Talks resume in Cairo Friday on a second phase of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire that mediators hope will bring a lasting end to the Gaza conflict, a day after Israel’s military acknowledged its “complete failure” to prevent the 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the war.Mediator Egypt said Thursday that Israeli, Qatari and US delegations were already …
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Andrew Tate, a right-wing influencer charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania, arrived in the United States on Thursday — the first time he has been out of the eastern European country since his 2022 arrest.Romanian prosecutors allege that self-declared misogynist Tate, 38, his brother Tristan, 36, and two women set up a criminal …
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Senior Vietnamese official Nguyen Linh believes he has much more to give in the job he has worked his whole life but will soon retire as part of a radical government cost-cutting drive approved last week.Across Vietnam, confused public sector workers have been left reeling as ministries are scrapped and merged in a drastic attempt …
US president Andrew Jackson famously reacted to an unfavorable ruling by the Supreme Court chief justice with the defiant rejoinder: “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”Nearly 200 years later, the United States teeters on the brink of a constitutional crisis as the administration of President Donald Trump — faced with …
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Greece is expected to come to a standstill Friday with sweeping strikes and protests to mark the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail tragedy, that left 57 dead in 2023.Mounting public anger is putting pressure on the government, with demonstrations planned in hundreds of cities across Greece and abroad to demand justice for the victims. A …
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China’s leadership convenes next week for closed-door meetings to hammer out plans to shield the ailing economy from tariffs and trade threats from US President Donald Trump.The “Two Sessions” gatherings of the country’s parliament and top advisory body are primarily talking shops, rubber-stamping decisions made by the Communist Party while giving a veneer of openness …
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In a busy workshop, Leandro Vieira oversees preparations for Rio de Janeiro’s dazzling Carnival parade, where his samba school will celebrate the spiritual richness of Candomble, one of the main Afro-Brazilian faiths.Elsewhere, an Umbanda priestess named Mother Fernanda — the practitioner of another Afro-Brazilian religion — tearfully assesses damage to her vandalized temple, where sacred …
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North Korea carried out a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea this week, in a drill Pyongyang said Friday aimed at showing off its “counterattack” capabilities.Leader Kim Jong Un was at the exercise, which took place on Wednesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.The missiles flew for 130 minutes and travelled at …
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Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards US President Donald Trump.”We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our …
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Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.Rich and developing countries hammered out a delicate compromise on raising and delivering the billions of dollars needed to protect species, overcoming stark divisions …
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