Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets Britain's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv and called for sanctions against Russia to be tightened to stop Moscow

Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets Britain's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv
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Hungary's anti-fraud body calls for extended powers to monitor EU funds

Hungary's Integrity Authority, an anti-fraud body tasked with overseeing European Union funds, lacks the proper investigative authority to expose possible

Hungary's anti-fraud body calls for extended powers to monitor EU funds
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Britain's Rwanda asylum legislation formally becomes law

Britain's King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Britain's Rwanda asylum legislation formally becomes law
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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is among individuals being investigated in connection with a graft probe involving his sons, the head of Malaysia's Anti-

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons
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Scotland's Yousaf says end of coalition is in country's best interest

Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, said on Thursday he had decided it was in his country's best interest to end a coalition agreement with the Green Party, a move he admitted

Scotland's Yousaf says end of coalition is in country's best interest
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Construction boss accused of bribing Russian minister as scandal widens

A third man has been detained in a bribery investigation centring on Deputy Russian Defence Minister Timur Ivanov, the Moscow court service said on Thursday.

Construction boss accused of bribing Russian minister as scandal widens
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Spain's Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect' on future

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties "for a few days" to decide whether he wants to continue

Spain's Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect' on future
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North Macedonian opposition candidate leads presidential poll but runoff looms

North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from almost 70% of polling stations on

North Macedonian opposition candidate leads presidential poll but runoff looms
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Moldova brings criminal case against pro-Russian Gagauzia leader to court

A criminal case against the governor of Moldova's region of Gagauzia has been sent to court, prosecutors said on Wednesday, setting up the prospect of the

Moldova brings criminal case against pro-Russian Gagauzia leader to court
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Spanish PM Sanchez shocks country again putting his continuity on the line

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is no stranger to high octane political battles and has successfully fought for his career in public life

Spanish PM Sanchez shocks country again putting his continuity on the line
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Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday closed an investigation into whether former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro sought asylum at the Hungarian

Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy
Health|News|World

Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has left King Faisal Specialist hospital in Jeddah after completing "a routine check up", Saudi state media reported on Wednesday citing the

Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV
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Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing 'Russian law' targeting the media. Protesters gather again

Georgia’s Parliament has moved a step closer to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid

Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing 'Russian law' targeting the media. Protesters gather again
News|Opinion

News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds

Americans have a message for news organizations as they prepare to cover the 2024 election: About half of Americans say they're concerned that outlets will report inaccuracies or misinformation

News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
Business|Technology

Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.6 billion after hitting price benchmarks

Former President Donald Trump has secured another $1.6 billion worth of shares in Trump Media

Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.6 billion after hitting price benchmarks
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Trump's second-term agenda: trade wars, mass deportations, destroying 'deep state'

Donald Trump plans to deport millions of migrants, reshape global trade with expensive tariffs and fill the government with loyalists if he wins

Trump's second-term agenda: trade wars, mass deportations, destroying 'deep state'
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What is happening with Venezuela's contested election?

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the country's presidential election in the early hours of Monday morning, even as the country's opposition said its candidate

What is happening with Venezuela's contested election?
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Analysis-China spy charges up scrutiny of Germany's far-right ahead of EU polls

Leaked discussions about a mass deportation plan. A trial for using Nazi language.

Analysis-China spy charges up scrutiny of Germany's far-right ahead of EU polls
Economy|News|World

Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border

An armed ethnic group in Myanmar has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by the ruling junta from whom rebel fighters wrested the key trading

Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border
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Why you should care about the European Parliament election

European Union citizens will vote on June 6-9 to choose the 720 members of the next European Parliament, who will serve for five years.

Why you should care about the European Parliament election
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Prabowo vows to fight for all Indonesians, urges unity among political elites

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto vowed on Wednesday to fight for all Indonesians and he called for unity among political elites to take the country

Prabowo vows to fight for all Indonesians, urges unity among political elites
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Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge

Veteran military officer Captain Joaquim Correia Bernardo, 84, remembers the revolution that toppled Portugal's fascist

Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge
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Taiwan happy with US aid package, China objects to arms sales

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S.

Taiwan happy with US aid package, China objects to arms sales
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Argentina's Milei faces biggest protest yet as students march over budget cuts

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities,

Argentina's Milei faces biggest protest yet as students march over budget cuts
Economy|News|Political|World

Yen's slide toward 160 level could trigger action, says senior ruling party official

Japan's ruling party is not yet in active discussion on what yen levels would be deemed worth intervening in the market, though the currency's

Yen's slide toward 160 level could trigger action, says senior ruling party official

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