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Brawl breaks out on nude beach
Nude bathers at La Teste-de-Buch, in Arcachon, France, were involved in a mass brawl after ten youths refused to remove their clothes. The group was accused of walking through the nudist area simply to stare at women and a fight broke out involving up to 20 people. Two of the young people were arrested.
Death penalty for 'slouching' politician
North Korea has executed a senior political figure for sitting in a "disrespectful" position during a session of parliament in Pyongyang, according to an unnamed South Korean official. Kim Yong-jin, who was in charge of education, is said to have been denounced by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his bad posture and taken for interrogation, where he was reportedly found to be an "anti-party, anti-revolutionary agitator", leading to his execution.
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Grok in the crosshairs as EU launches deepfake porn probeIN THE SPOTLIGHT The European Union has officially begun investigating Elon Musk’s proprietary AI, as regulators zero in on Grok’s porn problem and its impact continent-wide
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‘But being a “hot” country does not make you a good country’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Why have homicide rates reportedly plummeted in the last year?Today’s Big Question There could be more to the story than politics
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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‘Lumpy skin’ protests intensify across France as farmers fight cullIN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society
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Australia weighs new gun laws after antisemitic attackSpeed Read A father and son opened fire on Jewish families at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing at least 15
