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'Serpent' serial killer who murdered American tourist stuns detective with demeanor

Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer accused of murdering at least a dozen western tourists traveling through Asia in the 1970s, is now a free man and sharing his story in a new televised interview. “If you follow Mr. Sobhraj … that’s his modus operandi, he likes to have the attention put on him,” Jackie Malton, retired detective chief inspector …

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Catch the Northern Lights in the US and around the world with these viewing tips

Seeing the Northern Lights in the sky is a bucket list item for many. With the right conditions, and if you are in a prime viewing location, you may be able to scratch that item off your list. There are many international destinations that are popular places to go to see the Northern Lights, but there are plenty of places …

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Iran using Hells Angels, criminal gangs to target critics in US and abroad: report

Iran is enlisting members of the Hells Angels biker gang and other criminal enterprises as part of their efforts to attack and silence dissidents living in Europe and on American soil, a new report has revealed. The shadowy operations being orchestrated by high-level units within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Ministry of Intelligence have targeted a former …

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Notre Dame Cathedral receives its iconic bells 5 years after fire

After a massive fire in 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will be ringing its bells once again. The restoration project is working to get the famed Cathedral back to its original glory with eight bells seen being brought to the worksite, the Associated Press (AP) reported. One bell reportedly weighs more than 4 tons. GREECE TO IMPOSE TAX …

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Travelers could face new penalty for exceeding baggage limit on trains

Vacationers traveling on a railroad in Europe may be subjected to fines if they exceed the baggage limit as some countries grapple with overtourism. In February, French National Railways (SNCF)announced there would be new limits on the amount and size of luggage on trains with the enforcement beginning on Sept. 15. GREECE TO IMPOSE TAX FOR CRUISE VISITORS ON POPULAR …

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Harris interrupted multiple times by pro-Palestinian protesters as she rallies in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

WILKES-BARRE, PA. – Vice President Kamala Harris spoke for around a half hour to a packed crowd at the McHale Athletic Center of Wilkes University in Pennsylvania on Friday, where she was interrupted at least twice by pro-Palestinian protesters. “You’re supporting a war criminal,” one protester shouted about two-thirds of the way into her speech. A second appeared shortly after …

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London art heist: Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ swiped from gallery, 2 charged

Police in London have arrested and charged two men with burglary after the well-known Banksy artwork “Girl with Balloon” was swiped during a smash-and-grab raid at a gallery. Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, remain in police custody Friday following the incident at the Grove Gallery that unfolded around 11 p.m. Sunday night, according to the Metropolitan Police. “A …

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Superyacht victims' cause of death was 'death by confinement,' autopsies show: report

Four of the seven people who died in the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht last monthoff the coast of Sicilypassed away after being trapped alive inside the ship’s cabins and suffocated, autopsies have reportedly revealed. New York City lawyerChris Morvillo, his wife Neda, along with Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s London-based investment banking subsidiary, and his wife, Judy all …

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Armenia to withdraw from Moscow-dominated security alliance as tensions flare

The leader of Armenia on Wednesday declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his government will decide later when to leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization, or CSTO, a grouping that includes Russia and the former Soviet Central Asian …

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Macron stands by move to dissolve parliament, trigger snap elections

French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc” over the far-right. In France, legislative elections decide the makeup of the parliament, not the occupant of the presidential Élysée Palace. Macron has a presidential mandate until …

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