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South African court rules that men can take wife's surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing…
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German foreign policy expert: Russia testing NATO cohesion in Poland
German foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen has said he believes the intrusion by Russian drones into Polish airspace was designed to…
Politics
UAE bars Israeli defense firms from Dubai expo following strike in Qatar
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sharply condemned Israel’s strike, calling it a “treacherous” and “cowardly” act that violated…
News
Israel again intercepts rocket from Yemen
The Israeli military on Thursday said a rocket was fired from Yemen, triggering alarm sirens in several areas of the country. The military…
Politics
Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production
Europe says it's investing $7 billion into Ukraine's increasingly famed drone industry. It comes after Ukraine's defense minister…
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Investigation underway into deadly gas tanker explosion in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican investigators were working to determine the cause of a crash in which a tanker truck carrying more than 13,000…
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'We are still waiting, still suffering': The legacy of a deadly Nigerian dam collapse
The threat of flooding once again looms over the city of Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, a year after torrential rains and the…
Business
South Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The…
News
Some 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior…
Politics
Trends indicate many Hamas officials survived IDF's Qatar strike, results still in the air
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday notably left out any mention of whether the…
Politics
Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure…
Politics
‘His presence is a security breach’: Police again seek to bar Urich from Netanyahu’s office
Israel Police sought to prolong restrictions on PMO aide Yonatan Urich, a key Qatargate suspect, saying more steps are needed to complete…
Politics
'Netanyahu, we're not leaving': Defiance in Gaza City as Israel shows aid sites planned for evacuees
Israel has ordered the entire population of Gaza City to leave, as its forces prepare to capture the north of the Gaza Strip. Israeli…
Politics
Herzog to meet UK's Starmer, warns Britain against Palestinian statehood recognition
Herzog's office warned that recognizing a Palestinian state at this time would "constitute a reward for terror" and undermine efforts to…
Politics
Lapid calls UN's treatment of Israel a 'diplomatic equivalent of a psychotic episode'
Lapid discussed the need to create a new organization of "democratic nations", while he pointed out the bias that exists towards Israel…
Politics
Leaked documents expose Hamas's exploitation of Gaza hospitals
Hamas also tracked UNRWA, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, and Red Cross staff inside Gaza hospitals, framing aid groups as potential…
Politics
Gibraltar celebrates its national day as it looks ahead to easier border crossings with Spain
MADRID (AP) — Gibraltarians gathered Wednesday for national day celebrations months before a fence separating the contested territory at…
Politics
Muted German reaction to EU halt on payments to Israel
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Berlin has "taken note" of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's decision…
News
‘Block everything’: Nationwide protests raise travel tensions across France
France is dealing with a day of gridlock as a grassroots movement to ‘block everything’ threatens to paralyse the country’s transport…
News
Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group
Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger in separate attacks since March, a report by Human Rights…
Politics
German minister links conditions faced by Jewish artists to Nazi era
German Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer believes anti-Semitism is on the rise in the German and European cultural sector,…
News
Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi
Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi. Mathew…
Business
Tesla continues its skid in mainland China as August electric car sales, market share fall
Tesla is gradually losing its appeal in China's premium electric vehicle (EV) segment as its sales and market share fall. The US carmaker…
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3 migrants die trying to cross the English Channel from France
PARIS (AP) — Three migrants have died after attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France, and at least three others are…