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Austria plans more deportations to Syria and Afghanistan
Austria intends to step up deportations to Syria and Afghanistan, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Friday. In 2025, the Alpine…
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'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons
The BBC has been given access to detention facilities on former United Arab Emirates military bases in Yemen, confirming long-standing…
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Rescued white tiger's move to UK 'imminent'
A white tiger "waking up with freezing fur" in war-torn Ukraine is still waiting to travel to his new home in the UK. Aleks was found…
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French government survives no-confidence vote amid budget wrangling
France's minority government led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has once again survived two votes of no confidence brought by the…
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South African court clears path for sale of Mandela's personal items
A South African court has dismissed an appeal by the country's heritage body to stop the sale and export of various artefacts connected to…
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'I travel with school's teddy bear to teach pupils about the world'
From the city streets of Tokyo to Cape Town's coastline, Herry the teddy bear and his human companion Bob Hall have visited over 30…
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Three killed in crashes on icy western Germany motorway
Three people were killed and at least 11 others injured in a series of crashes caused by icy conditions on a major motorway in western…
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Is the UK playing a double game in Sudan and Somalia?
In December, as it often has during the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the British government…
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Fastest-growing tourism destinations revealed in new UN report – and one is in Europe
For the past few years, it has seemed like at any given time there’s at least one person you know visiting Japan and posting photos of…
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Ukraine is battling to keep the lights on, this nuclear plant is vital in the fight
A handful of technicians closely monitor a wall of screens and dial in the control room at the Khmelnytsky nuclear plant – a vast facility…
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Australian, Palestinian lawyers seek police probe of Israeli president
Three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have formally called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate Israeli President…
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Rick Steves Says This Scenic Region Of France Has A Lovely Climate & Tons Of Vineyards
France is one of Europe's most iconic countries. Brimming with an almost overwhelming array of things to see and do, it's the country of…
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Emily Damari proposes to girlfriend Danielle Amit at event marking a year since release from Hamas
Damari was released from Hamas captivity in January 2025 alongside former hostages Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher. Former hostage Emily…
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South Korean Prosecutors Lose Seized Bitcoin, Decline to Disclose Details
South Korea's Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office has lost a significant amount of Bitcoin that was seized during a criminal…
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South Korea’s Seized Bitcoin Vanishes in Major Phishing Heist – Prosecutors Probe $300M Loss
The prosecutors of South Korea are looking into the loss of a substantial sum of Bitcoin, which had been confiscated as criminal funds…
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Will the ferry link between Scotland and mainland Europe be restored?
Speculation is mounting about the return of a direct ferry crossing from Scotland to mainland Europe after a French port announced it was…
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Iraq to begin proceedings against ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria
More than 10,000 members of the ultra-hardline terror group have been held for years in about a dozen prisons and detention camps guarded…
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Thousands protest rising crime in Arab sector, Ben-Gvir accuses leaders of 'fueling violence'
“Tens of thousands in Sakhnin are marching together for the safety of all of us,” Hadash-Tal chairperson MK Ayman Odeh said. Tens of…
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Startup airline Riyadh Air phases in cargo operations
Riyadh Air, a startup airline owned by Saudi Arabia’s PIF sovereign wealth fund, has established a cargo division to manage goods…
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Germany alarmed by reports of IS militants escaping Syrian prisons
Reports of militants from the Islamic State escaping from prisons in Syria are causing concern among Germany's security authorities. In…
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Death toll in Sunday's train crash in Spain rises to 45
The death toll from the serious train crash in southern Spain has climbed to 45 after the bodies of two more men were found in the…
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Germany expels Russian embassy staffer over links to Russian spy
Germany is expelling a Russian embassy staffer over links to a woman arrested on suspicion of spying for Moscow, Foreign Minister Johann…
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'Last plane to leave Tehran': Mossad's final Iran chief Eliezer Tsafrir dies at 92
Tsafrir, a veteran Mossad and Shin Bet official and Israel’s last station chief in Tehran before 1979, played a central role in Israel’s…
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Société Générale shares rise after announcement of 1,800 job cuts
French banking group Société Générale is planning to cut 1,800 jobs in France by the end of 2027 as part of a wide-ranging reorganisation,…