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Putin assassination plot foiled

Russian and Ukrainian special services have arrested a group of suspects over an alleged plot to assassinate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

(BBC NEWS) Moscow - Two suspects were detained in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, Russia's state-owned Channel One TV reports.

The arrested men were both shown on TV admitting their involvement in the plot, after an explosion at a flat in January in which one suspect died.

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Evacuating Kupiansk, Train Crash Death Toll Rises, Obesity 4 Billion

Large-scale protests have rocked Greece for the second consecutive day in the wake of Tuesday's train crash near Larissa, which killed at least 57.

Ginevra Falciani, Inès Mermat, and Anne-Sophie Goninet

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Welcome to Friday, where Kyiv orders evacuation of Kupiansk, the death toll in Tuesday's train crash in Greece rises to 57, and half the world risks being overweight by 2035. Meanwhile, we take an exclusive look at the changes afoot in beauty pageants around the world, in terms of gender inclusivity.

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