Hurricane Beryl, an early-season storm super-charged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures, is tearing through the Caribbean. Grenada’s Carriacou island was “flattened” when Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 storm. Several charities are actively distributing aid throughout…
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France’s most streamed singer calls on voters to oppose far right in Sunday’s election
by adminFrance’s most streamed singer Aya Nakamura has joined the chorus of voices calling on the French electorate to vote against the far right in Sunday’s high stakes election. The National Rally party, which is slated…
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Who is the 28-year-old vying to be France’s PM, and what might his far-right party do in power?
by adminJordan Bardella’s rise to the peak of French politics has been so swift he is still asked about his teenage years spent playing “Call of Duty.” Next week, at the age of just 28, he…
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Fears mount over election-linked violence in France after government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail
by adminConcerns are growing about political violence ahead of high-stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked on the campaign trail this week. French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team came…
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Hezbollah fires more than 200 missiles at Israeli targets following killing of commander
by adminHezbollah said that it fired more than 200 missiles at Israeli military sites in retaliation for the killing of one of its senior commanders in southern Lebanon. Muhammed Neamah Naser, a commander in Hezbollah’s Aziz…
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Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread. Advocates hope the new legislation will better protect girls in…
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Britain is on the cusp of a new era. Here’s what you need to know about its upcoming general election
by adminVoters in Britain are primed to end a 14-year era of Conservative rule, in a momentous general election that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is almost universally expected to lose. Sunak took the biggest gamble of…
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A growing club led by Xi and Putin to counter the US is adding a staunchly pro-Russia member
by adminA club of Eurasian countries spearheaded by China and Russia to advance their leaders’ vision of an alternative world order is set to expand again this week – this time adding a staunch Russian ally that…
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Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power
by adminIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of starting a ceasefire in Gaza while Hamas remains in power, after The New York Times published an article citing six current and former security officials who said…
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Hundreds of candidates drop out of French election runoff in last gasp bid to keep far right from power
by adminAs French citizens get set to vote in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday hundreds of contenders have bowed out in an effort to block the far-right party from the gates of power. Over 200 candidates…