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Justin Trudeau's 3 Children: All About Xavier, Ella-Grace and Hadrien
Justin Trudeau and his estranged wife, Sophie Grégoire, have two sons and one daughter
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Dozens of Ethiopians die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast
Officials say those aboard were returning home to Ethiopia from Yemen and some are still missing.
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Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa
Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong southerly winds carried the dust from the Sahara Desert, giving the atmosphere of the Greek capital a Martian-like filter in the last hours of daylight. The skies are predicted to clear on Wednesday as winds shift and move the dust, with temperatures dipping.
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Analysis-Argentina's Milei revs up chainsaw and blender in fiscal deficit attack
Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei is revving up his attack on the country's deep fiscal deficit, doubling down on "chainsaw" spending cuts and "blender" austerity that squeezes purchasing power - and he hopes brings down rampant inflation. The embattled country, facing drained central bank reserves and annual inflation nearing 300%, posted a third straight monthly fiscal surplus in March, a reflection of Milei's laser focus on cost-cutting since taking office in mid-December. "Zer
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Tanzania tourism: World Bank suspends funding for Ruaha National Park project
It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.
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Aide to far-right German EU lawmaker suspected of spying for China
An aide to a far-right German member of the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, in the latest espionage case to come to light in Germany. The suspect, an employee of lawmaker Maximilian Krah of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), is said to have passed on information from the European Parliament to China, prosecutors said. Federal prosecutors reported the arrest in Dresden on Tuesday, without linking the arrest to Krah, who is the AfD's top candidate in upcomin
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A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead
A legal challenge over the British government's role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year, a judge said Tuesday. Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq and the U.K.-based Global Legal Action Network filed the challenge in December, calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses for arms exports to Israel.
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Spain approves plan to compensate victims of Catholic Church sex abuse. Church will be asked to pay
Spain on Tuesday approved a plan aimed at making reparation and economic compensation for victims of sex abuse committed by people connected to the Catholic Church. It also announced the future celebration of a public act of recognition for those affected and their families. The Minister of the Presidency and Justice, Félix Bolaños, said the plan was based on recommendations in a report by Spain's Ombudsman last year. From that report, he said it was concluded that some 440,000 adults may have
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Milei announces Argentina's first budget surplus in 16 years
Argentina's spending-slashing new President Javier Milei has hailed his country's first quarterly budget surplus since 2008 as an "historic achievement."This amounted to a surplus of 0.2 percent of GDP. "This is the first quarter with a financial surplus since 2008," said Milei, referring to his left-wing rival Cristina Kirchner's first year in the presidency.
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German police sets situation centre to manage security during Euros
A newly established police centre in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be used to manage the security situation during the Euro 2024 in Germany from June 14 to July 14. "The danger is abstractly high and we're taking it seriously so it doesn't become concrete. To this end, all information relating to football and security will be collected and evaluated around the clock in one place," Herbert Reul, the state's interior minister, said during a visit to the International Police Cooperation
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Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats
The Dutch national intelligence agency said Tuesday that threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. “The terrorist threat is serious at this moment,” the agency’s director-general, Erik Akerboom, told The Associated Press. Akerboom said he is particularly concerned about big events, noting that the agency is working closely with French authorities to prevent incidents during the Paris Olympics this summer.
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As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub
Moroccan officials want to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers. The North African kingdom is among a longer list of countries vying for contracts with big manufacturers looking to speed up production and deliver more planes to meet demand. Companies like Boeing and Airbus — as well as the manufacturers that build their components — are outsourcing design, production and maintenanc
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Far-right German politician pleads innocent in Nazi slogan trial
A leading member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party claimed his innocence in court where he is on trial for the use of a banned Nazi slogan. "I am in fact completely innocent," the AfD chairman in the state of Thuringia, Björn Höcke, said on Tuesday during the second day of the trial. Höcke was in a regional court in the eastern city of Halle to face allegations that he knowingly used a banned slogan of the Storm Troopers (SA), the Nazi paramilitary fighting organization,
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Death toll among Gaza innocents is 'beyond warfare,' says UNHCR head
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday sharply criticized the recent attacks by Israeli forces in Rafah in the Gaza Strip due to the high death toll among women and children. "The latest images of a premature child taken from the womb of her dying mother, of the adjacent two houses where 15 children and five women were killed - this is beyond warfare," said Volker Türk, warning of possible war crimes. The pregnant woman was fatally injured in an Israeli attack on a residential buil
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New economic corridor planned to link Turkey to Gulf via Iraq
Turkey, Iraq and two Gulf countries have signed a declaration to pursue closer trade links with a new economic corridor made up of billions of dollars in roads and railways. Representatives of the countries signed a declaration of intent during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Iraq on Monday, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani said on Tuesday. Ministers from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also signed the declaration. The two rich Gulf states are potential
1 min read - Worlddpa international
German lawmaker likely to be fined for Nazi slogan use if convicted
A leading member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is likely to receive a fine at most in the event of a conviction for the use of a banned Nazi slogan, the court has said. A prison sentence and revocation of Björn Höcke's ability to hold office is not expected, said court spokeswoman Adina Kessler-Jensch after the end of the second day of the trial. Prosecutors accuses Höcke of knowingly using a banned slogan of the Storm Troopers (SA), the Nazi paramilitary fighting or
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Robert Kraft yanks support for Columbia as Israel-Gaza protests intensify
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, is pulling support for Columbia University as protests against Israel divide the campus.
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Spain reopens a probe into a Pegasus spyware case after a French request to work together
A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court said Tuesday there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow the investigations to advance.” Both probes concern the alleged use of Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group.
1 min read - Worlddpa international
UN sees 'perilous precedent' in UK's Rwanda deportation law
Heads of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday called on Britain to reconsider its new law facilitating the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. The bill passed on Monday significantly restricts the possibility of resisting deportation - even if migrants are exposed to risks in the process, UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said in Geneva. Moreover, people's specific individual circumstances may not be adequately
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Greece holds major disaster response training exercise
Greece is holding a three-day disaster exercise on the tourist island of Crete with both visitors and operators stressing the need to prepare for emergencies, including quakes and fires.Ronni Aram, a tourist from Germany taking part in the drill, said it was "absolutely essential when it comes to the case of a real emergency that everyone is prepared and knows what to do so that everyone will be safe".
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Iran condemns planned EU sanctions as 'unlawful'
Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian has condemned planned sanctions against his country over the major drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month as "unlawful" and "regrettable." Iran had exercised its right to self-defence with the attack, Amirabdollahian wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. He called for sanctions to be imposed against Israel. At a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, the foreign ministers of the 27 EU member states instructed EU chief diplomat Josep B
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A well-known figure in a German far-right party tells his trial he is completely innocent
One of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party said Tuesday at his trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan that he is “completely innocent.” Björn Höcke went on trial at the state court in the eastern city of Halle last week, months before a regional election in the state of Thuringia in which he plans to run for the governor's job. Höcke is accused of ending a speech in nearby Merseburg in May 2021 with the words “Everything for Germany!” Prosecutors contend he w
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Rivian offers (up to) $5,000 discount if you trade in your gas-powered truck
Rivian will give you up to around $5,470 in discount if you trade in an eligible gas-powered truck or SUV when you purchase or lease a qualifying R1 electric vehicle package in the US and Canada.
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EU lawmakers greenlight new rules to rein in national spending
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed new budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment while keeping spending under control despite fierce criticism from leftwing groups.A majority of lawmakers backed the new rules during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
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Chinese supermarket in Abuja shut for allegedly barring Nigerians
The consumer protection agency has summoned the owner in its investigation into racism allegations.
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China describes espionage allegations in Germany as 'slander'
China has rejected allegations that it has been carrying out spying operations in Germany, describing the claims as slanderous. "The intention behind this hype is quite obvious, namely to slander and suppress China and undermine the atmosphere of cooperation between China and Europe," said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday. China has always adhered to the principles of mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, the spokesman said. German
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German EU lawmaker: 'No further information' about arrest of employee
European member of parliament for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Maximilian Krah, initially reacted cautiously to reports of the arrest of his employee on suspicion of spying for China. "I learned of the arrest of my colleague Jian Guo this morning from the press," he wrote on X. "I have no further information. Spying for a foreign state is a serious accusation. Should the allegations prove to be true, this would result in the immediate termination of his employment." The AfD
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country's most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years. The man, who is in his 20s, was convicted of violating South Korea’s animal protection law last week, the Changwon District Court in southeastern South Korea said Tuesday. The man went on a cat-killing spree between December 2022 and September 2023 due to a deep hatred of the animal that he began harboring after other cats scratched his
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Police clear out a migrant camp in central Paris. Activists say it's a pre-Olympics sweep
French police evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the River Seine on Tuesday, the latest operation in what aid groups call a campaign of ‘’social cleansing'' ahead of the Summer Olympics. "I was already scared but I am even more scared because I don’t know where to go,” said Boubacar Traoré, 16, who said he fled conflict in Burkina Faso, arriving in France two months ago. The operation came days after police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s bigge
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UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals
GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to a spokesperson. Palestinian authorities reported finding hundreds of bodies in mass graves at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis this week after it was abandoned by Israeli troops. Bodies were also reported at the Al Shifa site following an Israeli special forces opera
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Hope Hostel in Rwanda says it's ready for first migrants from UK
Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.
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Opposition politician falsely claims Nigeria has shut down five state-run agencies
An adviser to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in February that the government would implement parts of a white paper that recommended the scrapping and merging of some state-owned entities. Weeks later, social media posts alleged that the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and three others were among those to be scrapped. But the claim is false. None of the government agencies mentioned in the claims is slated for closure. Moreover, a committee s
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More deaths in the English Channel underscore risks for migrants despite UK efforts to stem the tide
Five more people died in the English Channel on Tuesday, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial migrant bill to stop the traffic. The migrants, including a 7-year-old girl, died when their boat got stuck on a sandbank off the coast of Pas-de-Calais in northern France. The French navy rescued 49 people, but 58 others refused to disembark and continued on toward Britain, lo
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Employee of German EU lawmaker detained as suspected China spy
An employee of a German member of the European Parliament, lawmaker Maximilian Krah, has been detained in Dresden on suspicion of spying for China, according to security sources. Federal prosecutors reported the arrest in Dresden on Tuesday, without naming Krah. The suspect is said to have passed on information from the European Parliament to China, prosecutors said. They said the suspect was detained by police in the eastern state of Saxony on Monday. The accused's flats were searched. Accordin
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Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill to become law after late-night showdown
Parliamentary stand-off ends, opening the way for asylum seekers to be sent to the African country.
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5 migrants die while crossing the English Channel hours after the UK approved a deportation bill
Five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Tuesday, just hours after the British government approved a migrant bill to deport some of those who entered the country illegally to Rwanda. The prefecture responsible for the north of France said in a statement authorities spotted several boats packed with migrants off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, attempting to depart in the early morning. Several French navy ships,
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South Africa election: Jacob Zuma and MK lead 3-0 in court battles
How the country's former president is thwarting attempts to bar him from contesting the polls.
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Migrants drown in English Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda policy
WIMEREUX, France/DOVER, England (Reuters) -Five migrants, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in a move to deter the dangerous journeys. Rescuers picked up 49 people, with four taken to hospital, but others stayed on the boat, determined to get to Britain. "They did not want to be rescued, they managed to restart the engine and head
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Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at an Indian election rally
India's main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators" — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days after the country began its weekslong general election. The remarks at a campaign rally Sunday drew fierce criticism that Modi was peddling anti-Muslim tropes. The Congress party filed a complaint Monday with the Election Commission of India, alleging he broke rules that bar candidates from engaging
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China to revise statistics law to fight data fraud
China will revise its statistics law in a bid to fight persistent data fraud, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, amid scepticism about the reliability of data in the world's second-largest economy. "In recent years, statistical work has been faced with problems such as repeated prohibitions on fraud, imperfect supervision system, and low cost of violations," it added. Analysts have long been sceptical of the reliability of Chinese data, especially as the government has sought to
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Ukraine launches military charm offensive as conscription flags
Far from the trenches, at orderly new centres across Ukraine, civilian recruiters armed with laptops and info packs offer patriotic volunteers opportunities to join the war. As Ukraine's efforts to conscript enough men to fight Russia are stymied by public scepticism, defence officials and military units are embarking on a multi-pronged charm offensive to recruit a citizens' army to resist the invasion. This softer call-up is being conducted on job-search sites and outreach centres, as well as
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India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium
India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as lithium, a government official said, as the world’s most populous country...
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Xiaomi's SU7 orders reach 70,000, EV business to stay focused on China
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Xiaomi has secured locked-in orders for more than 70,000 of its SU7 electric cars as of Saturday and the company intends to keep its automotive business "100% focused" on the Chinese market for the next three years, founder Lei Jun said on Tuesday. Xiaomi launched its car, which draws styling cues from Porsche, late last month. It enters a crowded China EV market with an attention-grabbing price tag - under $30,000 for the base model, which is $4,000 cheaper than the
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In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate
In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: using AI to alert drivers to their presence.For the project to become a reality, Souto said scientists would need "support from the companies that manage the roads," including access to traffic cameras and "edge computing" devices -- hardware that can relay a real-time warning to drivers like some navigation apps do.
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Iraqi father in legal first against BP over son's death
Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.
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UK home secretary to visit Italy to discuss stopping migrants arriving on boats
Britain's Home Secretary, James Cleverly, is visiting Italy as part of the U.K. government's efforts to crack down on migrants arriving by small boats. Cleverly will meet his Italian counterpart, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, and discuss how Italy and Britain can expand their joint work to stop migrants in north Africa from making often perilous journeys across the Mediterranean Sea, officials said Tuesday.
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President Duda says Poland ready to host nuclear weapons
Poland is open to hosting nuclear weapons from NATO allies, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday. Duda made the comments in an interview published Monday in the Polish tabloid Fakt. "If there were a decision by our allies to deploy nuclear weapons within the nuclear sharing also on our territory in order to strengthen the security of NATO's eastern flank, we are ready," Duda said. However, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for further details from Duda. "This idea is absolutely massi
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Key recommendations for strengthening the neutrality of the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
An independent panel that reviewed the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, after Israel alleged that a dozen of its employees in Gaza had participated in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks, released its report on Monday. Here are some of its key recommendations to strengthen the neutrality of the agency, known as UNRWA. — UNRWA, established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1949, does not have an executive board but it does have an advisory body, which must put neutrality on its agend
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German frigate Hessen sailors were on watch 12 hours a day in the Red Sea with only seconds to react to threats in the 'worst case scenario'
The German warship spent several weeks deployed to volatile Middle Eastern waters to protect commercial ships from Iran-backed Houthi attacks.
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Hunting for the Birthplace of the World’s Rarest Diamonds
It’s hard to overstate the rarity of the Hope and Koh-i-noor diamonds. The stones, excavated from shallow placer mines in India between 1600-1800, are equally famous for their size and clarity. The Koh-i-noor, which is set in the Queen Mother’s Crown of England but India has demanded back, weighs a titanic 105.6 carats. Together, they […]
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