Ex-British soldier who spied for Iran and escaped prison is jailed for 14 years

Former British soldier Daniel Khalife has been sentenced to 14 years and three months behind bars after spying for Iran and escaping from prison.

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Congo rebels declare truce ‘on humanitarian grounds& as UN says at least 900 have died in fighting

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo declared a unilateral ceasefire yesterday, citing humanitarian grounds, but there was no sign of them giving up control of Goma at the heart of a region home to trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.

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Aid is surging into Gaza under the ceasefire, but is it enough?

Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip, bringing relief to a territory suffering from hunger, mass displacement and devastation following 15 months of war.

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New tours for visually impaired fans at Harry Potter tourist attraction

Harry Potter fans with sight loss or visual impairment can now experience a new tactile adventure which has launched at the Warner Bros Studio Tour.

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‘Alarming rise& in execution of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russians & United Nations report

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has recorded an &alarming rise& in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by the Russian armed forces during the war in recent months, it said yesterday.

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Residents flee tourist hotspot Santorini as Greek island is shaken by tremors for four days straight

Families boarded ferries and extra flights were laid on to help people leave Santorini on Monday as dozens of tremors shook the Greek island for a fourth day.

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