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‘Coup involving foreigners’ thwarted in Democratic Republic of Congo
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it has thwarted an attempted coup involving “foreigners and Congolese”.
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Police investigation after two people hurt in Newport
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was called out just before midnight on Friday, May 17.
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Jacques Cooper, train designer whose revolutionary high-speed TGV was inspired by a sports car – obituary
Jacques Cooper, who has died aged 93, was the French designer of British origin behind the distinctive aerodynamic orange TGV high-speed train, a source of intense national pride in France since it entered service in 1981.
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Infected Blood Inquiry: Family of scandal victim Peter Lloyd hoping for closure after 'years of cover-ups and lies'
At every step through the Infected Blood Inquiry, he has been in his family's hearts and minds. "The way I feel... I don't feel like my brother can rest until we all rest," Peter Lloyd's sister Sarah told Sky News. Mr Lloyd was the second of seven siblings.
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Ireland vows to recognise Palestinian state by end of May
Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood before the end of this month, Simon Harris, Ireland’s premier, has insisted.
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Helicopter carrying Iranian president crashes in mountains, says official
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a “hard landing”, Iranian state media reported.
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DR Congo thwarts Kinshasa 'coup attempt': army
The DR Congo military said Sunday it had thwarted an "attempted coup" near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "foreigners and Congolese".He added that the "foreigners and Congolese... including their leader" would "all no longer cause any harm".
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