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Putin wants a "declaration of war" against the entire Western democratic world, says Bruno Kahl, head of the German intelligence services BND

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News update Friday, April 19

Stolen Salvator Rosa Painting Found in Romania: Police Optimistic about Recovering Remaining Artworks

Man Carrying Suspected Explosives Detained at Iran Embassy in Paris: Police

Meteorologist Warns of 'Weather Wars' Amid Debate over Dubai Rain and Cloud Seeding

Urgent Call from William Burns as Kyiv Braces for Russian Summer Offensive.

Children Used as 'Guinea Pigs' in Infected Blood Trials: Hundreds of Kids Exposed to Hepatitis C and HIV in the 1970s and 80s

Google Terminates Employment of 28 Workers After Sit-In Protest Against Israel Contract

Global Cyber Gang Busted: 37 Arrested for Industrial-Scale Phishing Scam, Stealing £1m and 544,000

Doha Hamad Overtakes Singapore Changi as World's Best Airport in Skytrax Awards 2024

Hugh Grant Settles Privacy Case Against Rupert Murdoch's Tabloid for 'Enormous Sum', Avoiding Millions in Legal Fees

EHRC Warns: Self-Identified Gender Quotas in Welsh Parliament Reform May Be Unlawful

Tory MP Mark Menzies Suspended over Alleged Misuse of £14,000 in Campaign Funds

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