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Peru passes law critics claim will cripple NGOs

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Trump tells NATO chief the US needs Greenland

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British PM Starmer announces NHS England to be abolished

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Taiwan leader promises to counter China ‘infiltration’

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Spain: Scientists uncover oldest face in Western Europe

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SpaceX delays mission to return stranded astronauts

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DR Congo, M23 rebels to hold peace talks in Angola

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Ukraine: Trump says negotiators headed to Russia ‘right now’

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German police rumble smuggler with meth-flavored wraps

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Georgia: Ex-President Saakashvili jailed for 9 more years

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Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum imports go into effect

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EU announces ‘countermeasures’ to US steel, aluminum tariffs

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Pakistan: Many hostages freed after Balochistan train attack

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NASA launches space telescope to unveil cosmic secrets

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Stock market selloff: Is a US recession ahead?

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Hong Kong court finds social worker guilty of rioting

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Serbia: Student protesters block public TV station

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Syria: Sharaa signs integration deal with Kurdish-led forces

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Duterte arrested at Manila Airport on ICC warrant

Philippine police served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on the former president for his deadly narcotics crackdown during his time in office. Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at

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Elon Musk claims X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’

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Trump administration ordered to pay $2 billion in aid

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North Sea: Tanker hired by US military hit by cargo ship

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Germany, UK urge Israel to resume aid, electricity to Gaza

Israel cut electricity supplies to the Palestinian enclave to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages. Meanwhile, Israel has sent negotiators to Doha to discuss the Gaza ceasefire. Germany has called on Israel to restore

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Pope Francis showing ‘good response’ to treatment — Vatican

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Indians repatriated after release from Myanmar scam centers

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Iran, China and Russia launch annual joint naval drills

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Luxembourg’s Prince Frederik dies of rare disease

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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles — Seoul

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Germany: Flights canceled as workers strike at 13 airports

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Romania: Far-right candidate Georgescu barred from election

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Ukraine updates: Australia to consider peacekeeping mission

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Deutsche Bahn pays €197M in compensation for delays in 2024

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Bosnian Serb leader Dodik rejects court summons

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After Assad’s fall, over 300,000 Syrians return home

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EU summit on Ukraine: Europe seems ready to spend on defense

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Australia orders evacuations as Cyclone Alfred approaches

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Strikes to hit Frankfurt, 10 other German airports

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Paris: WWII bomb discovery disrupts trains

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South Korea: Court cancels Yoon arrest warrant

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SpaceX Starship explodes minutes after launch

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Syria sees worst day of violence since ouster of Assad

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Peruvian farmer heads to Germany for legal battle with RWE

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UN releases $110 million to compensate global aid cut

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Germany fined €34 million for late whistleblower protection

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Hong Kong court quashes Tiananmen activists’ conviction

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Deutsche Post to slash 8,000 jobs

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South Korea: Shells hit civilian area during military drill

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Japan: Blast at auto parts plant in Toyota city kills one

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US: Trump delays auto tariffs for a month

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Pakistan mourns civilians, soldiers killed in Bannu attack

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German election: Scholz meets Merz for talks on Ukraine

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Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot

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Trump says Kabul airport bombing orchestrator arrested

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China aims for 5% economic growth despite challenges

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Arab leaders, UN endorse Egypt’s $53 billion Gaza plan

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Trump tariffs: China, Canada and Mexico retaliate in kind

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Ukraine: Zelenskyy ready to work with Trump toward peace

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What would it cost Europe to defend itself without the US?

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Germany: Several Hamburg police officers face racism probe

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EU’s von der Leyen proposes €800 billion defense plan

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Arab leaders gather to discuss Gaza reconstruction

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Trump’s tariffs on Canаda, Mexico and China come into effect

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Taiwan says ‘impossible’ for US to abandon Indo-Pacific

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North Korea threatens response to US carrier in South

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SpaceX abandons Starship test flight at last minute

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Trump orders pause of US military aid to Ukraine

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Trump confirms Canada, Mexico tariffs to take effect

The 25% tariffs came into effect at 0501 UTC on Tuesday as planned, in the absence of a deal. Canada vowed to impose retaliatory 25% tariffs. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that

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Vatican says Pope Francis had two new breathing attacks

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Gaza: First fatal attack since ceasefire began

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UN rights chief voices concern at new US political direction

The UN’s Volker Türk has noted a worrying “fundamental shift” in the rights situation in Donald Trump’s America. Among other things, he decried the huge powers of “unelected tech oligarchs.” Basic human

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Austria swears in centrist coalition without far right

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Swedish police probe water sabotage attempt on Gotland

The water supply on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland came close to being shut off by unknown saboteurs, reports say. Damage to pumps in a lake was “not accidental.” Swedish police are

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World

‘Anora’ dominates Oscars 2025, wins best picture

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Arab world, aid groups slam Israel’s block on Gaza aid

Egypt and Saudi Arabia criticized Israel’s decision to stop food and other supplies from entering the Gaza Strip. Aid agencies say the decision will be “devastating” for residents. Israel stopped the entry of

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Social Democrats lead Hamburg state election: early results

A week after a poor showing in Germany’s federal elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left party has won more than 30% of the vote, according to preliminary official results. Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens look

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Pope Francis makes call for world peace from hospital bed

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Austria’s 3-way coalition gets final vote of approval

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US carrier docks in South Korea after North’s missile tests

The USS Carl Vinson has entered the port of Busan, South Korea, in a show of force expected to enrage Pyongyang. The move comes just days after North Korea tested strategic cruise

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World Boxing promises ‘fair playing field’ for women

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