Police say the gang would simulate boat damage and even killer whale attacks to get towed into ports in southern Spain and smuggle in hashish.

The International Testing Agency confirmed reports that the 15-year-old tested positive for a banned substance at the Russian national championships six weeks ago.

The US president said there was no scenario that would prompt him to send troops to Ukraine to rescue Americans: "That’s a world war when Americans and Russia start shooting at one another.”

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Since the end of the 2000s, Montagnier started expressing views devoid of a scientific basis. His opinions led him to be shunned by much of the international scientific community.

False claims have suggested a link between Coronavirus jabs and the new HIV variant that emerged in the Netherlands.

London Police chief resigns following report into bullying, discrimination

Following years of wrangling over the issue, the 100-seat Saeima voted 64-21 to approve the Law on the Compensation of Goodwill to the Latvian Jewish Community on the bill's final reading.

Both countries have pledged to resolve the impasse brought on by the Bulgarian veto to North Macedonia's EU membership negotiations. But are nationalists going to cause further roadblocks?

PM Frederiksen said that "the exact shape that this collaboration will take has not yet been defined" but could include the deployment of US troops and military equipment in the country.

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The EU has launched a case against Beijing for "discriminatory" trade practices.

An independent committee was set up in January to examine historical sex abuse.

Making a speech in London, former UK PM Sir John Major spoke critically of Boris Johnson and his government.

The blockade of a bridge between the two countries has disrupted car production and begun to have broader implications for the North American motor industry.

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Thousands of opponents of France's vaccine pass have said on social media they intend to converge on Paris, inspired by truckers in Canada.

Visiting Moscow, the UK's foreign minister called on Russia to"desist from threats" over Ukraine, while her Russian counterpart rejected Western "moralising" as a "road to nowhere".

We take a closer look at Moscow's demands regarding the transatlantic military alliance.

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Thirty polar bears have taken refuge in a derelict Soviet weather station much to the delight of marine and wildlife photographer Dmitriy Kokh who discovered the arctic predators while on an expedition along Russia’s northeastern coast

Police said the people from Turkey had been trafficked from Romania via Hungary to Austria.

The incident allegedly took place on a United Airlines flight from New York to London.

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The Pope, in his general audience Wednesday, prayed that the "threats of war be overcome through serious dialogue."

"We don't need additional troops on the territory of Hungary," said Hungary's foreign minister Péter Szijjártó.

Salah Abdeslam will be questioned for the next two days over the November 13 terror attacks.

It had been selected to be minted to celebrate Croatia joining the eurozone next year.

Gas reserves have fallen to 35-36% from 40% recently and 80% in 2020.

Thousands of people had rallied against the deal.

Her coach and father, Sergei Dolidovich, has been supportive of Belarus' opposition.

Prague wants to increase the speed limit on sections of motorway from 130 to 150 kmh.

A group of journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics visited the Great Wall of China on Thursday.

The 27-year-old, currently playing for West Ham United in England, is seen kicking and slapping a cat in a video released by The Sun newspaper.

Emergency services said it was "really lucky" no one was seriously injured.

Scientists in Oxford have more than doubled the previous record set for nuclear fusion. But environmental groups have reservations.

Though 300,000 Facebook users have joined a group planning the demonstration, it's unclear how many people are planning to show up.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament the last domestic restrictions could be lifted by late February if the latest encouraging trends continued.

A parliamentary committee paints a less than rosy picture of the Brexit so vaunted by Boris Johnson — and warns that new border controls risk further disruption.

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A majority of people in six out of seven EU countries surveyed thought a Russian invasion of Ukraine would happen in 2022.

"Science gave us the tools to fight COVID-19; if they are shared globally in solidarity, we can end COVID-19 as a global health emergency this year," said the World Health Organization's chief.

From Thursday, people in the Czech Republic no longer have to show COVID passes to enter bars, restaurants, cafés and hairdressers, as well sports and cultural events.

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A number of videos have shown anti-vax protesters handing out fake legal documents to medical workers and other professionals claiming that vaccines are an alleged threat to public health.

A small group of protesters set fire to excavators used by a private contractor to build a new migrant camp on Lesbos, authorities say.

Although the club condemned Zouma for his behaviour and pledged to deal with the incident internally, manager David Moyes still selected him for the Tuesday night match against Watford.

At least 13 people were killed in the blast and dozens more injured.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has apologised to victims' families after the ombudsman report.

Hirske's position near the frontline in eastern Ukraine has shaped how it views US warnings of a Russian invasion.