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France’s new prison regime for drug kingpins shines the spotlight on a possible successor to Macron

PARIS (AP) — They are France ‘s most dangerous drug kingpins, according to the country’s justice minister — prison inmates so wealthy and powerful that even behind bars, they can continue to order assassinations, run narco-trafficking operations and launder money. Flexing his powers as minister in charge of the French penal system, Gérald Darmanin’s solution…

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Trump slams US tech giants for ‘building factories in China, hiring workers in India’, warns ‘Those days are over’

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed American tech giants, accusing them of ‘reaping the blessings’ of American freedom while building factories in China and hiring workers in India. Speaking at an AI Summit in Washington, Trump said that under his presidency, “those days are over”. “For too long, much of America’s tech industry pursued…

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'Lost communication': Russian passenger plane with 50 on board goes missing; went off radar over Amur region

‘Lost communication’: Russian passenger plane with 50 on board goes missing; went off radar over Amur region

A Russian plane with 50 people onboard went missing in Amur region on Thursday after air traffic control operators lost communication, Reuters reported. The aircraft, operated by Angara airline, was reportedly approaching its destination of Tynda, located in the Amur region adjacent to China, when communication ceased. SHOT reported that the plane was believed to…

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Live updates: Thailand-Cambodia border clashes, Thai F-16 fighter jets deployed against Cambodian military targets

Live updates: Thailand-Cambodia border clashes, Thai F-16 fighter jets deployed against Cambodian military targets

Hours before Thailand deployed F-16 fighter jets against Cambodian military targets, armed clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces broke out along the border on Thursday, according to military officials. They began early morning when Thailand’s military said Cambodian troops fired at a Thai army base in an area near the ancient Ta Muen Thom Temple…

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