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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday published a senior official’s evidence in the prosecution of two men charged with spying for China, seeking to demonstrate that the case did not collapse because of government manipulation. In an unexpected move last month, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges
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Israel’s defense minister threatened Wednesday to resume fighting if Hamas does not honor the terms of a US-backed ceasefire that halted the war in Gaza. The statement from Defense Minister Israel Katz’s office came after Hamas handed over the remains of two more deceased hostages, and said it
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On 12 October, the 61st “Defending the National Will” rally organised by CHP took place at Place Jean Rey, bringing Türkiye’s struggle for democracy to the European stage. Ekrem İmamoğlu, the elected mayor of Istanbul and CHP’s presidential candidate, sent a powerful letter from his prison cell in
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US President Donald Trump said his administration planned to produce a list on Friday of “Democrat programs” that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. He did not specify the programs but indicated to reporters at the White House on Tuesday that the closures would
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Israel delayed aid into Gaza and kept the enclave’s border shut on Tuesday, while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war. Three Israeli officials said Israel had decided to restrict
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5 percent and calling the move disrespectful to NATO. “I’m very unhappy with Spain. They’re the only country that didn’t raise their number
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential US provision of long-range weapons, a day after US President Donald Trump warned Russia he may send Kyiv long-range Tomahawk missiles. A meeting between Zelensky and Trump could take place
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi told a summit of world leaders Monday that US President Donald Trump’s Mideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region and reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying Palestinians have the right to an independent state. The summit in Egypt
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US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin
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President Donald Trump landed in Israel on Monday to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an agreement that he declared had effectively ended the war and opened the door to building a durable peace in the Middle East. Air Force One did a flyover Monday
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The US and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “the Summit for Peace” to support ending the two-year war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal. Israel and Hamas have no direct contacts and are not expected to attend Monday’s summit. Israel has rejected any
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President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon — suggesting that he could be ready to increase the pressure on Vladimir Putin’s government using a key weapons system. “I might say, ‘Look: if this
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation. Both allies and the opposition had been hoping for a fresh face in government to help end months of paralysis over an austerity budget, but
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US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals. Trump said the extra levies, plus US export controls on “any and
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The tragedy is not the war itself. It is in those who exploit its blood to stage a theatre of counterfeit heroism. In London — once a mirror for Sudan’s democratic conscience — a group of pseudo-intellectuals now seeks to convene a symposium to market what can only be called “tragic
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Eleven candidates face off against Cameroon’s incumbent president, Paul Biya, in elections on Sunday, with the divided opposition having failed to unite behind a joint contender. The 92-year-old head of state, who has spent 43 years in power, made his first public appearance of the campaign on Tuesday just