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Saudi Arabia Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence pact Jeddah meeting follows Hormuz and Red Sea disruptions linked to US Iran conflict, security guarantees move faster than diplomacy
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Berlin luxury development targets former Nazi bunker, Vossstrasse site near Holocaust memorial pits housing plan against heritage listing Senate cites fear of neo-Nazi pilgrimage and a 2006 zoning approval
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Myanmar ex-junta leader visits Thailand First trip abroad is framed as legitimacy push amid domestic turmoil, neighbours manage spillover while formal isolation stays on paper
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Fifa keeps Gianni Infantino after Rabat crisis meeting Abandoned plan to sell stake in commercial rights triggers Uefa and Concacaf governance demands, apology letters substitute for accountability
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Iran and Oman agree Strait of Hormuz route coordinates Tehran says joint announcement awaits no third-party interference, shipping security still framed as conditional
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Russian overnight strikes kill at least 14 around Kyiv Ukraine reports warehouse damage and ammonia leak as air defences respond, Moscow calls targets logistics hubs
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Moroccan social media groups discuss Ceuta crossing on August 15 EL PAÍS finds fast-growing Facebook and WhatsApp channels, rumour risks becoming a smuggler sales funnel
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Israel rejects Gaza withdrawal before Hamas disarms Trump Board of Peace publishes roadmap without party buy-in, front lines keep moving while diplomats debate sequencing
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Russia blames Ukraine for Moscow restaurant bombing Officials also report deadly drone strikes on Black Sea resort and Crimea, holiday crowds become part of the battlefield
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Wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings near Spokane Evacuations spread across eastern Washington as fires burn out of control, western firefighting capacity stretched by concurrent blazes
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Spain had intelligence warnings before Ceuta migrant surge Euronews reports government delayed reinforcements as crossings hit historic scale, official praise for Moroccan cooperation collides with officers’ accounts
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Tourist plane crash near Peru Nazca Lines kills 13 Foreign visitors among the dead as investigation opens, repeated overflight accidents shadow a UNESCO attraction
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UN warns strengthening El Niño already hits early intensity records WMO expects effects to run into 2027, governments urged to build cooling and early-warning capacity before the peak
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Trump says Hamas agrees to complete Gaza disarmament Reuters reports Israel rejects terms as insufficient, phased plan collides with weapons control and ongoing strikes
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Missile crashes in Poland during Russia strikes on Ukraine Defence minister says most likely Russian cruise missile, Nato allies briefed as F-16 pilot reports watching impact
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Salman Rushdie attacker convicted on federal terrorism charges Prosecutors cite 1989 fatwa and messaging-app contacts, a public talk on writers’ safety ends in life-sentence exposure
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Iran fires ballistic missiles at US base in Jordan Centcom says intercepts follow weekend lull, shipping chokepoints keep war’s costs moving offshore
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US Haitian TPS expires for roughly 350000 people Trump administration moves to end long-running legal shield after Supreme Court ruling, Miami families shift jobs and property into survival mode
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Russia and North Korea near first road bridge link Satellite imagery shows Tumen River crossing largely complete, trade and tourism pitch collides with logistics war logic
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Gunfire at Seattle food festival kills three Police detain one suspect and hunt for a second, nearby institutions close and refund as public events absorb security risk
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Anti-immigrant raids spread in South Africa El País reports March & March shifts from protests to door-to-door searches, small shopkeepers close after repeated looting
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Indias education minister resigns after Cockroach movement protests Exam leak scandal triggers nationwide student mobilisation, government concedes a scalp before producing an audit
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France evacuates more than 141000 people near Bordeaux Gironde and Landes wildfires spread into suburbs, army deployment turns a fire into a national logistics test
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Saudi Arabia strikes Hodeida after Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping Iran war widens into maritime choke points, US says it disabled a vessel trying to breach its Iran port blockade
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West Bank shooting kills four Palestinians and one Israeli Incident in Tell near Nablus sparks calls by Netanyahu and Israel Katz for troop surge and home razings, work permits become a punishment tool before facts settle
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Madison police shooting kills Corey Ruiz Video shows officer firing at close range during struggle, protesters seize press conference as officials promise investigation
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Vance Boelter gets two life sentences for Minnesota lawmaker shootings Guilty plea avoids death penalty after politically motivated attacks, victims describe steel doors and life under threat
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EU agrees 21st Russia sanctions package Greece secures exemption for shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients, oil price cap frozen as enforcement expands and carve-outs multiply
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CDC reports thousands of Cyclospora cases across US Investigators focus on lettuce and salad greens while supplier trail remains unclear, recalls and false positives leave restaurants discarding food on suspicion
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Trump threatens to bomb Iranian infrastructure Truth Social post links each Hormuz shipping attack to a bridge or power plant strike, escalation becomes a pre-committed tally
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New Jersey software error adds roughly 6,600 noncitizens to voter rolls Governor orders removals and vendor replacement after motor-vehicle system glitch, fewer than 400 ballots cast becomes the number both sides will litigate
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Daniel Ortega says Nicaragua will stop holding elections Sandinista-controlled assembly prepares laws to block opposition, constitutional changes turn citizenship into a lever
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Congo reports at least 930 Ebola deaths Bundibugyo strain lacks approved vaccine or treatment, fastest-growing outbreak tests basic containment capacity
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US strikes hit Iran for ninth night IRGC warns Strait of Hormuz unsafe as shipping slows, oil jumps above $90 as risk replaces blockade
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Passenger ferry sinks off Guyana coast MV Barima reported carrying 116 as search widens beyond one thousand square kilometres, compliance claims collide with survivor accounts of hours-long list
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Hungary president agrees to stand down Constitutional amendment ends Tamás Sulyok term as Tisza rewires state after Orbán defeat, rule-of-law warning comes from the man who signed it
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil depot and Wildberries warehouses Regional officials report deaths and dozens injured, logistics sites become part of the war zone
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Mexico Chiapas coast US tsunami warning issued after shallow offshore quake, early official updates report no major damage
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Texas floods trigger mass rescues and evacuations National Weather Service warns deadly surge on Guadalupe River after torrential rain, roads and bridges fail faster than crews can reach stranded motorists
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Hundreds feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar UN agencies say boats carried mainly Rohingya from Rakhine and Bangladesh camps, smuggling routes operate even outside sailing season
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Hong Kong police arrest five booksellers Raids on Mong Kok shops cite seditious publications under 2024 security law, customs referral turns overseas shipments into enforcement trigger
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Malaria vaccine rollout stalls at fourth dose Cameroon and pilot data show steep drop-off in boosters, aid cuts and clinic follow-up become the limiting factor
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UN verifies executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war Kyiv cites hundreds more since 2022, prosecutors say policy claims rise as evidence trails the battlefield
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Bangkok bar fire kills at least 30 people Police investigate negligence and blocked exits at Rong Beer Na Ladprao, a bolted door meant to stop walkouts becomes part of the evidence
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Sam Neill dies aged 78 New Zealand actor had recently said he was cancer-free after CAR-T therapy, final films now in post-production
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US and Iran exchange strikes around Strait of Hormuz Tehran claims closure while US says traffic still flows, reduced transit levels turn risk premiums into a shadow tariff
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Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness Long-serving South Carolina senator became key Trump ally after years of public feuding, foreign-policy hawk leaves a vacancy shaped by relationships
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Police revise Ann Widdecombe murder timeline Investigators say former UK MP attacked nearly a day before being found dead, early arrest ends with release
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Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 4,000 Official figures show thousands injured and missing, UN appeal and frozen-asset dispute frame the recovery
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian refineries and Azov Sea port Authorities evacuate residents after petroleum fires in Taganrog and Azov, Moscow claims hundreds of interceptions as fuel shortages persist
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Wildfire in southern Spain kills 12 Almería heatwave fuels rapid spread through woodland and evacuations, suspected fallen power line turns routine maintenance into disaster
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NOAA warns El Niño is rapidly strengthening Forecasters see high odds of very strong event by autumn, Europe tallies heatwave deaths as governments scramble for cooling and grid resilience
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Venomous snakes escape farms in southern China Typhoon Maysak flooding hits Guangxi and triggers snakebite warnings, antivenom supplies surge as livestock turns into hazard
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Israeli strike kills Gaza aid worker who organised World Cup screenings Israel says intended target was Hamas fighter and victim was not, a taxi ride to a match becomes a battlefield decision
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Trump grants Ukraine Patriot production licence Euronews says decision announced with Zelenskyy at Nato summit in Ankara, manufacturer not yet informed as interceptor stockpiles run thin
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US launches strikes against Iran Central Command cites attacks on three commercial vessels in Strait of Hormuz, targets remain unclear as shipping risk becomes the message
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Nato summit opens in Ankara Allies unveil new surveillance and anti-drone buys as Trump presses spending targets, procurement choices decide who carries the bill
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Russian missiles and drones strike Kyiv, attack kills 14 ahead of Nato summit in Turkey Rescue crews search damaged apartment blocks as Moscow cites energy and military targets
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Super Typhoon Bavi hits Northern Mariana Islands Emergency declaration triggers federal aid as shelter in place orders cover Rota Saipan and Guam, destructive winds and flooding threaten fragile island infrastructure
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Venezuela raises earthquake death toll to 3342 Government reports 16740 injured and over 17000 homeless, satellite damage estimates dwarf official building count
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Thunderstorm evacuation disrupts Trump National Mall event Extreme heat and security queues turn leaving into a standoff, chair temperatures and power outages show how thin the safety margin gets
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Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal Regional governors report wider strikes on Baltic port area, Moscow downplays damage as Ukraine targets war revenue
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Iran stages six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei Tehran prepares for millions after supreme leader killed in February attack, roadblocks and hostels turn mourning into state theatre
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Sixteen children rescued from Ohio home Authorities say most were confined to one room for years, case surfaced only after unrelated search warrant
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Vatican excommunicates SSPX after unauthorized bishop ordinations Pope Leo XIV calls Ecône ceremony schismatic as Rome widens penalty to priests and formal adherents, church unity enforced through jurisdiction not liturgy
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United States says it will not renew USMCA Annual reviews replace long-term trade certainty for Mexico and Canada, supply chains face policy risk priced by politicians
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Container ship runs aground near Strait of Hormuz Iran blames vessel for avoiding Tehran-approved corridor, transit fees and route control become leverage in US talks
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Taiwan raids Super Micro-linked offices Prosecutors probe alleged Nvidia chip smuggling to China, export controls turn paperwork into contraband
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Explosion in Monaco injures three Cctv shows suspect dropping backpack at residential entrance before blast, microstate security meets border reality
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Five killed in shooting at youth welfare facility in Stade Police detain two at scene near Hamburg, supervised accommodation becomes a crime scene before motive is known
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Europe heatwave breaks records in Poland and Germany WHO cites more than 1300 excess deaths since 21 June, water cannons and text alerts substitute for built-in cooling
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Eleven die in France skydiving plane crash Parachutist school aircraft goes down after takeoff near Nancy, leisure aviation carries paying passengers without airline margins for error
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Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1430 La Guaira buildings collapse and main airport closes, civilians dig by hand as permits and patrols shape access
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Chinese dissident Dong Guangping reaches Canada Fled China by inflatable boat to South Korea and faced detention, decade-long rescue effort ends with an Air Canada arrival in Toronto
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World Cup 2026 shifts costs to host states El País details FIFA revenue model and North American security spending, counter-drone budgets become the quiet line item
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Two helicopters collide over Rio de Janeiro US musician Oliver Tree among six killed as aircraft hits electric-car dealership, investigation begins with bodies initially unidentifiable
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UFC pays White House fight bonuses in Trump-linked stablecoin World Liberty Financial brings USD1 token into an official venue, crypto legitimacy rides on a presidential backdrop
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Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism powers Police seize phones under 2019 port-stop law as Met declines to explain, border questioning becomes a tool for information capture
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Workers remove Trump name from Kennedy Center facade Judge says Congress alone can rename national memorial, fundraising claims surface in last-minute court filings
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Trump rejects Iranian leak of US Iran peace terms AP sources say draft deal close after months of war and a fragile ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz reopens only when both capitals sign off
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Thailand announces death of Princess Bajrakitiyabha Coma followed collapse during exercise in 2022, succession questions widen under strict lese majesty limits
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Hong Kong files manslaughter charges after deadly public housing fire Hearings describe deactivated alarms and missing fire-retardant netting during renovation, 168 victims named in court as cases adjourn to September
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Two migrants jailed under UK small boats law BBC says first convictions target pilots of crowded Channel crossings, organisers remain outside the dock
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Bill Gates faces House Oversight questions over Jeffrey Epstein ties Closed-door testimony follows Justice Department document release, philanthropy talk coexists with calendar entries and jet travel after 2008 conviction
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Belfast unrest follows knife attack and attempted murder charge Anti-immigration crowds torch bus and burn cars in east Belfast, online agitators amplify video as police hold back to avoid clashes
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Trump says Iran shot down US military helicopter Pentagon says crew rescued by unmanned sea drone in Strait of Hormuz, response still undefined as White House talks up deal
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Kenya protest over US Ebola quarantine facility turns deadly Independent reports police tear gas and at least one shooting in Nanyuki, court orders fail to stop construction on air force base
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Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general Former defence lawyer led DOJ as acting chief after Bondi firing, IRS audit block and Comey charges shadow confirmation fight
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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits southern Philippines Tsunami warnings trigger evacuations across Mindanao, early casualty counts diverge as damage assessments begin
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Israel strikes Beirut suburb US-brokered truce frays as Dahieh returns to target list, Iran signals response via parliament spokesperson
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Palestinian baby killed in Hebron shooting Family says Israeli troops fired after car stopped while IDF cites perceived threat, initial inquiry already finds civilians were uninvolved
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Armenia holds election under Russian trade pressure Pashinyan campaigns on EU path after Nagorno-Karabakh loss, import bans on flowers cognac and produce arrive in final stretch
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ISS air leak triggers evacuation-ready shelter order NASA pauses operations as Zvezda module cracks worsen, astronauts return to work after safe-haven drill
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Bear attacks four people in Fukushima Animal escapes electronics factory after tranquiliser dart fails to stop it, Japan rewrites emergency rules as serious attacks hit record levels
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Crossbow attack injures campus safety worker at University of Surrey Police arrest former student on attempted murder suspicion, university keeps campus open
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Israel and Lebanon agree new ceasefire terms US ties truce to Hezbollah pullback south of Litani river, drone strikes continue as withdrawal timelines stay undefined
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Deadly fire kills at least 21 in south Delhi building Authorities probe whether Malviya Nagar site operated without proper permissions as medical-travel lodging, victims include foreigners staying near private hospitals
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US disables tanker near Strait of Hormuz Fresh missile and drone exchanges follow amid stalled talks, ceasefire language expands to Lebanon while shipping pays the first bill
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Russian overnight strike hits Kyiv apartment towers Ukraine reports deaths and injuries across multiple cities, air defences blunt attack but rubble still traps residents
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Hundreds arrested after PSG Champions League win Paris celebrations turn into clashes and attempted police-station storming, 416 detentions follow a final played in Budapest
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