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Russia shuts schools in city of Kursk after border incursions
Russia on Tuesday shut schools temporarily in the city of Kursk near the Ukraine border, after attacks on the region…
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Sudan’s army says it took control of national radio and television HQ from RSF
Sudan’s army said in a statement on Tuesday that it took control of the national radio and television headquarter from…
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Italian navy ship downs two drones in the Red Sea
An Italian military vessel serving in the European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea has shot down two drones, Italy’s Defense…
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Luis Montenegro claims victory for Portugal’s centre-right in snap polls
Luis Montenegro, the leader of Portugal’s opposition centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) party, has claimed victory in the country’s snap general…
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Climate change threatens EU with mass deaths and huge costs: Report
Europe urgently needs stronger measures to respond to climate change risks, a new report has warned. The 32-paged assessment, published on Monday…
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France’s Macron pushes on with assisted-dying bill
President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will propose a bill legalising “aid in dying” for terminally ill people. In…
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‘We are tired, angry and mad’: 180,000 women march in Mexico City
By midday on March 8, 2024, small groups of women dressed in lilac, wearing purple bandanas tied around their wrists,…
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Why are people in India’s Ladakh protesting against central government?
More than four years ago, when India’s Hindu nationalist government carved out Ladakh from Indian-administered Kashmir, the regional capital, Leh,…
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Why did Hollywood stars wear red pin badges at the Oscars ceremony?
Celebrities, including musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, Poor Things star Mark Ruffalo, and comedian Ramy Youssef, wore red pins at…
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Russia tightlipped on reports Navy commander sunk by Black Sea losses
The Kremlin has declined to comment on reports that the commander-in-chief of the Russian navy has been sacked. A spokesperson…
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