India: Police arrest 6 following deadly stampede

Police in northern India have arrested six people over a deadly stampede at a religious event. A lawyer for the preacher who staged the event says his client is not in hiding

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California wildfires force thousands to evacuate

Firefighters were working to contain a major blaze near Oroville, north of the state capital Sacramento. Experts have predicted a severe fire season as California experiences drought and aridification. More than 25,000

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Mali: Armed group kills dozens at wedding celebration

Dozens of guests, many of them young people, at a wedding ceremony had their throats cut by a group of armed men. Mali has been struggling with violence from extremist groups for

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Scholz promises Germany won’t be ‘party’ in Ukraine war

The German chancellor has given a personal guarantee that the country will not become directly involved in the Ukraine war. He also spoke about Germany’s 2025 domestic budget plans but gave little

8 months ago

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Germany, Sweden arrest 8 over suspected war crimes in Syria

German authorities have said the men are suspected of killing civilians during Syria’s civil war. Swedish officials have also made arrests over suspected crimes against humanity committed in Syria. German and Swedish authorities on

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World Bank stamps $208 million Zambia grant to face drought

The sum was granted to help the African nation address the social and economic impact of drought. Southern Africa has been hit by severe drought, partly due to the El Nino climate

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Orban visits Kyiv for first time since war

The Hungarian prime minister, who has been an outspoken critic of Western support for Ukraine, is set to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  The prime minister of Hungary is visiting

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North Korea claims new missile can carry 4.5-ton warhead

South Korea has questioned the North’s claim of having test fired missiles capable of carrying “super-large warheads,” saying it was likely “deception.” North Korea on Tuesday said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable

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Hurricane Beryl batters Caribbean with Category 5 winds

Hurricane Beryl destroyed homes on islands from Grenada to St Lucia. Authorities have warned people to exercise caution over the coming days because the storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane

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Israel-Hamas war: IDF tells civilians to leave Rafah suburbs

Palestinians have been told to leave parts of Rafah and Khan Younis by the Israeli military. Meanwhile, Israel has released the head of Gaza’s main hospital after seven months of detention.  Israel’s

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Germany: Knife-wielding man shot dead by police

Police shot the attacker at a train station near Nuremberg in southern Germany. The man, who died at the scene, had targeted a police car and officers once they exited the vehicle.

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Middle East updates: Netanyahu vows to eliminate Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated in his weekly Cabinet meeting that fighting in Gaza will continue until the Hamas militant group was defeated and all hostages were returned. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

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German court sentences teen over Christmas terror plot

A German court has handed a four-year custodial sentence to a defendant for planning a terror attack on a Christmas market. A regional court in the western German city of Cologne on Friday sentenced

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India: Canopy collapse at New Delhi airport after heavy rain

Officials said the terminal’s canopy and some support beams fell early morning due to heavy pre-monsoon rains. India’s opposition targeted PM Narendra Modi over the incident. A section of the canopy at

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Several killed after train hits bus in southern Slovakia

The train had left the Czech capital of Prague and was on its way to the Hungarian capital of Budapest when it collided with a bus in the town of Nove Zamky.

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Police confirm missing 6-year-old in northern Germany dead

The boy named Arian, who has autism, went missing from his home on April 22. Police and prosecutors confirmed Thursday the body found earlier this weekon a farm in Behrste, about 80 kilometers

9 months ago

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Sudan hunger spreads to capital and former breadbasket

A United Nations report has found that severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas. More than half of the country’s population faces “crisis or worse”

9 months ago

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Denmark: Fire breaks out at tax ministry

Thick black smoke was seen rising from the tax ministry building in central Copenhagen, as emergency services evacuated people from buildings. A fire has broken out at the Danish tax ministry in Copenhagen, police

9 months ago

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Japan: Deaths on Mount Fuji ahead of climbing season

The bodies of three people were discovered near the summit of Mount Fuji with recovery efforts taking place. The mountain is a popular but challenging climbing destination due to extreme cold and

9 months ago

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North Korea claims successful test of multiwarhead missile

Pyongyang says it has carried out a test aimed at developing a missile capable of piercing US and South Korean defenses. But Seoul has rejected the claim as a “deception and exaggeration.”

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Germany: Man arrested after 3 injured at Euro 2024 event

A fight broke out during a public viewing of the Euro 2024 soccer match between Turkey and the Czech Republic, resulting in three people being injured. Stuttgart police arrested one man early

9 months ago

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Bolivia: Top general arrested after coup attempt fails

President Luis Arce called on Bolivians to “mobilize in favor of democracy” after the military broke into his residence in La Paz. World leaders condemned the coup attempt before soldiers began to

9 months ago

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Kenya updates: Protesters storm parliament, deaths reported

Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have fired live rounds to disperse protesters as violence escalates over proposed tax hikes. Demonstrators stormed parliament, parts of which were set alight. The Kenyan military

9 months ago

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North Korea: Suspected hypersonic missile explodes midair

The missile test came ahead of the regional deployment of a US aircraft carrier for a trilateral military drill with South Korea and Japan. Pyongyang called the deployment “reckless” and “dangerous.” A

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Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes marijuana possession

The move does not make possession of marijuana legal. The Supreme Court judges will now decide what quantity of marijuana can be deemed as being for personal use. Brazil’s Supreme Court voted

9 months ago

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed in US plea deal

Julian Assange faced court in the Northern Mariana Islands where he pleaded guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. The plea deal ends a legal saga that lasted more than a decade.

9 months ago

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Russia bans access to over 80 Western media outlets

Moscow has banned a slew of EU news sources after its broadcasters were banned in the bloc. The EU and Russia have also traded accusations on satellite jamming, and the Kremlin pointed

9 months ago

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Pakistan: Police arrest 23 after ‘blasphemy’ lynching

Police in northwestern Pakistan said they were still looking for more potential suspects. A mob attacked a police station to wrest the victim from criminal interrogation, killing him in public and burning

9 months ago

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Russia summons US envoy over Crimea strike

Moscow has said the US bears equal responsibility for a strike on Crimea that killed at least four, including two children. Meanwhile, the EU has adopted a new package of sanctions targeting

9 months ago

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US ‘War on Drugs’ campaign a ‘clear failure’ — UN

Independent expert Tlaleng Mofokeng called on states to shift attention to harm reduction. She said the change should focus on people’s right to health, rather than the policies initiated by US President

9 months ago

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Germany: Charges against Cum-Ex banker dropped over health

Christian Olaerius, who was accused of tax evasion in the Cum-Ex scandal, was found too infirm to stand trial. The 82-year-old offered no admission of guilt and instead blasted the prosecutors at

9 months ago

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Netanyahu says ‘intense phase’ of Rafah fighting nears end

Israel’s prime minister says the war will still go on, with some forces possibly moving from Gaza toward the north as the conflict escalates with Lebanon-based Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in

9 months ago

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Wildfires hit areas of southeastern Turkey, deaths reported

Authorities say at least five people have been killed by wildfires in southeastern parts, while dozens more have been injured. Wildfires in southeastern Turkey have claimed the lives of at least five people and

9 months ago

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Kenyan police fire tear gas as anti-tax protests spread

Protests against proposed tax hikes spread nationwide on Thursday as riot police cracked down on some demonstrations. The government has argued that it needs to address a major budget deficit. Thousands of

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India: Dozens dead after drinking tainted liquor

Authorities in Tamil Nadu said at least 34 people died after consuming the illicit alcohol. Hundreds of people die each year following consumption of toxic liquor, which is often sold cheaper than

9 months ago

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China changes names of Uyghur villages, says report

A report by Human Rights Watch has said China changed the names of villages inhabited by Uyghur people and other minorities to generic terms. This included 3,600 villages in the western region

9 months ago

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Fire, explosions at Chad ammunition depot, government says

Chad’s government said there was a fire and explosions at an ammunition depot in the capital, N’Djamena. The cause of the deadly blaze was not immediately clear. Initial footage appeared to show

9 months ago

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India: Several killed in train collision in West Bengal

A goods train crashed into a passenger train in India’s West Bengal state, killing several with more injured. Rescue operations are underway. A cargo train collided with a passenger train in the

9 months ago

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South Africa: Zuma’s MK party to join opposition alliance

Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s MK party says it wants to coordinate efforts against the unity government led by the African National Congress (ANC), claiming a May election was fraudulent. Former

9 months ago

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US tourist found dead in Greece, 3 more missing

It is the latest in a number of cases in which tourists on the Greek islands have died or gone missing. Greece is experiencing unusually high summer temperatures. The body of a

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Saudi Arabia: 19 Hajj pilgrims die as temperatures rise

More than 1.8 million people gathered for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Temperatures have been rising as the last ritual, the “stoning of the devil,” gets underway and Muslims celebrate

9 months ago

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Germany: Man wielding hammer in Hamburg shot by police

A man tried to attack officers with a hammer in the St Pauli district of Hamburg. The incident took place before the city was due to host the Euro 2024 match between

9 months ago

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NATO to coordinate security assistance and training for Ukraine

NATO will take the lead in coordinating security assistance and training for Ukrainian forces, it announced on Friday. NATO Defence ministers adopted the plan at a two-day meeting in Brussels. The plan

9 months ago

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Sudan: UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city siege

Sudan has been plagued by conflict and violence since fighting erupted between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary force last year. The siege of El Fasher city has opened up a new

9 months ago

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Germany: Record cocaine haul worth billions of euros seized

“Dozens of tons of cocaine have been taken out of circulation,” German authorities said. The drugs were first uncovered in Hamburg last year. Investigators in Germany have discovered a record amount of cocaine worth

9 months ago

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China #MeToo activist Huang sentenced to five years

Chinese activists Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing have been found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” by a court in Guangzhou. A court in China sentenced prominent #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin to five years in

9 months ago

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Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims gather for Hajj amid sweltering heat

More than a million Muslims from around the world have amassed around the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage. More than 1.5 million people from across the globe gathered amid

9 months ago

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NATO ministers talk defense spending, aid for Ukraine

A new strategy regarding support for Ukraine is being discussed by defense ministers in Brussels. Meanwhile, Estonia is pushing for more spending on defense. Day two of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels

9 months ago

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Chile hit by heavy rains, state of ‘catastrophe’ declared

Thousands of houses in Chile have been damaged and even more have lost power. Authorities have declared several regions, including the capital Santiago, as “disaster zones.” Heavy rains wreaked havoc in south

9 months ago

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Dozens killed in DRC suspected Islamist rebel attack

The attack in eastern Congo was blamed on Islamic State-linked rebels. It echoed a similar attack last week in the same province, where at least 80 people were killed. At least 42

9 months ago

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German police raids drug gang with extremist links

Police conducted raids on properties in two western German states, searching for drugs and connections to the radical “Reichsbürger” movement. Police in the northwestern city German city of Osnabrück said they busted a drug trafficking

9 months ago

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Record 120 million people displaced globally — UN report

The number of forcibly displaced people around the world has risen to 120 million according to new UN figures. That amounts to 1.5% of the entire global population. The UN said on

9 months ago

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Amsterdam court convicts 3 in murder of journalist De Vries

Two were sentenced to 28 years in prison and one to 26 years. Authorities believe gunmen targeted the crime journalist due to his role as advisor to a key witness in the

9 months ago

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Kuwait fire kills 35 at building for foreign workers

Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze that broke out in Kuwait’s southern Mangaf district, killing 35 people. Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said more than 35 people were killed after a fire swept

9 months ago

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Israel-Hamas war: Hamas responds to US cease-fire proposal

Egyptian and Qatari mediators said they are examining a response from the Hamas militant group, and will work “until agreement is reached” on a US-backed cease-fire proposal in Gaza. Egyptian and Qatari

9 months ago

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Baltimore shipping lane fully reopens after bridge collapse

Commercial maritime traffic can now resume at full capacity on the Baltimore shipping route after crews managed to remove tons of debris that had been blocking the vital channel. The Baltimore shipping

9 months ago

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South Korea fires warning shots after border incursion

South Korea’s military said it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week. Tensions in the region are running high over trash-carrying balloons and propaganda campaigns.

9 months ago

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Gaza war: UN Security Council backs US cease-fire plan

The UN Security Council voted on a US resolution backing a cease-fire plan in Gaza, as Antony Blinken visited Israel to push the proposal. The European Union has welcomed the UN Security Council

9 months ago

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Explosion in Polish weapons factory leaves one dead

A blast occurred at the Mesko arms factory in the southeastern Polish city of Skarzysko-Kamienna on Monday, resulting in a fire and the death of a 59-year-old worker. An explosion at an

9 months ago

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India: Hindu pilgrims dead after militant attack in Kashmir

Indian soldiers are carrying out a manhunt after the suspected militant attack in Kashmir. It came after Narendra Modi’s third oath ceremony for prime minister took place. At least nine Hindu pilgrims

9 months ago

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North Korea vows response to South’s ‘psychological warfare’

In a tit-for-tat move, South Korea restarted loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts along the border with the North in response to Pyongyang’s trash-carrying balloons. Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister warned the South created

9 months ago

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Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy to address French parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to hold talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron as well as US President Joe Biden. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the French parliament on Friday after world

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Germany: Cannabis limit set for drivers

Germany has set a limit of 3.5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood for drivers. Among other restrictions, there is to be a complete ban on the simultaneous use of cannabis

9 months ago

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Israel-Hamas war: Israeli strike on Gaza school kills dozens

At least 35 people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza. Meanwhile, an Israeli soldier was killed in a clash with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

9 months ago

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Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy in France for D-Day anniversary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Normandy on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on

9 months ago

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Israel-Hamas war: Israeli strike on Gaza school kills dozens

At least 35 people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza. Meanwhile, an Israeli soldier was killed in a clash with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

9 months ago

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Several killed in Czech train crash, dozens injured

At least four people were killed when a passenger train collided head on with a freight train in the Czech city of Pardubice, according to rescue services. Four people died and more

9 months ago

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French counterterrorism police detain Russian-Ukrainian man

The man was seriously injured earlier this week in an explosion at a hotel in Roissy, on the outskirts of Paris. Materials intended to make explosive devices were found at his hotel

9 months ago

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Slovakia: Robert Fico makes first comments since shooting

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said in a video posted to Facebook he hopes to return to work at the end of June following an assassination attempt last month. He said blamed

9 months ago

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India elections: World leaders congratulate Modi on win

World leaders congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the NDA alliance led by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the elections. However, the BJP failed to secure an outright parliamentary majority. World

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Germany: Far-right AfD says candidate attacked in Mannheim

A local candidate for the far-right AfD party was attacked with a knife in Mannheim according to media reports. The victim was allegedly injured and the perpetrator was arrested. A local council

9 months ago

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Lebanon: Shots fired at US Embassy in Beirut

One assailant has been hospitalized after being shot and wounded by the Lebanese army. The embassy said no staff were harmed in the incident. The Lebanese army said it had shot and injured a Syrian man

9 months ago

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Mannheim knife attack: Authorities suspect Islamist motive

German federal prosecutors have begun investigating a knife attack which left a police officer dead in Mannheim. On Monday, thousands of people gathered in the southwestern German city to pay their respects.

9 months ago

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Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu views Biden’s plan as incomplete

The Israeli prime minister sees the cease-fire plan presented by US President Joe Biden as a “partial outline,” a government spokesperson said. Egypt says Hamas has “positively” reacted to the proposal. Israeli

9 months ago

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Burkina Faso world’s worst forgotten crisis: report

The Norwegian Refugee Council has said ongoing conflicts and a chronic lack of funding have led to the neglect of millions of displaced people. It has compiled a grim ranking of the

9 months ago

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Airline revenues, passengers to reach record highs in 2024

The number of people traveling by plane is set to hit a new high this year, as the airline industry bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic with record revenues for airlines, an

9 months ago

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Suspected Israeli strikes kill several in Syria: reports

A suspected Israeli airstrike killed several people in the vicinity of the Syrian city of Aleppo. It was the second reported attack in the country in less than one week. A number

9 months ago

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German police officer injured in Mannheim knife attack dies

A police officer has succumbed to his injuries after intervening in a knife attack earlier this week at an anti-Islam rally. He had been in a coma with stab wounds to the

9 months ago

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Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to accept new cease-fire bid

Qatar, Egypt and the US are trying to drum up support for the latest proposal for a truce and potentially a lasting cease-fire in Gaza floated by Joe Biden. US officials say

9 months ago

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North Korea to stop flying trash-filled balloons south

North Korean officials say they will temporarily halt sending balloons filled with trash into South Korea but are ready to resume if Seoul sends leaflets north. After sending hundreds of balloons loaded with

9 months ago

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Biden asks Belgium to help end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

US president Joe Biden has explicitly asked Belgium for help in bringing the Palestinians to the table and negotiating a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “President Biden confirmed that he wants the

10 months ago

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Germany: Knife attack in Mannheim, suspect shot

Several people were injured after a knife-wielding assailant reportedly attacked a right-wing protest in Germany’s Mannheim. A police officer was reportedly among the people injured during a stabbing rampage in the German

10 months ago

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Slovak PM Fico released from hospital after shooting

Robert Fico was shot with four bullets in an assassination attempt in mid-May. Slovakian media has reported that the prime minister was flown out of the hospital to continue recovery at his

10 months ago

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Germany pledges €500 million in arms support for Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new arms package for Ukraine focusing on air defense and including 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced a

10 months ago

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NATO chief: Time to rethink restrictions on Ukraine weaponry

Jens Stoltenberg said it was time to “consider some of these restrictions” as allies mull allowing Kyiv to use Western weapons on Russian territory. He’s following in the footsteps of several other

10 months ago

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German government sued over weapons sold to Israel

Human rights lawyer Alexander Schwarz told DW there was “reasonable grounds to believe” Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza with the kind of weapons it is getting from Germany. The German

10 months ago

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Hong Kong: 14 democracy activists convicted in landmark case

The verdict comes several years after a pro-democracy movement sparked major protests in the city against a Beijing-imposed national security law. Only two of the accused were acquitted. Hong Kong’s High Court

10 months ago

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Europol hits malware network in major cybercrime operation

Germany, France and the Netherlands have headed a sting operation against cyber infrastructure used for criminal purposes. Four arrests were carried out and more than 100 internet servers were taken down or

10 months ago

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Trump hush money trial: Jury deliberations continue

During the first day of deliberations, the jury asked for the transcripts from two of the witnesses and for the judge to repeat his instructions to them. Meanwhile, Trump compared himself to

10 months ago

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Israel claims control of corridor along Gaza-Egypt border

Israel alleges that numerous smuggling tunnels belonging to Hamas run beneath the corridor.  Israel’s military on Wednesday said it had achieved full operational control of the so-called Philedelphi Corridor along the length

10 months ago

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South Korea decries trash balloons dropped by North

More than 150 balloons with trash from the North were detected in South Korea. The North had vowed to retaliate against South Korean activists for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border.

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Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin to be indicted over royal insult

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is being taken to court over an alleged insult to the Thai royal family in an interview to foreign media in 2015. Thailand’s attorney general is set

10 months ago

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Executions worldwide at highest record since 2015: Amnesty

Almost three-quarters of the recorded executions were carried out in Iran alone. Human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday that 1,153 executions were recorded worldwide in 2023. The figure

10 months ago

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Trump defense slams key witness as hush money trial wraps

Donald Trump’s defense lawyers told the jury they could not trust the evidence of his former lawyer Michael Cohen. The prosecution argued the case’s substance “could very well be what got President

10 months ago

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Germany records highest number of naturalizations since 2000

Over 200,000 people from 157 different countries obtained German citizenship in 2023 — a record since the turn of the century. From June 2024, it will become easier to become a German

10 months ago

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Australia: Man arrested after running naked through plane

A domestic flight was forced to land early after a man allegedly ran naked down the aisle of the plane. Police have arrested the suspect who is being seen to in hospital.

10 months ago

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India: Several killed, trapped in quarry collapse

The deadly cyclone Remal, which has already claimed lives in coastal India and Bangladesh, has now caused a quarry collapse in the remote Indian state of Mizoram. Torrential rain brought on by cyclone

10 months ago

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Papua New Guinea: Thousands asked to flee ‘active’ landslide

Some 7,900 people in Papua New Guinea have been ordered to evacuate the path of what authorities say is a still active landslide that has already buried an estimated 2,000 people. Thousands

10 months ago

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California: 81-year-old ‘serial slingshot shooter’ arrested

Police said the suspect had been harassing residents in the city of Azusa, near Los Angeles, for nearly a decade. An 81-year-old man will appear before court on Tuesday for harassing residents

10 months ago

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North Korean spy satellite launch ends in failure

North Korea said it launched a rocket that was carrying a spy satellite but exploded mid-air. However, the US claimed the rocket involved technologies related to Pyongyang’s intercontinental ballistic missile program. North

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