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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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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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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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‘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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British lawmaker Lee Anderson dropped by Sunak defects to right-wing Reform UK party

A prominent former deputy chairman of Britain’s governing Conservatives, who was suspended from the party over accusations of Islamophobia, on…

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Oscars 2024: The complete list of winners at the 96th Academy Awards

The following is a complete list of Oscar winners at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, presented at a live, televised ceremony from Hollywood.…

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