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Deadly Weekend Of Cartel Violence In Mexican City
The city of Celaya in the Mexican state of Guanajuato was the scene of violent clashes over the weekend between members of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel and Mexican security forces.
The gang had earlier torched more than 20 cars and set alight six shops. The cartel has so far mainly dedicated itself to fuel theft.
Celaya in central Mexico has seen a spike in violence as the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel has tried to defend its criminal enterprise in the central state of Guanajuato, which include extortion rackets and fuel theft.
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Russia Holds Victory Day Military Parade
Russia is celebrating its biggest public holiday, Victory Day, with a military parade in Moscow that was meant to be held on 9 May.
It is 75 years since the then USSR defeated Nazi Germany. World War Two cost more than 20 million Soviet lives.
President Vladimir Putin reluctantly postponed the big annual celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic. But it was rescheduled ahead of a key constitutional vote, which could allow him a further two terms in power.
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US Soldier Charged With Giving Classified Information To neo-Nazi Group
A US soldier has been charged with terrorism offences for planning a deadly ambush on his unit by sending information to a neo-Nazi group.
Ethan Melzer, 22, stands accused of sending sensitive details about his unit to the Order of Nine Angles. The US Department of Justice calls it an "occult-based neo-Nazi and racially motivated violent extremist group".
He was allegedly planning for information to be passed to jihadists, who would then carry out an attack. His plan was thwarted late last month by the FBI and the US army. He was arrested on 10 June.
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Teenagers Groomed By White Supremacist Group To Incite A Race War
Secret efforts to groom and recruit teenagers by a neo-Nazi militant group have been exposed by covert recordings.
They capture senior members of The Base interviewing young applicants and discussing how to radicalise them. The FBI has described the group as seeking to unite white supremacists around the world and incite a race war. The recordings were passed to US civil rights organisation, the Southern Poverty Law Center, before some were shared with BBC One's Panorama.
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Second Victim Of Reading Terror Attack Named
An American man is the second victim of the Reading stabbings to be named.
Joe Ritchie-Bennett had lived in the UK for 15 years, his father confirmed to US TV network CBS. Teacher James Furlong and one other person also died.
Meanwhile, police continue to question the suspect in Saturday's attack, Khairi Saadallah, who has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. He was originally from Libya and came to the attention of MI5 in 2019.
Two minute's silence was held at 10:00 BST for the three victims.
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New Zealand Police Officer Shot Dead
A police officer has been shot dead during a routine traffic stop in Auckland, New Zealand.
Another officer was seriously injured. The shooter fled the scene in a vehicle but it's not known if he's been caught. Around four hours after the shooting, armed police stormed a house and arrested two "persons of interest", and found a firearm.
Police in New Zealand do not normally carry guns, and it is rare for officers to be killed in the line of duty.
According to the police, the last was in May 2009, when a senior constable was shot at a house in Napier while carrying out a routine search warrant.
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China Begins Prosecution Of Canadians Accused Of Spying
China has charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after they were detained.
Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a businessman, have been held in China since December 2018. Their arrest came just days after Meng Wanzhou - an executive of the Chinese giant Huawei - was detained in Vancouver, at the request of the US.
Canada called the arrests "arbitrary", but China denies they were retaliation for Ms Meng's detention.
Both men have been charged with "spying on national secrets" and providing intelligence for "outside entities".
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German Ministers Hit Back At Trump's Plan To Move US Troops
US President Donald Trump has reportedly, ordered officials to evaluate the cost and the consequences of removing American troops from German soil.
At the time some were alarmed but many dismissed it as tactical talk. Designed to put Germany - which Mr Trump had singled out for failing to meet Nato spending commitments on defence - in its place. But it was the first of many such threats.
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India Says 20 Soldiers Killed In Border Clash With China
India's prime minister has made his first comments about the killing of at least 20 soldiers in a clash with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan border area.
In a televised address about Monday's violence, Narendra Modi warned the deaths "will not be in vain".
Soldiers reportedly brawled with sticks, bats and bamboo sticks studded with nails in the Ladakh region. Both sides insist no shots were fired, as part of a longstanding pact. India's army said China also suffered casualties but Beijing has given no details.
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North Korea Blows Up Joint Liaison Office
North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North's border town of Kaesong.
The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
The site was opened in 2018 to help the Koreas - officially in a state of war - to communicate. It had been empty since January due to Covid-19 restrictions.
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