Hundreds of men and women stand in rows, divided by nationality, in the courtyard of a white-walled compound, flanked by armed guards in fatigues. The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam…
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Putin calls up 160,000 men to Russian army in latest conscription drive, at crucial moment in Ukraine war
One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s military at a crucial moment in the war…
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Myanmar’s ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts following Friday’s devastating earthquake. The truce will run from April 2 to April 22, state-run MRTV…
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The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials are due to visit the…
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UK police fear serial rapist may have had more than 50 other victims as more women come forward
A serial rapist who was convicted of raping 10 women in the United Kingdom and China last month also attacked dozens more victims before he was arrested, police said on Wednesday. London’s Metropolitan Police Service…
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic…
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Former Costa Rican president who compared Trump to ‘Roman emperor’ says US has revoked his visa
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias says he has had his visa to enter the United States revoked. Arias, 84, said he doesn’t know why his visa was canceled but…
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Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as it hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court
Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest. Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary…
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Senate Democrats signaled more challenges to President Donald Trump’s emergency declarations at a press conference ahead of a forced floor vote to undo his tariffs against Canada. ‘One at a time,’ Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.,…
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President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners throughout the world Wednesday, saying the U.S. would add a 10% minimum baseline tax on all products coming in. The Trump administration has identified what…