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Eiffel Tower loses sparkle for Parisians ahead of Olympics
The Eiffel Tower is set for a starring role during the Paris Olympics this year, but the landmark and its park have become symbols of the capital's struggles with cleanliness and crime.- Street crime - Around seven million people ascend the Eiffel Tower each year and many more pose for photos, eat picnics, or play ballgames in the Champ-de-Mars.
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12 jurors selected to serve in Trump hush-money case
Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Lawyers for the defence and the prosecution still must select alternate jurors for the trial, the first ever in which a former US president is the defendant.Opening statements could take place on Monday, said Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial.Earlier in the day, Merchan dismiss
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Hamas is holding up talks on ceasefire and hostages, CIA chief says
Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel
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France imposes curfew on minors in 'cutthroat' Guadeloupe city
France on Thursday ordered a two-month nighttime curfew for minors in a Guadeloupe city after a surge in youth violence in the overseas territory.Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the 8:00 pm curfew while on a visit to the economic capital of Pointe-a-Pitre as part of efforts to tackle crime on the Caribbean island, one of France's many overseas territories spanning the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
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Trump aides lose bid to dismiss charges related to classified documents hoarded at Mar-a-Lago
Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta were charged with multiple counts of obstruction of justice alongside the former president last year
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US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council
The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite growing international distress over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.The United States, Israel's main ally, has not hesitated in the past to use its veto to protect Israel, and did not hide its lack of enthusiasm for Palestinian UN membership in the weeks leading up to the vote.
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Panel of 12 jurors sworn in for Trump’s historic hush money trial: Ex-president blasts ‘witch hunt’ as he leaves court
After three days of jury selection, 12 Manhattan residents were been selected to sit on the panel that will decide the fate of former president Donald Trump
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