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krainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky hailed his country's “resistance” and “heroism” on Monday on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion as EU leaders arrived in Kyiv in a show of solidarity. He said: “Three years of resistance. Three years of gratitude. Three years of absolute heroism of
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Russia on Monday demanded a full French investigation into explosions at its consulate in Marseille which it said looked like an act of terrorism, state news agency TASS said. There was no word on any casualties, and no immediate information on the extent of any damage. “The explosions on the
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Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centers in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday. In recent weeks, authorities from China, Thailand and Myanmar have attempted to dismantle scam
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Germany’s conservatives won the national election on Sunday but a fractured vote handed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its best ever result in second place and left conservative leader Friedrich Merz facing messy coalition talks. Merz, who has no previous experience in office, is set to become chancellor
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The Associated Press on Friday sued senior aides to President Donald Trump over a decision by the White House to restrict the news outlet’s access to the president and other officials for continuing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage. The lawsuit, filed in US District
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Turkiye’s foreign minister on Monday said Ankara backed a US initiative to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict but stressed that talks should involve both warring sides. Moscow and Washington have begun a direct dialogue in recent weeks, against a backdrop of rapprochement between new US President Donald Trump and Russian
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Turkiye’s interior ministry announced on Monday the removal of a 10th pro-Kurdish party mayor in eastern Turkiye in less than a year for alleged ties. The development targeting a mayor of DEM party — the third largest political group in the parliament — comes as the party leads negotiations with jailed
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Israel’s army on Sunday announced the expansion of operations in the occupied West Bank including the deployment of a tank division in the city of Jenin, the first time tanks have operated in the Palestinian territory since the end of the second intifada, or uprising, in 2005. “IDF (military)
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Yemen’s Houthis launched surface-to-air missiles at an American fighter jet and MQ-9 Reaper drone this week, but did not hit either, two US officials told Reuters. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not specify if the attacks occurred over the Red Sea or Yemen itself. One
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Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz’s conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ever result as Europe’s ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc has consistently led polls but
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Saturday that Hamas will be “destroyed” if it does not release all remaining hostages held in Gaza, as he condemned the deaths of members of an Israeli family held by the group. “Hamas’ treatment of hostages, including its brutal murder of the Bibas
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Russia launched 267 drones on Ukraine overnight, a “record” since the February 2022 invasion, the Ukrainian air force said Sunday. Air force spokesman Yuriy Ignat called the 267 drones spotted in Ukrainian skies between Saturday and Sunday “a record for a single attack” since the invasion began nearly three years
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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was trying to get money back for the billions of dollars sent to support Ukraine’s war against Russia. His comments came as Washington and Kyiv negotiate a mineral resources deal Trump wants as compensation for the wartime aid his predecessor Joe
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London will unveil a significant package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, which marks three years since the start of its war with Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Sunday. “This is also the time to turn the screws on (Vladimir) Putin’s Russia,” Lammy said in a statement.
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Hamas on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, saying its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s decision reflects a
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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and a coalition of political and armed groups have signed a founding charter to establish a parallel government in the war-ravaged country, sources said Sunday. “It’s done,” a source close to the organizers of the signing ceremony, which took place overnight in Nairobi,