Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since former President Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December. Israel has carried out air strikes near Syria’s Mediterranean port city of Tartous, Syrian state media has reported. An Israeli army statement on Monday said that its forces “struck a military site where weapons belonging to the […]
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BRUSSELS—The argument between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House sent relations between the two countries into a tailspin. It also caused serious damage to an alliance at the heart of the post-World War II order: NATO. Trump staked out a position that many European allies saw as siding with Russia’s autocratic
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Far-right Freedom Party won most votes in September elections, but new ruling coalition keeps it in opposition. Conservative Christian Stocker has been sworn in as Austria’s chancellor at the head of a three-party coalition government, ending five months of political deadlock that followed a far-right party’s election win. The swearing-in on Monday came days after
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US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the top health official in the United States who is known for his scepticism of vaccines, has backed the measles jab amid a deadly outbreak of the infectious disease in Texas. In an opinion piece published by Fox News
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PARIS (Reuters) – France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would not cover ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron told the daily newspaper Le Figaro on Sunday. However, Macron said the truce would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks. “In the event of a ceasefire, it would
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The ceasefire in Gaza hangs in the balance as Israel insists on extending phase one. Palestinians in Gaza were planning to enter the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas got under way. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government now wants to renegotiate the terms.
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Aleppo, Syria – Abu Ahmad flashes his phone’s torch onto an explosive he found in the basement of a building that used to be a regime military outpost housing soldiers, tanks and ammunition during the Syrian war. Now Abu Ahmad commands a base for the Syria Civil Defence, or White Helmets, in the building. The
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The government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, who is widely known as Barbecue. The authorities say several gang members have been killed in the Lower Delmas area of the capital Port-au-Prince. Local reports say military drones carrying explosives are being used
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Revelers of the Friends of the Jaguar street party celebrate Carnival on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/David Biller) Revelers of the Friends of the Jaguar street party celebrate Carnival on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/David Biller) Read More One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties
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The crash happened on the route between the cities of Uyuni and Colchani, when one of the vehicles swerved into the oncoming lane. At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a crash involving two buses in the western Potosi region of Bolivia, police and local authorities have said. The accident
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