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India bringing in a new law to curb the menace of hoax bomb threat calls disrupting airlines flying
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government plans a new law to punish those making hoax bomb threats against flights, which disrupt the…
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Hezbollah hiding more than $500M in gold, cash under hospital in Lebanon, IDF says
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror proxy, is hiding $500 million in gold and cash in a secret bunker formerly run by the group's deceased…
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Hezbollah's future in focus amid missile barrage and Israeli apology
The future of militia group Hezbollah was put under the microscope on Monday as Lebanon's prime minister said he had not heard from them…
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Navalny's widow seeks presidency in a Russia after Putin
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, said on Monday she will seek the Russian presidency should Kremlin…
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Cameroon's president finally seen in public
Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing…
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European Commission president congratulates Moldova on pro-EU vote
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has congratulated Moldova and Moldovan President Maia Sandu on the vote in favour of…
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Colombia Hikes Tariffs on Cheap Steel Imports From China
(Bloomberg) -- Colombia became the latest Latin American country to raise tariffs on Chinese steel, as producers complain of the threat to…
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Zambian president sacks top judges who ruled in favour of his rival
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has now sacked three top judges he previously suspended over alleged judicial misconduct, drawing…
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Israeli foreign minister says 'Beirut in flames' after latest attacks
Israeli attacks have left "Beirut in flames," the country's foreign minister said on Monday morning, after a major offensive targeting…
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Moldova Leader Set for First-Round Win, EU Vote Risks Rebuff
(Bloomberg) -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu was on track to win the first round of Sunday’s elections, but a key referendum on joining…
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Bad Polls for Japan’s Ruling Coalition May Cloud BOJ Rate Path
(Bloomberg) -- Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition is continuing to soften in the runup to this coming…
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Philippines VP Duterte Slams Marcos as Feud Escalates
(Bloomberg) -- Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday said the nation’s leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “doesn’t know how to be a…
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Moldovans vote in pivotal election and EU referendum
Polls have closed in Moldova, where people have been voting in the country's presidential election and in a referendum on whether to…
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Beirut's southern suburbs a place of pitch darkness, piles of rubble
Following almost one week of no airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of the Shiite Hezbollah militia, Israel resumed its…
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Palestinian journalist Plestia escaped Gaza to Lebanon. The war followed her there
Plestia Alaqad had found a new beginning. The young Palestinian journalist, who risked her life to document the horrors of the war in Gaza…
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Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials…
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Razor-Close British Columbia Vote Indicates No Strong Majority
(Bloomberg) -- A election in Canada’s British Columbia province was too close to call on polling day, leaving the left-leaning New…
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Ex-General Prabowo Sworn in as Indonesia’s Next President
(Bloomberg) -- Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, capping a 26-year rise that…
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Germany's ailing hard-left party picks new leaders in hope of revival
Members of Germany's ailing hard-left Die Linke (The Left) chose new leaders on Saturday as the party hopes for a revival after a series…
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Putin says Zelenskyy's nuclear comments were a 'dangerous act of provocation' at meeting with BRICS group journalists
Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's nuclear comments. The Ukrainian president had suggested that Kyiv…
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Scholz defends German arms sales to Turkey after meeting with Erdoğan
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended his country's recently growing defence exports to Turkey, citing the membership of both…
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Germany's hard-left Die Linke party has elected new leaders
Members of Germany's hard-left Die Linke (The Left) have elected the journalist Ines Schwerdtner and former member of the German lower…
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Germany approved €103 million in defence equipment for Turkey in 2024
After years of low-volume arms exports to Turkey, the German government is again authorizing large-scale shipments to its fellow NATO…
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Romania scrambles fighter jets second time this week over breach of airspace
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raised fighter jets early on Saturday for the second time this week after an unidentified object…