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The French royal jewel will be on public display for the first time since it was found hidden in an apple after a 1926 theft. The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the "Grand Condé" was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and concealed in a hollowed-out apple. The diamond - one of few royal jewels to survive the French Revolution - was recovered.

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Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery. How a harrowing trial of two murdered Australian surfers ended in a guilty verdict A Mexican judge has sentenced three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their US friend Carter Rhoad to 158 years and nine months in jail each. The Robinsons and Rhoad.

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Trump says parts of a new law that aims to punish Moscow for its war against Ukraine are against US national interests. Image source, ReutersByMax MatzaPublished10 minutes agoUS President Donald Trump has used his presidential authority to block numerous sanctions on Russia that were recently passed by the US Congress in an effort to punish the country for its war on Ukraine. In an executive order on Friday night, Trump.

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The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro. Image source, Getty ImagesByIone Wells, Americas correspondent and Joel Guinto, BBC NewsPublished6 minutes agoBrazil's government says deforestation rates in the country's Amazon and savanna regions have fallen to record lows ahead of a presidential election run-off where the rainforest's future is a key issue. Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da.

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Defence Minister Guido Crosetto tells the BBC the US risks prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to end it. Image caption, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has warned against showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin Italy's defence minister has said it is a "complete mistake, a major mistake" for the US to limit access to satellite systems and intelligence used by Ukraine to defend itself against Russian attacks. In.

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The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say. Oregon school shooting: Police name victims and say suspect was former student An Oregon teacher threw her mobile phone before she tackled and tried to wrestle away a shotgun from the arms of a teen suspect who opened fire on a special educational needs class. As she tussled with him on the.