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WORLDFrance 24

Search warrants for former prince Andrew's homes were unlawful, UK court rules

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Police who searched the properties of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as part of investigations into his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have agreed the search warrants were unlawful, a London judge said Thursday. The 66-year-old younger brother of King Charles II was arrested on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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WORLDThe Guardian

Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray

Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that renewed internal conflict in Ethiopia could trigger an all-out regional war between the neighbouring countries. Military vehicles carrying soldiers drove across Eritrea’s southern border into the Tigray region on Wednesday, reaching the town of Adigrat 25 miles south, according to civilian witnesses, a militia commander…