Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to Lebanon on Sunday, as the militant group claimed attacks deep into Israel.The Israeli military said Iran-backed Hezbollah fired around 160 projectiles into Israel during the day. Some of them were intercepted but others caused damage to …
US President-elect Donald Trump’s top security advisor called on Sunday for an end to the escalation of the war between Ukraine and Russia, and for both parties to come to the negotiating table. “We need to bring this to a responsible end. We need to restore deterrence, restore peace, and get ahead of this escalation ladder, …
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Romanians voted Sunday in the first round of a presidential election amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighbouring Ukraine that could favour far-right leader George Simion.The vote kicks off two weeks of elections in the poor NATO member country, including a parliamentary vote and a December 8 presidential run-off. Social democrat …
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Basel voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the city putting up nearly $40 million towards hosting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, meaning the glitzy annual TV extravaganza will go ahead with its full customary pomp.In Swiss referendums, most voters cast their ballots in advance by post, and after the polling stations closed at noon (1100 GMT), …
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Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile.Russia on Thursday carried out a strike on the city which President Vladimir Putin said was a test of its new Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile …
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Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba face trial from Tuesday, accused of blackmail, attempted extorsion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint.The case at the Paris criminal court has shocked the French football world — all the more so because the perpetrators include three childhood friends and Pogba’s …
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Survivors and sniffing dogs joined hundreds of people at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat on Sunday for a march against landmines after the US decision to send anti-personnel mines to Ukraine.Participants, including landmine victims and deminers, repeatedly chanted for “a mine-free world” during the four-kilometre (2.5-mile) walk around the famed temple complex in Siem Reap.The march was …
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Romanians were voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighbouring Ukraine that could favour far-right leader George Simion.The vote kicks off two weeks of elections in the poor NATO member country, including a parliamentary vote and a December 8 presidential run-off. Social …
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Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to find solutions for a shortage of plates and other crockery to eat from in the territory ravaged by more than a year of war.”There is an unprecedented demand for plates as no supplies enter the Gaza Strip,” 26-year-old potter …
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From a distance, it seemed like a relaxing get-together among friends. A group of men sitting around a crackling bonfire in the Jerusalem Hills, one strumming a guitar while others sang along. Between each song, they laughed and joked.But when the music stopped, each Israeli volunteer rescue worker was handed a pen and a scrap …
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