China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday. It comes a day…
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An airline traveler has spoken of his shock after cabin crew sat him next to the body of a fellow passenger who had died during the flight. Ring recalled watching the crew try to revive…
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Israel had delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees since Saturday in protest of what it said is the cruel treatment of hostages during their release by Hamas and demanding guarantees that…
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Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
by adminGermany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party…
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China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow
by adminChina and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy…
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Israel sends tanks to the West Bank for the first time in 20 years. Here’s why that’s significant
by adminThe Israeli military this weekend deployed tanks to the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades. In the background of a Gaza ceasefire, Israel has steadily escalated an intense military operation in…
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Who was he? How did he get there? Wetsuit may hold key to mystery of body found in reservoir
by adminEarly on October 18, 2024, police in Wales police received a phone call from a member of the public. It was the start of a mystery that remains unsolved four months later. There was a…
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American teen arrested in Paris after newborn fatally thrown from hotel window, French media report
by adminA US teenager has been arrested in Paris after her newborn baby was allegedly thrown out of a hotel window and died, multiple French media outlets reported, citing a statement from prosecutors. The teenager, who…
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Russia says it’s open to economic cooperation with US on rare earth minerals and energy
by adminRussia says it is open for economic cooperation with the United States, including on energy and mining rare earth minerals. Moscow’s comments came after US President Donald Trump said Monday he was in “serious discussions”…
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France faces its largest child abuse trial, weeks after country was rocked by Pelicot case
by adminEditor’s Note: This article contains distressing details from the outset. The numbers involved in France’s largest child abuse trial are staggering: 299 alleged victims, sexually abused in 10 hospitals and clinics over 25 years –…