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Suriname parliament elects first female president
Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former...
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Israel carries out first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since Israel-Iran ceasefire
Israel carried out it first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power...
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Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest...
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Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly...
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Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile
Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a...
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For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?
A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without...
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Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV,...
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A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here’s what we know
US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced...
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Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in...
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Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that
As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in...
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