Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday — the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion — that he was ready to quit as Ukraine’s president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance.Zelensky, who has faced fierce criticism from the new US administration, also said he wanted to meet Donald Trump before …
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An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday afternoon following an “alleged bomb scare”, an Italian airport spokesman said.The US-based carrier gave no details on the nature of what it called a “possible security concern” on the flight carrying 199 passengers plus crew, which was escorted by …
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Hezbollah’s leader said “resistance” was not over as hundreds of thousands mourned slain chief Hassan Nasrallah Sunday at a Beirut funeral, demonstrating continued support for the group after a devastating war with Israel.During the funeral, women wailed as a truck carrying the coffins of Nasrallah and his chosen successor Hashem Safieddine — both killed in …
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Israel said on Sunday its troops would remain for many months in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, after tens of thousands of Palestinians living there have been displaced by an intensifying military operation.The military began a major raid against Palestinian militants in the West Bank’s north a month ago, just after a truce …
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German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government for some time.Arduous coalition negotiations tend to drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, spelling long stretches of political paralysis before a new chancellor takes charge.The confident poll frontrunner Friedrich Merz has said he’s …
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To stop invading Chinese forces seizing Taiwan, board gamer Ruth Zhong chooses the nuclear option: dropping an atomic bomb on the capital Taipei to secure the island’s freedom and her victory.The Taiwanese board game 2045 is a zero-sum contest of military strategy and individual self-interest that puts players on the frontlines of a simulated Chinese …
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Germany’s rocky path towards Sunday’s early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed in acrimony on November 6, the very day Donald Trump won re-election to the White House.The campaign since then has been shaken by a series of deadly attacks, a heated battle in parliament around the far-right AfD and unprecedented hostility from …
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London-based model Alexsandrah Gondora understands the power of being in “two places at the same time” thanks to an AI replica of herself: “She’s doing the hard work so I don’t have to!”Fashion designers and retailers can book her digital double for photo shoots without her having to travel or physically be there, Gondora told …
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From immigration and Germany’s ailing economy to cannabis and gender politics, here is a round-up of the burning issues on voters’ minds in the run-up to Sunday’s election.- Immigration – After a series of deadly attacks blamed on asylum seekers shook Germany, conservative poll frontrunner Friedrich Merz has proposed a crackdown on irregular immigration.In a clear …
As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany’s far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday’s elections.To her legions of political foes, Weidel serves as a “fig leaf” for a party that rails against asylum seekers, Islam and multiculturalism and …
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