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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting former girlfriend, has no conviction recorded
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‘Possible blanks’ fired by man in San Francisco synagogue
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John Barilaro’s assault charge dismissed by NSW magistrate on mental health grounds
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Europe is set to ramp up its oil war against Russia — and markets are bracing for more disruption
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Job: ‘Sniper’: Accused Islamic State fighter on trial in US
The ongoing trial of a U.S. citizen charged with serving as a sniper and weapons trainer for the Islamic State group is a reminder of the enduring and far-reaching fallout of a war that drew tens of thousands of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq.
Job: ‘Sniper’: Accused Islamic State fighter on trial in U.S.
He had been brought from the battlefields of Syria to a New York lockup, a U.S. citizen charged with serving as a sniper and weapons trainer for the Islamic State group.