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Ukraine turns to Germany for Leopards as Russia claims dozen tanks destroyed in 24-hr
Ukraine requested more Leopard tanks from Germany to help its ground forces in the counter-offensive battles against Russian forces, a day after…
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Six officers face trial in Switzerland for Nigerian man’s death
Six Swiss policemen appeared in court on Monday, charged over the death of a Black man who suffered a fatal…
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In Silvio Berlusconi’s words: Offensive quotes and gaffes
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister who has died after several bouts of ill health, was renown outside politics for…
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‘Layers of vulnerability’: The children growing up in urban war
Marwa, an activist who advocates for vulnerable communities, describes the terror of growing up during the war in Yemen at…
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‘Foreign-backed drive to remove Khan’: UK Pakistanis protest
A crowd of about 200 people gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Sunday, waving placards along with…
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‘Wedding or a funeral?’ Taliban bans music at Kabul wedding halls
The Taliban’s religious police will be scouring wedding halls in Kabul, Afghanistan to enforce a ban on playing music that…
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JPMorgan to pay $290m to settle with Epstein victims
JPMorgan Chase has agreed in principle to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, the US…
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Chechen forces sign contract with Russia after Wagner’s refusal
Russia’s defence ministry has signed a contract with the Akhmat group of Chechen special forces, a paramilitary group waging the…
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Putin, Orban lead global tributes for Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former premier and business tycoon, has died in Milan at the age of 86. Politicians, sports icons…
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Thailand’s PM frontrunner Pita faces election commission probe
But Pita is by no means in the clear, with Thailand’s Election Commission looking into whether he was knowingly unfit…
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