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11 killed, including 2 children, in Montenegro gun attack, report state media – CNN

11 killed, including 2 children, in Montenegro gun attack, report state media  CNN Montenegro Gunman Kills 11 On Street Before Being Shot Dead By Police  NBC News Montenegro shooter kills at least 10 before shot and killed by passerby, officials say  Fox News

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Activists accuse Iran of responsibility for Rushdie attack

Iran’s rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed, activists and opponents charged Saturday. While the

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75 years after India’s violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually

A virtual reality project helps survivors of India’s Partition glimpse long-lost birthplaces they fled as children. Fraught relations between India and Pakistan mean they can’t visit in person. (Image credit: Raksha Kumar/NPR)

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Festival stage collapse in Spain kills one, injures dozens

MADRID (Reuters) -One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of the main stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia in the early hours of Saturday, regional emergency

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Police investigate 26,000 war crimes in Ukraine, with officials ‘convinced’ more to be uncovered

Police in Ukraine are investigating 26,000 war crimes committed by Russian soldiers and expect to uncover thousands more as land is retaken and towns and villages liberated, Sky News has been told.

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Ukrainian health minister says Russia is blocking access to medicines

In an interview with the AP, the health minister said Russian authorities repeatedly have blocked efforts to provide state-subsidized drugs to people in occupied cities, towns and villages. (Image credit: Vasilisa Stepanenko/AP)

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Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico – Los Angeles Times

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico  Los Angeles Times Mexican troops sent to border city after deadly cartel clash  CNN Mexico cartel violence: 11 killed after gang riot inside prison leads to shootings, fires on streets

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Saudi spying inside Twitter led to torture and jailing of Saudi man who ran anonymous satirical account

A jury in California has convicted a former worker at Twitter of spying for Saudi Arabia by providing the kingdom private information about Saudi dissidents. The spying effort led to the arrest, torture and jailing of Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, who ran

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4-year-old Jerusalem boy critically hurt; police suspect relative choked him

As young boy fights for his life at hospital, cops arrest family member identified as the child’s brother for attempted murder

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