Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Watson to Japan
• Dec 17, 2024, 11:38 AM
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, and he will not be extradited to Japan. Watson was detained on a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant, which accuses him of causing damage to a whaling ship in the Antarctic in 2010 and injuring a whaler.
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Russia detains Uzbek suspect in killing of chemical weapons general
• 7:41 AM
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Russia said it had detained a suspect on Wednesday who confessed to planting the bomb which killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov outside his apartment building. The Uzbekistani suspect said he was acting on orders from Ukraine.
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'Bayrou already under pressure': French PM under fire for choosing Pau over Mayotte
• 6:53 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, December 18: French PM François Bayrou is under pressure less than a week into the role. Meanwhile, Donald Trump sues an Iowa newspaper over their election poll, just days after ABC agrees to pay the President-elect $15m in a de
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Live: UN calls for 'inclusive' political process in Syria
• 6:08 AM
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The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on Syria's new leadership to implement an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process to enable Syrians to "peacefully, independently and democratically determine their own futures". Follow our liveblog to see h
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