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Lithuania still open to sending soldiers to train troops in Ukraine
Lithuania remains open to the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine as part of training missions for Ukrainian soldiers, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Wednesday. In a story published in the Financial Times the Lithuanian leader confirmed her previously expressed openness to this idea. She said her country, which is a member of both NATO and the European Union, is prepared to send soldiers on training missions to Ukraine. There is parliamentary authorization to do so, but Kiev has not
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Palestinians scramble for safety ahead of expected Rafah operation
CAIROGAZA, May 8 (Reuters) - As battles raged on the outskirts of Rafah on Wednesday with Israeli forces closing in, Palestinians were on the move again, abandoning neighbourhoods of the southern Gaza city and leaving them as ghost towns. Israel has threatened a major assault on Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there, but more than a million people are sheltering in the city, prompting warnings from the United Nations of a humanitarian catastrophe.
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Julius Malema - South Africa's radical agenda-setter leading the EFF into 2024 elections
The divisive leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters threatens to hoover votes up from the ruling party.
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Dad trapped in South Africa building collapse rescued
Rescue-and-search operations continue for a third day after a building under construction collapsed.
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Poland detains and questions Russian man who illegally crossed from Belarus
Poland’s security officials said Wednesday that a 41-year-old man from Russia had been detained and was being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia’s ally Belarus. The Border Guard confirmed that a 41-year-old “deserter” from Russia has been detained. Deputy Interior Minister Czeslaw Mroczek said that officials were trying to establish whether the man was a deserter from Russian army “trying to flee the horrors of the war” or whether he was assigned to carry out secret tasks in th
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EU court case annuls German bailout of airline Condor
An EU court on Wednesday overturned the European Commission's approval of millions of euros in bailout money for the German airline Condor. "The commission should not have approved the restructuring aid at issue without initiating a formal investigation procedure," a press release from the European Union's General Court said. Germany got a green light from the commission in 2021 to give Condor €321 million ($345 million) for restructuring after parent company Thomas Cook went bankrupt. EU state
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UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. In a stunning move just ahead of weekly prime minister's questions, Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor of the House of Commons to join the ranks of Keir Starmer's Labour Party, which appears to be heading for power after 14 years. “We need to move on from the broken promises of R
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University of Chicago dismantles anti-Israel encampment as students claim they were ‘ambushed’ while sleeping
Police were captured on video tearing down an anti-Israel encampment set up on the University of Chicago campus early Tuesday, following growing safety concerns.
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An alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy gives an alarming look into how deeply Russia can penetrate his inner circle
Ukraine claims Russian agents got alarmingly close to Ukraine's president.
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Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said the day will be observed by national tree planting activities to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, have been overwhelmed by floods.
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BMW says EU probe into China EV subsidies against free trade
The chief executive of German luxury carmaker BMW on Wednesday warned the European Union's investigation into Chinese electric car subsidies runs counter to free trade.Oliver Zipse -- CEO of BMW, which has major investments in China, the world's biggest car market -- said that the Munich-based group "always strives for free trade".
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Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.
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Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest crackdown on their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western Sicilian office said the flights interfered with the Italian coast guard’s exclusive role in coordinating search and rescue efforts and put migrant lives at risk. Non-governmental rescue groups that continue using the Lampedusa, Sicily airport
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Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead
Nearly 40 construction workers were still missing Wednesday in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday as rescue teams continued to search for survivors for a third day in the wreckage of the unfinished five-story apartment complex. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, while authorities in the city of George on South Africa's south coast released new information on the injuries, saying 16 of the 29 people rescued from the debris were in a critical condition in hospi
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Ukraine is getting a prototype artillery shell that can strike 3 times as far as regular rounds: report
Germany is gearing up to send Ukraine prototype artillery shells that can travel 62 miles, Handelsblatt reported, triple the range of 155mm shells.
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Kenya officials deny claims floods washed away dangerous reptiles from Nairobi’s snake park
Torrential rains in Kenya and neighbouring countries have caused devasting flooding in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands more. Posts shared hundreds of times claimed venomous snakes and crocodiles sheltered at a park in Kenya’s capital Nairobi had been washed away, warning the public to “be vigilant”. However, this is false: the National Museums of Kenya, which harbours the reptiles, dismissed the claims and said the reptiles were “securely housed”. AFP Fact Check
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Israel says key Gaza crossing reopened after rocket attacks
The Kerem Shalom border crossing for the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip reopened on Wednesday after being closed for several days, according to the Israeli military. It had been closed to humanitarian shipments on Sunday following a rocket attack by the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. Despite another rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, lorries from Egypt with humanitarian aid, including food, water, equipment for shelters, medicines and medical supplies donated by the inter
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Taliban reject claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan
The Taliban on Wednesday rejected claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan, calling it “irresponsible and far from the reality.” Pakistan’s military said Tuesday a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizen. Maj. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, a spokesman for Pakistan’s army, has said that four men behind the March 26 attack in Bisham, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Another German politician is attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead of EU elections in June
A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday, in the latest attack on elected officials that raises concern over rising political violence in Germany. Franziska Giffey, the city's top economic official, a former mayor and an ex-federal minister, was attacked at an event in a Berlin library on Tuesday by a man who approached her from behind and hit her with a bag containing a hard device, police said. Giffey was taken to
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John Steenhuisen: The DA leader vowing to 'rescue' South Africa in the 2024 election
The political veteran believes he is a credible alternative to the ruling ANC party.
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George building collapse: Trapped South African man texting family
One father told the BBC his son has been texting him from under the rubble - but rescuers have not found him yet.
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Rafah offensive starts and King 'a bit busy' for Harry
Israel's offensive in Rafah and Prince Harry's UK trip are leading Wednesday's front pages.
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Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault in dangerous aircraft encounter
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday rejected China's argument that Australia was responsible for a dangerous weekend encounter between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea. Both China and Australia lodged official protests and blamed each other for a Chinese warplane’s extraordinary use of flares against an Australian navy helicopter on Saturday.
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Italy's president says Russia's invasion of Ukraine can't be solved by rewarding Moscow's aggression
Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored. Sergio Mattarella said Italy, which now heads the G7 meetings, and many international partners have come to Ukraine’s defense to support the principle that solidarity must be given to nations attacked by acts that violate international law and the U.N. Charter.
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Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market
Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand.One major reason why foreign automakers are seeking partnerships with local tech firms is to benefit from their innovation, which Chinese automaking executives have attributed to the cutthroat competition in the industry.
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Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
It was the third night that the girl and around 140 other ethnic Rohingya refugees had been trapped on the fishing boat off Indonesia’s coast. Like most of the passengers, she had survived attacks by Myanmar’s military that forced her and her family to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
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Police investigating shooting of security guard outside Drake’s Toronto home
A security guard working at Drake’s home in Toronto, Canada has been shot, authorities said Tuesday.
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UW-Oshkosh students demonstrate their support for Palestine amidst conflict with Israel
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – Several UW-Oshkosh students showed their support for Palestine in the ongoing conflict with Israel. More than 50 students marched around the Polk Library Tuesday afternoon, not only supporting Palestinians but urging the school to join their efforts. The Oshkosh Student Socialist Association organized the protest. One of the students in the […]
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Vietnam Memorial Wall comes to Robertsdale bringing healing, gratitude
A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial has made its way to Robertsdale receiving the fanfare Vietnam veterans never received.
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Protests continue at UNC Charlotte after arrest, pro-Palestine encampment dismantled
Campus police marched into a quad and tore down an encampment Tuesday morning, May 7, amid a protest over the conflict in Gaza. At least one person was arrested.
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About half of the North Korean missiles Russia fired at Ukraine flew off course and exploded in the air, official says
The failure rate of the North Korean ballistic missiles Russia is firing at Ukraine appears to be quite high, Ukraine's top prosecutor told Reuters.
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Red Cross: Safe transport of Rafah's disabled, elderly still unclear
While the Israeli army is advancing into the southern Gaza Stip city of Rafah, it is still unclear how the most vulnerable people in the densely populated area can be brought to safety, the Red Cross says. "Questions such as how to safely transport the disabled, the elderly, and the sick, and where such a large population can move and reside safely with basic needs met, remain unanswered," the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday. Many in Rafah have already been displa
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IAEA chief calls on Iran to cooperate on nuclear facility inspections
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has called on Iran to take swift and concrete steps to improve the monitoring of its nuclear programme. "I want results and I want them soon," Grossi said at Vienna airport on Tuesday evening after returning from two days of talks with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and nuclear chief Mohammed Eslami in Iran. However, no concrete steps were agreed during Grossi's visit. The IAEA and Iran reached an agreement in pr
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Gaza: Israel takes Rafah crossing as truce talks continue
The UN says Gaza's main aid arteries are "choked off" after troops shut the key crossing with Egypt.
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Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
An announcement by Hamas late Monday that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation, as Palestinian evacuees in the jam-packed town felt their first glimmer of hope the war could end. For families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, the announcement raised the possibility that their long wait was coming to an end — that they might soon see their loved ones. A few hours after Hamas’ announcement, Israel rejected the proposal — which was di
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Eurovision Tightens Security Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests
Thousands are expected to protest Israel's participation in the international songwriting competition.
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3 Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader in Canada appear in court
Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year have appeared in court in the case that set off a diplomatic spat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement. Canadian police had arrested the three Indian men last week in Edmonton, Alberta, and they have been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
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Gallant says Israel would compromise on Rafah in case of hostage deal
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the Israeli army would be prepared to make compromises in the event of an agreement on the release of hostages during the offensive in Rafah. "But if this option is cancelled, we will continue and deepen the operation," Gallant said, according to his office on Tuesday evening. He said that applied to the whole of the Gaza Strip and that the military pressure would lead to the destruction of Hamas. On Monday, Gallant ordered the army to advance to Rafah
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Mini Therapy Ponies Delight Elderly Residents with Surprise Visits to Retirement Homes and Hospitals (Exclusive)
Sarah Woodland and her six miniature Shetland ponies travel to meet elderly animal lovers around the United Kingdom
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China has launched a secret robot to the far side of the moon, new Chang'e 6 photos reveal
A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon's far side, remains a mystery.
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Colombia prosecutors weigh immunity for ex-officials in government corruption case
Two former officials of Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) have requested immunity in exchange for their cooperation with prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal, the attorney general's office said on Tuesday. Both Olmedo Lopez, the UNGRD's former director, and former deputy director Sneyder Pinilla, who are accused of ties to suspicious purchases of water tankers for 46.8 billion pesos ($12 million), said via their lawyers that they were willing to testify in
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Poland's Tusk calls secret services meeting to address judge's defection to Belarus
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk called Tuesday for a special meeting of the secret services to discuss alleged Russian and Belarusian infiltration after a Polish judge who had access to sensitive state information defected to Belarus. Authorities in NATO and European Union member Poland are investigating the judge, Tomasz Szmydt, on suspicions that he was acting on behalf of a foreign intelligence service.
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Anguish as Kenya's government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid
Kenya's government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains. The government last week told thousands of people living near rivers, dams and other flood-prone areas to vacate as heavy rains that have left 238 people dead in recent weeks continue to pound. Most of those whose houses are demolished say they do not know where to go, even though the government claims t
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Fact Check: Posts Claim It's Illegal in India to Know a Baby's Sex Before Birth. Here's the Truth
Gender roles influence families and society in India, which can sometimes lead to families preferring to have a biological son.
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Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing
ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) -Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, with at least 90 dead, thousands left homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies. On the outskirts of Eldorado do Sul, 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the state capital of Porto Alegre, many people were sleeping on the roadside and told Reuters they were going hungry. The state's Civil Defense agency sai
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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.
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Ukraine says it foiled Russian plot to kill Zelensky
Ukraine’s state security service said it foiled a Russian plot to kill President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top officials. Investigators shut down the planned assassination by two colonels who served in Ukraine’s government protection unit and were reportedly recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), according to a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) post…
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Putin sworn in for fifth term as Russian president in Moscow ceremony
Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term in Moscow on Tuesday, two months after being re-elected in a vote that was widely seen as neither free nor fair. The 71-year-old took the oath of office in a ceremony in the Kremlin, with several thousand people including senior Russian politicians and other high-ranking guests in attendance. Putin received 87% of the vote in March's presidential election, which was overshadowed by widespread allegations of fraud, coercion and irre
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Belarus launches nuclear drills a day after Russia announces them amid tensions with West
Belarus on Tuesday launched drills involving missiles and warplanes capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, which close ally Russia has deployed there amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. The Belarusian maneuvers began a day after Russia announced plans to hold similar drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons in what it cast as a response to statements by Western officials signaling possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. It was the first time such an exerc
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Sacramento-area residents with ties to India targets of extortion and violence, FBI says
(FOX40.COM) — The FBI’s Sacramento Field Office is undergoing a 34-county-wide investigation into an extortion scheme allegedly targeting residents with familial or business ties to India. The bureau said that those targeted have been threatened with violence and it is believed that these criminal acts are being underreported. “Criminals are targeting hard-working, law-abiding business owners […]
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