American F-15 fighter planes arrived in the Middle East on Thursday, the US military said, after Washington announced the deployment of additional assets to the region in a warning to Iran.”Today, US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, arrive in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” the …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said it would be “unacceptable” for Europe to offer the Kremlin concessions to halt its invasion of Ukraine, after Moscow demanded the West enter direct talks on ending the war.Kyiv is scrambling to up the pressure on its allies for more support in its fight against Moscow following Donald …
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NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine posed a direct threat to the United States, in a first effort to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Kyiv.Trump’s thumping victory to return to the US presidency has set nerves jangling in Europe that he could pull the plug …
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Israeli police entered a French-owned church compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit, an AFP journalist reported.Barrot said the standoff at the Eleona church compound in annexed east Jerusalem was “unacceptable”, with the foreign ministry in Paris later saying Israel’s ambassador …
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, fresh from celebrating Donald Trump’s presidential win, savoured his moment in the spotlight Thursday as he welcomed more than 40 European leaders to Budapest for a summit.Orban, the closest ally of both Trump and the Kremlin in the European Union, has repeatedly infuriated the bloc’s fellow leaders with his rogue …
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Cubans on Thursday were assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Rafael which lashed the island and plunged it into darkness but caused no reported fatalities so far.Rafael hit western Cuba on Wednesday as a major Category 3 hurricane and swept across the island in two and a half hours before losing intensity as it entered the …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said it would be “unacceptable” for Europe to offer the Kremlin concessions to halt its invasion of Ukraine, after Moscow demanded the West enter direct talks on ending the war.Kyiv is scrambling to up the pressure on its allies for more support in its fight against Moscow following Donald …
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had a “very cordial” phone call Thursday with US election winner Donald Trump, who has threatened to slap steep tariffs on the neighboring country.”We talked about the good relationship that there will be between Mexico and the United States,” she said on social media.Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman president who …
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More than a week after surging torrents of muddy water ravaged Spain, flooded cemeteries are making dignified burials for victims impossible and compounding the pain of bereaved survivors.”The destruction is enormous,” said Salvador Pons, an employee at the municipal cemetery in the devastated town of Catarroja who was directing a group of volunteers helping the …
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President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump’s crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation that he would ensure a peaceful transition of power.In a solemn speech from the White House, Biden also said the result should “lay to rest” doubts about …
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