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  Andhra Mine To Louvre: Bloody History Of $60 Million Diamond Spared In Heist

  Thieves entered Paris' Louvre earlier this week and left within minutes with priceless Napoleonic jewels, leaving behind a $60 million diamond that is the largest of its kind in Europe and was found in India hundreds of years ago.

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  Unresolved Questions That Continue To Shadow Prince Andrew Amid Epstein Ties

  For more than a decade, Prince Andrew has been under the scanner over his association with Jeffrey Epstein, the late serial sex offender. The American billionaire has been dead for nearly six years, but the controversy refuses to die down.

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  Russia's Red-Haired 'Black Widow' Returns For New Spy Mission

  She was once accused of seducing her way into the secrets of the West. Anna Chapman, the infamous red-haired Russian spy deported from the United States in 2010, has a new mission: to tell the story of those who never got caught.

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  Family Of Last UK Woman Executed In 1955 Calls For Her To Be Pardoned

  The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers said Wednesday.

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  Israel Must Allow UN Relief Agency To Supply Aid To Gaza: Top UN Court

  The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the UN aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory.

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  "No One Wants To Waste Time": Russia Says Still Preparing For Trump-Putin Meet

  Russia said on Wednesday that it was still preparing for a potential summit between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, though no date had been set and that Putin - like Trump - did not want to waste his time.

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  Russian Drone, Missile Attacks Kill 6 People Across Ukraine

  A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said Wednesday.

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  Putin Directs Drills Of Nuclear Forces As Summit With Trump Put On Hold

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country's strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump was put on hold.

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  Why Jewels Worth $102 Million Lost In Louvre Heist May Never Be Recovered

  The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts said after the Louvre heist.

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  Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award

  Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.

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  Louvre Robbers' "Dhoom"-Style Escape On Scooters. AI Video Goes Viral

  The Louvre in Paris reopened for visitors on Wednesday morning, three days after it was shuttered following an audacious daylight heist where thieves fled with precious royal jewellery worth over $100 million in just seven minutes.

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  Finding Jewels And Brazen Thieves In Louvre Heist Is A Race Against Time

  The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts say after a brazen, 4-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle

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  Louvre Museum Reopens 3 Days After Over $100 Million Jewel Heist

  The Louvre reopened its doors to visitors on Wednesday, three days after it had been shuttered over the theft of precious royal jewellery, a journalist saw.

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  Man Sentenced To 21 Years In Jail For Assassination Attempt On Slovakia PM

  A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year's attempted assassination of the country's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

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  Nicolas Sarkozy: France's Ex-President Who Is In Prison Now

  Proudly tough on crime when he was in government, Nicolas Sarkozy now has to adjust to the strict constraints of hours and days governed by penitentiary rules. He is appealing his conviction and maintains his innocence.

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  Louvre Security Apparatus Worked During Heist, Says French Culture Minister

  France's culture minister said Tuesday that the security apparatus installed at the Louvre worked properly during a dramatic weekend heist in which historic jewels were stolen from the world's most-visited museum.

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  In A First, Mosquitoes Discovered In Iceland

  Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday.

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  US Man Who Faked Death, Fled To UK, Jailed For Raping Ex-Girlfriend In 2008

  Nicholas Rossi, 38, went to great lengths to conceal his identity and flee after committing the rape in the western state of Utah in 2008.

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  "Innocent Man Being Jailed": Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence

  Nicolas Sarkozy, France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected.

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  EU Weighs Ban On Ethanol Used In Hand Sanitisers Over Cancer Fears: Report

  The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.