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Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

[ad_1] Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption, has died aged 86, his daughter has confirmed.Fujimori governed Peru between 1990 and 2000 before being forced from office amid allegations of corruption.His tough stance against a left-wing guerrilla insurgency while president also brought allegations of human rights abuses.He fled the country but was subsequently arrested and extradited, before being convicted and jailed.His daughter Keiko
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Ohio dad tells Trump to stop using son’s death for ‘political gain’

[ad_1] An Ohio father has told Donald Trump to stop using his son's death in a school bus crash caused by a Haitian immigrant for "political gain".Aiden Clark, 11, died in a school bus crash in August 2023, in Springfield, Ohio, a small town now at the centre of national focus after baseless claims by the Trump campaign about Haitian immigrants there.On Tuesday, Trump's running mate JD Vance referred to
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Families cling to hope in Belarus after first release of political prisoners

[ad_1] BBCSentenced to four years for his work as a journalist, Dmitry Luksha was released unexpectedlyDmitry Luksha built up muscles breaking rocks in a Belarusian prison camp, put to work alongside men convicted of murder and drug smuggling.The journalist was imprisoned in 2022 and sentenced to four years for his reports on the mass opposition protests of 2020 and his country’s later complicity in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.But he’s
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Why sending long-range missiles to Ukraine is a worry for US and UK

[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe UK has supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine after a request from Kyiv for its fight against invading Russian forcesThere are strong indications that the US and UK are poised to lift their restrictions within days on Ukraine using long-range missiles against targets inside Russia. Ukraine has been pleading for this for weeks. So why the reluctance by the West and what difference could these missiles
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Trump’s message of American decline resonates in state if Michigan

[ad_1] BBCRachel Oviedo, 57, looks out at the shell of a plant that once made car parts for Chevrolets and Buicks Kamala Harris may have rattled Donald Trump on the debate stage, but the former president’s promise to save a nation in decline resonates with undecided voters in this part of a key battleground state.It took Paul Simon four days to hitchhike from Saginaw, or so he sang in America,
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Trump-Harris debate sums up policy-light US election

[ad_1] Harris and Trump's first debate explained in 60 secondsKamala Harris entered Tuesday’s night’s presidential debate with a clear plan: dominate and destabilise Donald Trump.It started with her opening power move, when she strode across the compact stage in Philadelphia to demand a handshake. This was her seizing the initiative, and a telling sign that America’s surprise presidential candidate was keen to exert control on an opponent who has a
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How Singapore prepared for the historic visit

[ad_1] EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockPope Francis is on a 12-day visit to the Asia-Pacific regionSingapore's grandest arena, which has hosted Taylor Swift and Madonna, is getting ready to welcome an arguably bigger icon - Pope Francis.The pontiff will celebrate Mass with 50,000 people at the National Stadium on Thursday evening, packing the venue as his 12-day Asia-Pacific tour draws to a close.The 87-year-old has been to Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea -