British couple held in Iran moved to separate prisons heightening welfare concerns

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Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained seven months ago on espionage charges while on global motorbike trip

A British couple detained in Iran for seven months on espionage charges have been moved to separate prisons in and near Tehran, heightening fears for their welfare, their son said on Monday.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52 and who previously split their time between south-east England and Spain, were seized in Kerman, in central Iran, in early January while on a round-the-world motorbike trip.

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Putin’s ‘daughter’ resurfaces online: ‘He destroyed my life’ – The Times

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  1. Putin’s ‘daughter’ resurfaces online: ‘He destroyed my life’  The Times
  2. Putin's 'secret daughter' laments father who killed 'millions' and 'destroyed' her life as she pivots to support Ukraine  New York Post
  3. Who is Luiza Rozova? Putin's 'illegitimate' daughter breaks silence  Newsweek
  4. Who is Putin's secret daughter? Meet Elizaveta Krivonogikh who reportedly accused Russian President of de  Times of India
  5. Elizaveta Krivonogikh: Vladimir Putin's "Secret" Daughter Speaks About "Man Who Killed Millions"  NDTV
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More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger; burial shrouds in short supply – Reuters

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  1. More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger; burial shrouds in short supply  Reuters
  2. In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid  NPR
  3. 5 die of malnutrition in Gaza in past 24 hours, health officials say  ABC News
  4. Bruce Pearl Facing Serious Backlash For 'Divisive' Barack Obama Claim  Yahoo Sports
  5. Mike Huckabee on Israel reporting: The media deserves our contempt  Fox News
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Search intensifies for British woman missing from Greek beach

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Coastguard and police continue to scour land and sea for Michele Bourda, who was last seen on a sunbed

A mammoth search-and-rescue operation for a British woman last seen lounging on a sunbed in Greece has intensified days after her “mysterious” disappearance.

The Hellenic coastguard, backed by a flotilla of pleasure craft and fishing boats, has fanned across the waters off Ofrynio beach near the northern town of Kavala, where Michele Bourda, 59, went missing on 1 August.

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Canada wildfires prompt severe air quality alerts across country and US

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More than 700 active wildfires burning across Canada and about two-thirds are currently out-of-control

Billowing smoke from hundreds of out-of-control wildfires – most of which are in the Canadian Prairies – have caused severe air quality alerts across Canada and the United States.

Detroit, Michigan, and the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto, recorded some of the worst air quality in the world on Monday, according to a ranking by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company.

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White South African farm owner on trial for allegedly murdering two Black women and feeding their bodies to pigs – CNN

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  1. White South African farm owner on trial for allegedly murdering two Black women and feeding their bodies to pigs  CNN
  2. Limpopo pig farm murders: South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs  BBC
  3. Farmer shot women and had their bodies fed to pigs, court told  The Times
  4. Farm employee turns state witness in shocking pigsty murder case  News24
  5. Limpopo pig farm owner ‘not surprised’ by co-accused turning state witness  Jacaranda FM
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At least eight people missing after gunmen storm orphanage in Haiti – Euronews.com

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  1. At least eight people missing after gunmen storm orphanage in Haiti  Euronews.com
  2. Irish missionary among nine kidnapped from Haiti orphanage  BBC
  3. Nine missing, including child and Irish missionary, after mass kidnapping at Haiti orphanage  The Guardian
  4. Eight people including an Irish missionary are missing after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage  CNN
  5. Simon Harris holds talks with Haitian counterpart over Gena Heraty kidnapping  The Independent
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Germany should consider Israel sanctions, senior lawmaker says after trip – Reuters

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  1. Germany should consider Israel sanctions, senior lawmaker says after trip  Reuters
  2. On Gaza, Germany’s Government Faces Pressure from All Sides  The New York Times
  3. How much aid has made it into Gaza since Israel said it was easing restrictions?  NBC News
  4. German government takes tougher tone with Israel  DW
  5. Germany Is Slowly Changing Its Israel Policy. Is It Enough to Make an Impact?  Haaretz
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Denmark to reportedly remove ‘ugly and pornographic’ mermaid statue

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Danish agency for palaces and culture requests removal of 14-tonne sculpture from Dragør Fort in Copenhagen

A debate has erupted in Denmark over the fate of a mermaid statue that is to be removed from public view after being decried as “ugly and pornographic” and “a man’s hot dream of what a woman should look like”.

The Danish agency for palaces and culture is reportedly removing the 4x6 metre Den Store Havfrue (the Big Mermaid) from Dragør Fort, part of Copenhagen’s former sea fortifications, because it does not align with the cultural heritage of the 1910 landmark.

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Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals – AP News

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  1. Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals  AP News
  2. Storm Floris Is Set to Hit UK With Powerful Winds and Heavy Rain  The New York Times
  3. Trains are canceled and events called off as a major storm hits Scotland  Yahoo Home
  4. Status Yellow wind warnings lifted across the State with power restored to thousands  The Irish Times
  5. Storm Floris live updates: Trains cancelled and 22,000 homes without power after 90mph winds hit UK  The Independent
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