et Moscou a débuté samedi.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Vladimir Poutine reçoit Robert Fico, premier ministre slovaque, seul dirigeant européen venu pour les commémorations du 9-Mai 1945 ; un civil tué malgré la trêve

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-09T11:50:29+00:00

« Nous vous sommes reconnaissants d’avoir pris la décision d’être avec nous », a déclaré le président russe en rencontrant le dirigeant slovaque, après un défilé célébrant la victoire contre l’Allemagne nazie marqué par la sobriété. La trêve de trois jours proposée par Donald Trump et acceptée par Kiev et Moscou a débuté samedi.

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Революція в агротехніці: німці перетворили колеса трактора на паливні баки

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-09T11:47:32+00:00

Розробники кажуть, що технологія дозволить важкій техніці працювати весь день без дозаправлення, використовуючи порожнечі, на які раніше ніхто не звертав уваги.

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Why Antiwar Protesters are Rallying in Japan

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-09T11:42:38+00:00

Demonstrators are opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and move the country away from its pacifist identity.

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