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Nine men appeared in court charged with 41 sexual offences involving eight victims who were children between 1985 and 1996 in south Wales. The men were arrested in various UK locations, and their cases will mostly be moved to Crown Court for trial.
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Nine men aged 54 to 76 are charged with historical child sexual offences.
The offences relate to eight female victims who were children at the time.
The abuse occurred between 1985 and 1996 in south Wales.
Men were arrested in Newport, Swansea, London, Birmingham, Lancashire, Edinburgh, and Argyll and Bute.
Charges include rape, indecent assault, aiding and abetting rape, causing prostitution, and conspiracy to rape.
The investigation is called Operation Oak and is led by Gwent Police.
All men are British citizens and were granted bail.
The defendants are scheduled to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on August 21.
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Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer and supporter of President Trump, met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. This visit followed her change in position from opposing to supporting U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.
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Laura Loomer is a far-right influencer known for her strong opinions.
She had previously opposed U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
Loomer publicly changed her mind and expressed support for Ukraine.
She traveled to Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Loomer is a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump.
Ukraine is currently involved in a war with Russia.
The meeting happened on a Thursday (date not specified).
Loomer’s visit signals a notable shift in her stance on the conflict.
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New information about the original ransom note connected to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has been shared on the podcast "Crime Junkie." Police continue to seek tips to help find Nancy Guthrie, who is the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie.
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New details about Nancy Guthrie’s ransom note were revealed on the "Crime Junkie" podcast.
Nancy Guthrie is currently missing.
Police remain actively involved and ask the public to provide any helpful information.
Nancy Guthrie is the mother of Savannah Guthrie, a co-host on the "Today" show.
CBS News reporter Mark Strassmann covered the story.
The information comes from official police sources and the podcast.
The case is ongoing, with authorities continuing their investigation.
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A Canadian opposition leader has asked the Canadian government to stop a data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Thomson Reuters, a Canadian company. The deal lets ICE access a large database with personal information to detect voter and immigration fraud.
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The New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis wants the Canadian government to block Thomson Reuters’ data-sharing contract with ICE.
ICE will pay $125 million to access the Clear database, which includes property, social media, and location information.
Thomson Reuters has worked with ICE since 2015, helping track people for deportation.
The new contract specifically supports efforts to find voter fraud, a claim repeated by President Trump but widely disputed by election officials.
Critics worry the database could be used for human rights abuses.
Thomson Reuters says Clear is only for legal investigations and denies it is a surveillance tool.
The company is owned by the Thomson family through Woodbridge Company, one of Canada’s richest families.
Avi Lewis also wants the government to stop companies from selling to ICE and withdraw government contracts from those that do.
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Archaeologists at Pompeii revealed part of a restored curved ceiling from a banquet hall that shows scenes from Greek mythology. They used a new method to fit the painted pieces onto a shaped support, and more fragments will be added as they are found.
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The ceiling belongs to a banquet hall on the upper floor of a house next to a bakery in Pompeii.
Pompeii was buried by a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
The restored fresco shows the story of Dionysus and Ariadne, a well-known Greek myth.
Experts built a curved support to hold the fragments in the ceiling's original shape.
The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist destination in Italy.
The restoration was shown at an international workshop about new Pompeii discoveries.
More fresco fragments will be added to the ceiling when they are found and restored.
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Poland’s main right-wing opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), has split after dozens of members refused to sign a loyalty pledge set by party leader Jarosław Kaczyński. These members, including former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, were pushed out amid disagreements before next year’s parliamentary elections.
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The loyalty pledge required MPs to not work with other political groups or face expulsion.
About 40 MPs, 3 European parliament members, and 1 senator refused to sign and left or were expelled.
Mateusz Morawiecki and his allies formed a group aiming to expand the party’s appeal to younger, center-right voters.
Kaczyński accused those refusing the pledge of effectively resigning and will formalize it at a party meeting.
PiS has ruled Poland for a total of 10 years and remains the largest party in parliament despite losing power in 2023.
The split weakens PiS’s hold on the right, with conservative voters now divided among three factions.
Morawiecki blamed Kaczyński’s close circle for the crisis and called for unity against the current government led by Donald Tusk.
It is unclear if Morawiecki’s group will form a new political party.
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Four men in their 20s died after a car crashed into a lamp-post in Merseyside early Friday morning. A fifth man was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Police are investigating and asking for witnesses to come forward.
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The crash happened just before 2 a.m. in Huyton, Merseyside.
The car involved was a black Seat Cupra traveling from Liverpool to Knowsley.
Four men aged 23, 23, 24, and 26 died at the scene.
A 27-year-old man in the car was taken to the hospital and is stable.
Police have closed eleven roads and expect closures over the weekend.
A temporary no-fly zone for drones is in place above Liverpool Road.
Police are asking anyone with information or footage, such as from doorbell cameras, to contact them.
Officers are focused on finding out how the collision happened.
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Police in Ireland stopped a vehicle near the border and found a very advanced bomb inside. Two people, a woman and a man, were arrested, and authorities said the bomb was made with military-grade explosives.
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Police in Ireland targeted a car near the border on the N2 south of Carrickmacross, County Monaghan.
The car was carrying a bomb described as highly sophisticated and advanced.
The bomb contained suspected military-grade explosives.
A woman in her 20s was arrested at the scene and remained in custody.
A man in his 40s was also arrested and is being held in Dublin.
The bomb was seized from dissident republicans who reject the Good Friday Agreement.
Irish police work with Northern Ireland police and UK intelligence to handle these threats.
Garda commissioner Justin Kelly called this seizure extremely significant and expressed concern about the ongoing threat.
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Brazil is using forensic science to trace the origin of gold and fight illegal mining in the Amazon rainforest. The country’s federal police analyze gold samples to check if they come from protected areas, helping to stop deforestation and mercury pollution caused by illegal mining.
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Brazil’s National Institute of Criminalistics in Brasilia runs a “gold lab” to analyze gold samples.
The lab uses a method called "gold fingerprinting" to identify where the gold was mined by studying its unique chemical makeup.
Each gold sample contains trace elements like silver and copper that act like a fingerprint.
This forensic method helps confirm if gold was taken illegally from protected forests or Indigenous lands.
The technique has been developed since 2019 with Brazilian universities and uses advanced tools such as X-ray fluorescence and mass spectrometry.
Illegal mining in the Amazon drives deforestation and dangerous mercury contamination.
Criminals often try to sell illegally mined gold through legal markets by using fraud.
Since 2023, about 1.2 million acres of rainforest have been cleared for mining in the Amazon, with nearly half in Brazil.
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Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned halfway through his term, citing medical reasons. His resignation follows political changes, including the fall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the rise of a new government led by Tarique Rahman.
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Mohammed Shahabuddin became Bangladesh’s 22nd president in April 2023.
He was appointed during Sheikh Hasina’s rule and was considered her close ally.
Sheikh Hasina’s government ended in August 2024 after an anti-government movement; she fled to India.
A new government led by Tarique Rahman took power with a landslide victory in February 2024.
Shahabuddin resigned on medical grounds, but reports suggest he may have been pressured due to contacts with Hasina.
After resignation, Parliament’s speaker will serve as acting president until a new one is elected.
Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia by a Bangladeshi tribunal for a crackdown linked to the uprising.
India has refused to extradite Hasina despite requests from Bangladeshi governments.
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A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught fire near Sucia Island, north of Seattle. All passengers and the pilot were rescued quickly and taken to hospitals, while authorities began an investigation into the crash.
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The crash happened around 5:20 p.m. near Shallow Bay by Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington.
The seaplane had 1 pilot and 10 passengers on board.
The plane caught fire after crash landing on a rocky coast and partially sank against a large rock.
Multiple rescuers, including Good Samaritans and the U.S. Coast Guard, helped rescue all aboard.
The plane took off from Lake Union in Seattle heading to Roche Harbor on San Juan Island.
The aircraft was a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, a single-engine plane used for short take-offs and landings.
Kenmore Air, the operator, suspended flights for the next day and is cooperating with investigators.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the cause of the crash.
Following a 2022 fatal seaplane crash in Puget Sound, FAA required inspections of certain parts on these planes, but the aircraft involved was reported to have passed inspections.
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Andy Burnham became the new prime minister of the United Kingdom and has started his term by traveling across the country, meeting with world leaders, and announcing economic measures like a tax cut on household electricity bills and a bus fare cap. He opened a part-time office in Manchester to help spread economic growth beyond London and to give more power to local areas.
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Andy Burnham took office as the UK prime minister after Keir Starmer resigned.
Burnham has traveled around England and Scotland during his first week in office.
He announced a tax cut on household electricity bills and set a cap of 2 pounds ($2.70) on bus fares.
Burnham plans to work at least one day a week from a new Northern office in Manchester called “No 10 North.”
The Manchester office aims to decentralize power and support economic growth outside of London.
Opposition politicians have criticized the new Manchester office, calling it a gimmick.
Burnham promises to give more power to local areas to improve struggling regions.
On foreign policy, Burnham supports continued UK aid to Ukraine and respects Greenland’s right to self-determination alongside Denmark.
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The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is the fastest growing ever and has caused over 1,000 deaths. Health officials reported more than 2,500 confirmed cases and are working hard to control the virus, which currently has no approved vaccine or treatment.
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The Ebola outbreak is happening in eastern Congo.
Over 2,500 people have tested positive for Ebola.
More than 1,000 people have died from the outbreak.
At least 738 patients are isolated or in the hospital.
There is no approved vaccine or treatment for this version of the virus yet.
Health officials are working to contain the spread of Ebola.
The outbreak is considered the fastest-growing in history.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised quick legal action against those involved in exam paper leaks, addressing student protests that are spreading across the country. Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike after talks with government officials, but student protests continue, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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Exam paper leaks have led to widespread student protests in multiple Indian cities, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Patna.
The student group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is organizing protests demanding education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Pradhan.
Violence occurred near protests when police used tear gas and batons on demonstrators trying to march to the Indian Parliament.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International criticized the Indian government for excessive police force and internet shutdowns during protests.
Sonam Wangchuk, an activist supporting the students, ended a 26-day hunger strike after negotiations with government leaders.
The government promised not to press charges against peaceful protesters from recent demonstrations.
Officials also said they are discussing reforms to prevent exam paper leaks and considering compensation for families of students who died by suicide linked to exam issues.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical school admissions has had multiple paper leak scandals in recent years.
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Four Palestinians and one Israeli person died in a shooting in the West Bank village of Till. The shooting happened after Israeli settlers attacked the village, according to Palestinian authorities.
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The incident took place in Till, a village in the occupied West Bank.
Four Palestinians were killed during the shooting.
One Israeli was also killed in the event.
Israeli settlers reportedly attacked the village before the shooting.
Palestinian authorities provided information about the attack and casualties.
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Some officials who served under President Donald Trump are worried about the fast use of interceptors and precision-guided weapons in the Middle East. These weapons can be used to hit targets accurately from a distance.
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Officials from the Trump administration have expressed concern about weapon use in the Middle East.
The weapons involved are interceptors and precision-guided types.
Interceptors are used to stop or destroy incoming missiles or threats.
Precision-guided weapons can accurately target specific locations or objects.
The concern is about how quickly these weapons are being deployed in the region.
The information comes from sources talking to CBS News.
CBS News correspondent Kathryn Watson reported on this issue.
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The United States and Iran are continuing to exchange military strikes in the Middle East. Some U.S. officials are worried that American weapons might be running low as the conflict goes on and forces increase in the region.
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The U.S. is increasing its military presence in the Middle East amid ongoing conflict with Iran.
The U.S. and Iran are conducting strikes against each other.
Some officials in the U.S. are concerned about running low on weapons.
President Donald Trump has warned of possible further military actions.
The situation is ongoing and causing worry about resources for U.S. forces.
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At least 16 people were killed in Russian missile strikes near Kyiv and in the eastern city of Sloviansk. Ukraine also launched attacks on Russian military targets and warehouses of a major Russian online retailer, Wildberries, causing fires and casualties.
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Ten people died in ballistic missile strikes near Kyiv.
Five people were killed in Sloviansk, an eastern Ukrainian city.
Ukrainian forces killed six and wounded 26 near Kirov, a city deep inside Russia.
Ukraine attacked Wildberries warehouses in Saint Petersburg and nearby areas, causing large fires.
Wildberries warehouses have been hit three times in six days, with previous strikes killing workers and destroying goods worth about $1 billion.
The missile attack near Kyiv targeted a military training ground and an ongoing defense exhibition.
Ukrainian officials say they are investigating why a public event was held despite the risk of attack.
Romania shot down a Russian drone that entered its airspace, alerting local authorities.
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A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Manhattan's Upper East Side has sickened 82 people and caused five deaths. The disease comes from bacteria that grow in warm water systems and spread through tiny water droplets people breathe in, not from person to person.
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The outbreak in Manhattan is linked to contaminated cooling towers.
82 people have become ill, with eight still in the hospital and 56 discharged.
No new cases were reported for six days as of July 21, but the situation is still being monitored.
Legionnaires' disease is caused by bacteria called Legionella, which grow in warm water.
People get sick by breathing in small water droplets containing the bacteria.
The disease can cause mild fever or serious lung infections such as pneumonia.
Legionella bacteria can grow in cooling towers, showers, hot tubs, decorative fountains, and plumbing systems.
Household risk exists if water heaters are set too low or water sits unused for a long time, but regular use and proper maintenance reduce risk.
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