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 Indonesia police probe drug regulators over cough syrup

Indonesia’s police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country’s drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into tainted cough syrups linked to the deaths of more than 200 children across the nation, two top inspectors told Reuters.

June 26, 2023 12:31 pm
 

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Police detain 50 after Pride march in Istanbul

Turkish police detained at least 50 people after Istanbul’s LGBT community held its annual Pride march.

June 26, 2023 11:26 am
 

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Greek conservatives storm to victory in repeat election

Greece’s conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister.

June 26, 2023 10:40 am
 

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US Coast Guard investigating cause of submersible implosion

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the undersea implosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard while diving to the century-old wreck of the Titanic, officials said.

June 26, 2023 9:20 am
 

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US officials see weakened Putin as Russia turmoil reveals 'cracks'

The unprecedented challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Wagner fighters has exposed fresh “cracks” in the strength of his leadership that may take weeks or months to play out, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

June 26, 2023 8:40 am
 

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One killed, nine injured in roller coaster crash in Sweden

One person was killed and nine injured, including children, in a roller coaster accident at the Grona Lund amusement park in the Swedish capital, representatives of the park said.

June 26, 2023 6:22 am
 

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Israeli security chiefs vow crackdown on settler 'terrorism'

Israeli security chiefs on Saturday designated settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as “nationalist terrorism” that merits stepped-up counter measures, and their remarks drew anger from far-right cabinet ministers.

June 25, 2023 6:18 pm
 

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Russia urges Moscow residents to avoid key highway until 0700 GMT

Russia’s Federal Road Agency urged residents of the Moscow region on Sunday to refrain from travelling along the M-4 “Don” major expressway until 10 a.m. (0700 GMT).

June 25, 2023 5:20 pm
 

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Australian prime minister's visit to China to be locked in at 'appropriate time'

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he would set the date for a China visit at an “appropriate time” as he stressed the importance of bilateral trade and expressed concerns about an Australian journalist detained in Beijing.

June 25, 2023 3:18 pm
 

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Trump says 'vital' federal role remains for regulating abortion

Former President Donald Trump said the federal government has a role in regulating late-term abortions, but declined to provide specifics on what that role was in a speech to a conservative audience on Saturday night.

June 25, 2023 2:20 pm
 

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Rebel Russian mercenaries halt the advance on Moscow, Kremlin says fighters to face no action

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow halted their approach, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power, in a move that their leader said would avoid bloodshed.

June 25, 2023 12:00 pm
 

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Brazil's Lula calls for 'common sense' negotiations on EU-Mercosur trade pact

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday urged the European Union and the Mercosur to set aside arrogance and negotiate the long-awaited trade agreement between the blocs with common sense.

June 25, 2023 11:30 am

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