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The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war
For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in...
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief
The Hague: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing over alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims. Karim Khan's request to the court's Hague-based...
photo: AP / Aung Shine Oo, File
China’s defence minister ‘investigated for corruption’
China is reportedly investigating a third successive defence minister on suspicion of corruption. Dong Jun, promoted to the position in December 2023 following the ousting of his predecessor Li Shangfu, has been targeted in a wider anti-corruption probe of the Chinese military, according to the...
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How Trump’s policies could impact Minnesota’s ag economy
This is part 1 of 5 in a series examining how the upcoming presidency of Donald Trump may impact greater Minnesota. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for a second term, his economic proposals have left experts wondering about the potential impact on Minnesota’s economy. Economists and...
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Kemi Badenoch calls on Keir Starmer to resign at PMQs
Unconventional as ever, Kemi Badenoch used her third ever Prime Minister’s Questions as Conservative leader to call on Keir Starmer to resign. The Tory leader was half speaking in jest, telling the Prime Minister that ‘if he wants to know what Conservatives would do, he should resign and find out’....
photo: Creative Commons / Department for International Trade and The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst
The Russian assault, caught in grainy feeds from multiple drones, is relentless and daily. Aging armored vehicles race across a pockmarked field. Then, in broad daylight, one tank is stopped by Ukrainian attack drones. Yet two vehicles make it to the treeline and drop off Russian troops to shelter...
photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky
Europe will need ‘massive’ increase in defence spending - von der Leyen
Europe will need to find funds for a “massive” increase in defence and security spending in the next five years, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said....
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Pakistan’s opposition party calls off protest after security operation
- Authorities banned demonstrations in capital, accusing opposition party workers of vandalism and destruction of public and private property - Information minister refutes claims workers were shot at, calls it 'propaganda,' says no bullet casings found on site The party of Pakistan’s jailed...
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Philippine police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte and her security aides
MANILA, PhilippinesPhilippine police officials on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting and disobeying orders from authorities in a recent altercation in Congress. The criminal complaints filed by the Quezon City...
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Olaf Scholz’s downfall is a warning to centre-left parties everywhere
Since the 1970s, all German chancellors have been re-elected at least once. Olaf Scholz is on course to become the first to be voted out of office after a single term. The three-party coalition between his Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the conservative-liberal FDP collapsed over...
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