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India increases growth forecast for fiscal year

India's Ministry of Finance has increased its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year. But it also warned about inflation, particularly for fuel and energy, amid continued instability in the Middle East.

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Why did the Peruvian Public Prosecutor file the case of forced sterilization despite its recognition?

For decades, thousands of women, mostly indigenous and peasant, sought justice for forced sterilizations carried out during the government of Alberto Fujimori. Although the Office of the Prosecutor of Peru recognized that many interventions were carried out without free and informed consent, it decided to close the investigation. Why? María Ysabel Cedano, a lawyer for the NGO Demus, addresses the issue in France 24.

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EAU claims that Flydubai's flight attack aimed to crash a plane against Ben Gurion

The Omani co-pilot of a Flydubai aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv attempted to control the aircraft to crash it into a terminal at the Israeli airport Ben Gurion, according to the results of the investigation conducted by the United Arab Emirates Attorney General's Office. The suspect attacked the commander with an emergency axe in full flight, but the intervention of passengers and crew members prevented the plan from being implemented.

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Emirates claims that the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight planned to crash it into Tel Aviv airport

The United Arab Emirates Prosecutor's Office claims that the co-pilot of Flydubai's flight to Tel Aviv attempted to take control of the plane to crash it against Ben Gurion Airport on September 30. According to the investigation, the suspect attacked the pilot with an emergency ax and was inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. The authorities continue to investigate their motivations and possible external connections.

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Who is August Hanning, the former German intelligence director accused of profit from State secrets?

August Hanning was head of the Federal Intelligence Service of Germany (BND) for seven years. After his retirement in 2005, he received more than 2,000 documents with classified information from a former chief of staff in that office and then leaked them to a foreign government not yet revealed, for which he worked as a consultant, according to the prosecution of the Office. Today, both Hanning and his facilitator are being held on suspicion of espionage and treason.

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Attorney of Morelos: "Students have received threats for defending their companions"

The murder of a Spanish student, investigated as a femicide, once again put Morelos at the focus of international attention. The case is added to a long list of women's murders in a state that faces one of the highest femicide rates in Mexico after Sinaloa. In France 24, the general prosecutor of Morelos, Fernando Blumenkron Escobar, addresses violence against women, threats reported by students and the authorities' response to a problem that goes beyond a single case.

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Report from Berlin: German former intelligence chief arrested for suspicion of espionage

Germany is shaken by a new espionage scandal following the arrest of August Hanning, former director of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), accused of alleged high treason, espionage and disclosure of State secrets to a foreign power. Según la Fiscalía Alemán, Hanning habría obtenido información classificado a través de un anterior collaborador y la habría utilizado en labos de consulta privada relacionadas con servicios de inteligencia extranjeros. From Berlin, our correspondent Valentina Godoy tells us more.

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Bolivia: Attorney General Roger Mariaca arrested after pointing out links with the narco

The Minister of Government of Bolivia announced that the authorities had dismantled an alleged criminal organization infiltrated the judicial system and the Public Prosecutor's Office, allegedly headed by the country's Attorney General, Roger Mariaca. According to the official, the network would have protected, facilitated and obtained benefits from trafficking in controlled substances. We discussed his detention with Susana Bejarano, a political scientist and political analyst.

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