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Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, took a significant step in her recovery from cancer on Saturday as she attended her first major royal occasion since ending chemotherapy.Kate, as she is widely known, smiled and clapped alongside her husband Prince William at the Festival of Remembrance commemorative concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London.The musical …

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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Kyiv Saturday pledged “unwavering” support for Ukraine, on the first visit by a top Brussels official after Donald Trump’s win. The volatile Republican’s victory in the United States presidential election has set nerves jangling in Ukraine and Europe that Trump could end Washington’s support for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s …

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Two days after violence in Amsterdam following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax, residents and Jewish citizens voiced shock at the events which the mayor said had “deeply damaged” the city.In the Jodenbuurt, Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter, members of the community were keeping a low profile Saturday, but one T-shirt seller at a local …

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Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after concluding that Hamas and Israel were unwilling to negotiate “in good faith”, a diplomatic source told AFP Saturday.The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas’s political leadership since 2012 with US blessing, has been involved in months of …

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North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul’s military said.The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being …

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Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme “Preserve Freedom!”, against the somber backdrop of war in Gaza and Ukraine, and fears that democracy is under attack around the world. The liberal ideals of 1989 “are not something we can take for granted”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on …

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A suspended walkway providing tourists an up-close view of Rome’s Trevi Fountain was unveiled Saturday, a temporary addition while the famous “La Dolce Vita” site undergoes a cleaning. The Baroque masterpiece constructed on the facade of a palace is one of the most popular sites in Rome for tourists, who strain over the crowds to throw …

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A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.The blast hit as passengers waited on a platform at the main railway station in the provincial capital Quetta.”Fourteen members of the army and 12 civilians were killed,” said Wasim …

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Iran signalled an openness towards Donald Trump Saturday, calling on the US president-elect to adopt new policies towards it after Washington accused Tehran of involvement in a plot to kill him.Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Trump to reassess the policy of “maximum pressure” he employed against the Islamic republic during his …

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Qatar has withdrawn as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after concluding that Hamas and Israel were unwilling to negotiate “in good faith”, a diplomatic source told AFP Saturday.The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas’s political leadership since 2012 with the blessing of the United States, has been involved in …

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