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German parliament lifts immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker and police search his home
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker with the Alternative for Germany…
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South African court rules that men can take wife's surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing…
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German parliament lifts immunity of AfD MP over China bribery claims
German lawmakers on Thursday voted in favour of lifting the parliamentary immunity of far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah and authorized…
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Why does Nepal’s crisis matter to South Asia – and the world?
Islamabad, Pakistan – On Sunday, Nepal’s then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli mocked youth protesters, who were planning a major agitation…
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Video of people crossing collapsed bridge with ropes is from Sudan, not Nigeria
Several communities in Nigeria have suffered severe floods in 2025, causing buildings and bridges to collapse. A video widely shared on…
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Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production
Europe says it's investing $7 billion into Ukraine's increasingly famed drone industry. It comes after Ukraine's defense minister…
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Investigation underway into deadly gas tanker explosion in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican investigators were working to determine the cause of a crash in which a tanker truck carrying more than 13,000…
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'We are still waiting, still suffering': The legacy of a deadly Nigerian dam collapse
The threat of flooding once again looms over the city of Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, a year after torrential rains and the…
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South Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The…
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Some 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior…
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Trends indicate many Hamas officials survived IDF's Qatar strike, results still in the air
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday notably left out any mention of whether the…
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Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure…
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‘His presence is a security breach’: Police again seek to bar Urich from Netanyahu’s office
Israel Police sought to prolong restrictions on PMO aide Yonatan Urich, a key Qatargate suspect, saying more steps are needed to complete…
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Two senior Hamas officials wounded in Doha strike, one in critical condition
The terror organization confirmed on Tuesday that five of its members were killed in the Doha operation, including Humam al-Hayya, son of…
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'Netanyahu, we're not leaving': Defiance in Gaza City as Israel shows aid sites planned for evacuees
Israel has ordered the entire population of Gaza City to leave, as its forces prepare to capture the north of the Gaza Strip. Israeli…
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Herzog to meet UK's Starmer, warns Britain against Palestinian statehood recognition
Herzog's office warned that recognizing a Palestinian state at this time would "constitute a reward for terror" and undermine efforts to…
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Lapid calls UN's treatment of Israel a 'diplomatic equivalent of a psychotic episode'
Lapid discussed the need to create a new organization of "democratic nations", while he pointed out the bias that exists towards Israel…
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Israeli airstrikes in Yemen kill at least nine people, Houthis say
At least nine people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen on Wednesday, the Houthi movement said. The…
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What to know about the downed Russian drones that entered NATO airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The downing of Russian drones over Poland, the first direct encounter between NATO and Moscow since the war in…
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Muted German reaction to EU halt on payments to Israel
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Berlin has "taken note" of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's decision…
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New French PM Lecornu faces censure threat on first day amid nationwide protests
PARIS (AP) — Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faced the threat of a no-confidence vote on the first day he took…
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Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group
Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger in separate attacks since March, a report by Human Rights…
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German minister links conditions faced by Jewish artists to Nazi era
German Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer believes anti-Semitism is on the rise in the German and European cultural sector,…
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Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison
BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in last year's knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen was convicted Wednesday of murder and…