Iran and Israel trade accusations at UN shipping agency over sea lanes
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Leonardo's fighting vehicle was a concept for a crank powered armored carriage found in the notebooks of the artist Leonardo da Vinci. However, the gearing in the design would make such a vehicle very difficult to move, with some speculating it being protection against the design being copied.
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The Battle of the Marshes refers to a series of conflicts during the Iran-Iraq war fought to gain control of the Hawizeh Marshes in February 1984. As well as mustard gas, floating landmines and barbed wire, live power lines were fed into lakes to electrocute soldiers advancing across.
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Man convicted after burning Koran outside Turkish consulate in London | UK News
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Estonia eschews phone bans in schools and takes leap into AI | Schools
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Ferdinand Cheval was a French mailman who spent 33 years creating Le Palais Ideal, a large 10 metre high sculpture made with scavenged stones and cement. The "Palace" includes numerous statues ,carvings and quotes by Cheval himself, with inspiration ranging from Christianity to Hinduism.
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Love Has Won was an American cult which worshipped its founder, Amy Carlson as a "mother god" and was based in Colorado, Hawaii, and California. Elements of Love has won doctrine included archangels, reincarnation, QAnon and Holocaust and 9/11 denial, . Ex members report abuse and physical torture.
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UK police investigating fire at PM Starmer's house, The Times reports
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Hamas will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, group says
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The Sanrizuka Struggle refers to a protest movement against Tokyo Narita Airport, beginning in 1968. Local farmers and left wing groups occupied the site and fought against police, also building a 60 meter tower on the approach. Defences against sabotage attempts still persist today at the airport.
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Trump: I believe that there are fewer than 24 hostages left alive in Gaza
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VU006 flying over Kashmir, a possible spoofed IAI Heron drone or other UAV.
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The Urutau is a 3D printed firearm designed by a Brazilian gun designer under the name "Ze Carioca". The weapon is a semi automatic firearm chambered for 9mm rounds. Notably, the gun is designed to be assembled with minimal machinery, with extensive documentation on keeping manufacture secret.
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Long term owners of the game, what's been your favourite update feature and how do you feel about the state of the game now compared to when you started?
Project Zomboid: An isometric zombie survival simulation / role playing game Find the official Discord here: https://discord.gg/theindiestone
Bodies: The Exhibition is a travelling exhibition showing a number of human cadavers which have been plasticised and dissected to create exhibits showing the human body. The exhibition contains 13 whole body specimens, and has caused controversy around the supply of its cadavers from China.
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Before the invasion in 2022 and the decline in political relations, was cross border travel into Kaliningrad from Poland and Lithuania common?
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IGO1428 from Sharjah to Amritsar turning over Iran due to closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian operated flights
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The Yelabuga drone factory is an assembly and production facility for drones in Tatarstan,Russia. In an attempt to increase production, the factory has targeted local high school students and also overseas women with "work experience" programs leading to 15 hour shifts without overtime.
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Keir Starmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 says
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A Black triangle UFO refers to a series of UFO sightings of large triangular craft, which are described as moving slowly, containing pulsating lights and sometimes hovering. Some government reports describe them as gas or meteors, while some sceptics point to alien or undisclosed aircraft instead.
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The Rwanda asylum plan was an initiative by the British government to pay for the transport, processing, and residency of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in the country of Rwanda. The plan cost approximately £700 million, and led to four immigrants voluntarily relocating.
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Trump Tower is a 2011 novel credited to Donald Trump but written by Jeffery Robinson. The novel contains details of the sex lives of a Trump like character and the fictional residents of the tower, with graphic BDSM scenes and a rape scene. Additionally, there is a murder investigation subplot.
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