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UK police detain trespasser who climbed to Parliament's roof and stayed the night

LONDON – British police have detained a man who spent the night on the roof of the Palace of Westminster on suspicion of criminal damage and trespassing. Scotland Yard said Sunday it was too early to know why the 23-year-old made his way to the top of Neo-Gothic masterpiece that …

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France identifies man, boy in IS video of Palestinian's killing as citizens

PARIS – A man and a boy featured in a chilling Islamic State propaganda video showing the killing of a Palestinian have been identified as French citizens, and investigators are looking into whether the man is related to an extremist who attacked a Jewish school in southern France in 2012, …

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Swedish artist Vilks gets freedom of speech prize a month after deadly shooting in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Swedish artist Lars Vilks, the main speaker at a seminar in Copenhagen targeted by a gunman a month ago, has received a freedom of speech prize. Denmark’s Free Press Society said Vilks received its annual award on Saturday for his “staunch fearlessness.” The 68-year-old has received numerous …

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