Germany is cutting financial support for charities that rescue migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean, saying it will redirect resources to addressing conditions in source countries that spur…
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They call it ‘Merzcron’: The EU’s Franco-German engine is powering up once again
by adminThe clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity – most famously in 1984, when François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl stood hand-in-hand at…
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As two African nations sign a peace deal, Trump wants credit. But some fear peace may still elude them
by adminA peace agreement brokered by the White House to stem the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a militia allegedly backed by Rwanda occupies vast swaths…
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Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a…
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Drug kingpin ‘Fito,’ Ecuador’s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador’s president
by adminEcuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito,” escaped…
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Vacation selfies of a British woman ‘dripping in diamonds’ lead to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say
by adminA former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police…
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Police fire teargas and water cannon at protesters in Kenya as thousands take to the streets
by adminKenyan police have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters as thousands took to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government demonstrations that left dozens dead. The…
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The “Manu Regia” – a formal invitation signed by the British monarch – was hand delivered to the White House by representatives of the British embassy in Washington last week.…
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‘Aspirations of 1.4 billion’: India celebrates as first International Space Station mission gets underway
by adminIndia has celebrated another step on its mission to become a space power, after Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut from the country to blast off to the International Space…
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Why Trump’s strikes on Iran will leave North Korea more determined than ever to keep its nukes
by adminAs American B-2 bombers streaked over Iran, targeting facilities tied to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, policymakers and analysts in East Asia were already grappling with a critical question: What signal does…