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Convicted French Holocaust denier arrested in Scotland after 2-year search

Vincent Reynouard seized near Edinburgh on behalf of French authorities; first conviction was 31 years ago for claiming gas chambers didn’t exist

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‘Screw them’: Ukraine’s envoy blasts Israeli ‘summons’ as ties deteriorate

Amid rising tensions, Yevgen Korniychuk expresses anger over barriers for citizens trying to enter Israel, disappointment over recent UN vote

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U.S. Navy intercepts ‘massive’ shipment of explosive material in Gulf of Oman

DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling “massive” amounts of explosive material while transiting from Iran along a route in the Gulf of Oman that has been used to

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Cold Weather Can Be Dangerous for the Human Body. This Winter Worries Experts

A particularly nasty trifecta of influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is already portending a rough winter. But there’s another factor contributing to a potentially tough season for health: a colder-than-average season, which is forecast in the northern U.S.

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Half of France’s Nuclear Plants Are Off-Line

France’s state-backed nuclear operator is scrambling to overcome a monthslong crisis to get as many reactors as possible restarted before winter sets in.

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At least one killed in airstrikes on Kyiv after Ukraine’s biggest victory of war

Airstrikes have left one person dead after at least two residential buildings were hit in Kyiv following the Ukrainian victory in Kherson.

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Protesters pour black liquid on Klimt masterpiece in Vienna

Climate activists poured black liquid over a glass screen protecting Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece “Death and Life” in Vienna on Tuesday, in the latest protest at inaction over global heating. The work by the Austrian painter was undamaged, Vienna’s Leopold Museum

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Russian missile strikes blast cities across Ukraine, knocking out power

Russia fired 85 missiles at Ukrainian cities in the space of a couple hours on Tuesday afternoon. Ukrainian officials are calling it one of the most intense strikes of the war. (Image credit: Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

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Earth welcomes its 8 billionth baby. Is that good or bad news… or a bit of both?

Sometime today, the global population is forecast to hit 8 billion. The U.N. calls it a milestone for humanity, made possible by advances in public health and medicine. But there are also challenges. (Image credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images)

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In Poland, a Warm Welcome for Ukrainian Refugees Wobbles

Poland took in millions of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. But a vocal minority is trying to stoke tensions as Russian attacks threaten to prompt a new surge.

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