A “no” is not a “yes” when it is a “maybe,” a “probably not,” or an “only if.” This is the painfully predictable lesson the Trump administration’s first real foray into wartime diplomacy with the…
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A member of a small South African research team at a remote Antarctic base has accused a colleague of assault and pleaded for intervention, officials have said. A “response plan to engage the individuals involved”…
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Peruvian fisherman rescued after 95 days at sea survived on diet of cockroaches, fish and turtle blood
by adminKeeping hope alive wasn’t easy. His morale dwindled along with his food supply. It reached a point where he thought he didn’t want to live anymore. “I even got a knife three times. Three times…
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A new anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the festivities was passed in Hungary on Tuesday, leading to a large demonstration on the streets…
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The US energy department put South Korea on a watchlist because visitors to its laboratories mishandled sensitive information, Joseph Yun, the acting US ambassador, said on Tuesday. The designation, which relegated the US ally to…
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Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb
by adminAuthorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a 17th-century Muslim…
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Turkey orders detention of Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan, and 100 others, prosecutors say
by adminTurkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said on Wednesday, according to state-run news agency Anadolu…
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A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software
by adminHungary’s ruling coalition continued its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community on Monday, as members submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow authorities to use facial recognition…
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Lebanon says it was struck by shelling from Syria, after three Syrians were killed in Lebanon, escalating tensions between Beirut and Syria’s new Islamist-led government. Lebanese villages on the border with Syria were subjected to…
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What we know about the El Salvador ‘mega prison’ where Trump is sending alleged Venezuelan gang members
by adminEl Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison was notorious long before the Trump administration’s recent decision to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members there. The Center for Terrorism Confinement, to give it its full name, is considered…