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Brazil tightens spending curbs to meet fiscal targets
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's government will need to tighten spending curbs in order to comply with its fiscal framework this year, it said in a bimonthly revenue and expenditure...
Footage shows public executions in Gaza City street
Footage has emerged showing the public executions of three men accused of being Israeli collaborators in Gaza City.BBC Verify has verified that the location of the executions was a...
Dozens injured in nationwide Gaza solidarity strike in Italy
A nationwide strike in Italy in solidarity with the people of Gaza caused widespread disruptions on Monday, delaying trains and hampering public transport in major cities, while clashes in...
Merz taps ex-Commerzbank CEO to attract foreign investors to Germany
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaks at the presentation of the German Chancellor's personal representative for investments in Germany, Martin Blessing. Former Commerzbank CEO Blessing becomes the German Government's Commissioner...
Moldova detains 74 people over an alleged Russia-backed unrest plot around key election
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan authorities said they carried out 250 raids and detained dozens on Monday as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-backed plan to incite...
Egypt’s president pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned the prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been imprisoned for six years, state media and his family say.Abdel Fattah was...
Labubu craze grows in Germany with opening of new outlet in Berlin
The huge popularity of Labubu soft toys in Germany caused a fresh surge of fans of the creatures on Monday, this time at Berlin's famous Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe)...
UN human rights expert says Russia steps up repression to silence opposition to war in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt...