Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is set to take the oath of office for a third six-year term Friday, shunned internationally over claims of voter fraud and repression but bolstered by a loyal military.The ceremony comes a day after thousands took to the streets to protest his alleged power grab, with opposition leader Maria Corina Machado …
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Fresh oil started pouring from a stricken Russian tanker in the Black Sea on Friday, said officials in Moscow, as Ukraine warned of “terrible environmental consequences” from the spill.Heavy fuel oil has been washing up on hundreds of kilometres of beaches along Russia’s southern coast and on the annexed peninsula of Crimea since two ageing …
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The weakening of Hezbollah in last year’s war with Israel allowed Lebanon’s long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has the confidence of the international community.Army chief Joseph Aoun, who was elected on Thursday ending a more than two-year vacancy, signalled a readjustment of Lebanon’s foreign policy as the country works with …
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An estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to face acute malnutrition this year in war-torn Sudan, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).”Of this number, around 772,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition,” Eva Hinds, UNICEF Sudan’s Head of Advocacy and Communication, told AFP late on …
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Turkey’s top diplomat ruled out any role for French troops in Syria Friday, saying Washington was its only interlocutor as US officials sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Paris of turning a blind eye to Turkey’s own security concerns, and called on France to take back its …
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The body of an Israeli hostage held captive by militants in Gaza since the October 7 attack has been identified after recovery of his remains, the military said on Friday.Following a forensic examination, the Israeli military said it notified the family of Hamza al-Zayadna, 22, that he “was killed in Hamas captivity”, after on Wednesday …
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Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California’s National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder.Swaths of the United States’ second-largest city lay in ruins Friday, with more than 10,000 structures destroyed according to the state’s fire …
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria’s new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the latest such visit from a European diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.State news agency SANA did not give further details about Tajani and Sharaa’s discussions, just over a month after Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus and …
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony’s eve.Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who came out of hiding to lead a demonstration in Caracas Thursday, was briefly detained after …
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There will be “real-world harm” if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg’s claim such moderation amounts to censorship.Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise announcement this week to slash content moderation policies in the United States has sparked alarm in countries …
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