Israel endorsed a proposal on Sunday to temporarily extend the truce in Gaza as a bridging measure after the first phase of its ceasefire with Hamas drew to a close.The first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas was set to expire over the weekend without any certainty as to the …
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Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country’s largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.Around 2,000 people fled areas around the northern Japan city of Ofunato to stay with friends or relatives, while more than 1,200 evacuated to shelters, according to officials.”We’re …
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Pop sensation Charli XCX turned the Brit Awards into the brat awards on Saturday as she claimed five gongs at the annual celebration of UK music.Fresh from winning three Grammys, the 32-year-old behind the cultural movement “brat summer” won Album Of The Year, the evening’s most coveted gong, at the 45th annual awards ceremony in …
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday gave Volodymyr Zelensky a warm welcome in London, a day after the Ukrainian leader’s clash with US President Donald Trump.And ahead of Sunday’s summit in London to discuss how to support Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invading forces, Starmer reiterated his support for Kyiv.”In partnership with our allies, …
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Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as president of Uruguay, returning the South American country of 3.4 million to leftist governance after five years of predecessor Luis Lacalle Pou’s center-right leadership.Uruguay, one of Latin America’s most prosperous and stable countries, on Saturday celebrated four decades of uninterrupted democracy.”The good health of democracy is closely associated …
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Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who backed the peace process initiated by a close nationalist ally, warned Turkey would pursue anti-PKK fight unless …
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A few kilometres from the front line in eastern Ukraine, Nadija, an army lieutenant, told AFP she felt “empty” after watching the clash between President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump.Nadija said she wondered what Ukraine had done to deserve getting harangued by Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who accused Zelensky of being …
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Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the 47th annual Mardi Gras parade, transforming the Australian city into a vibrant sea of colour and costumes.More than 10,000 people — many of them painted in glitter makeup — and 180 floats rolled down a packed Oxford Street, lighting up the vibrant heart …
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Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his relations with the United States can still be repaired, after President Donald Trump shouted at him in an angry White House meltdown accusing the Ukrainian leader of refusing to make peace with Russia.”Of course,” Zelensky said when asked in a Fox News interview if the relationship with Trump could …
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The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is due to expire on Saturday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive.The ceasefire took effect on January 19 after more than 15 months of war sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the deadliest in …
