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By Paul Kirby Twenty-four hours after Azerbaijan’s army launched an offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, ethnic-Armenian forces have agreed Russian terms for a ceasefire. One of the key demands that Karabakh forces have accepted is a proposal for complete disarmament. Some 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in the South Caucasus enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Three …

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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) – Ford, BMW and other global carmakers have warned that any move by the UK to delay a 2030 ban on sales of new gasoline and diesel cars would undermine industry efforts to make the switch to electric vehicles. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to roll back …

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By Taylor Romine, Lauren Mascarenhas, Raja Razek and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) – Police in a quiet community outside Chicago who are investigating the shooting deaths of a family of four, including two children, in their home Sunday night say it wasn’t a random incident. The two adults, their two children and their three dogs …

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By Paul Kirby Azerbaijan’s defence ministry says it has begun “anti-terrorist” operations in areas of Nagorno-Karabakh under Armenian control. Tensions have been high for months surrounding the breakaway ethnic-Armenian enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Air raid sirens and mortar fire were heard in Karabakh’s main city. Eleven Azerbaijani police and civilians have been …

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By Celine Alkhaldi and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) – Protests have erupted in the eastern Libyan city of Derna with locals demanding the removal of those in power, a week after torrential rain caused two dams to collapse, sweeping whole neighborhoods into the Mediterranean Sea and killing thousands. Demonstrators vented their anger at officials, including …

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By Paul Glynn & Tom Gerken YouTube has suspended Russell Brand’s channels from making money from adverts for “violating” its “creator responsibility policy”. The video platform said it was taking action “to protect” its users. Meanwhile, the BBC said it had removed some programmes featuring the comedian and actor from its streaming services. It comes …

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Sydney has experienced its first total fire ban in almost three years and several schools along the New South Wales state coast to the south have been closed because of a heightened wildfire danger caused by unusually hot and dry conditions across sout… SYDNEY — Sydney experienced its first total fire ban in almost three …

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The body of Goolcharran Shivcharran, a 65-year-old labourer of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara was on Monday found in a drain near his residence. The man allegedly drowned between 08:00hrs and 13:30hrs. Reports are that Shivcharran, an alcoholic, resided with his 60-year-old wife. The man’s 39-year-old son-in-law said that around 13:30hrs, he was at home …

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A senior British politician is urging police to investigate sexual assault allegations against comedian and actor Russell Brand By JILL LAWLESS LONDON — Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the U.K. entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of …

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By Robert Plummer Russia has called on the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought against it by Ukraine. Kyiv accuses Moscow of falsely using genocide law to justify its invasion. Russia maintains that it intervened in Ukraine to prevent a genocidal attack on ethnic Russians in the east. The court hearing …

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