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Dutch Government Collapses After Geert Wilders Withdraws Right-Wing Party

The governing coalition in the Netherlands collapsed on Tuesday after the populist leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party over a dispute about migration policy, ending a rocky 11-month rule by the country’s first far-right government and triggering early elections. The move by Mr. Wilders shows how the debate over unauthorized migration continues to roil European […]

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Earthquake sparks escape of 216 inmates from Pakistan prison

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Over 200 inmates attacked guards and fled when tremors saw them removed from cells as safety precaution. More than 200 inmates have escaped from a prison in Pakistan after they were moved from their cells for safety amid earthquake tremors, officials have said. Several dozen of the prisoners that broke out of the jail in

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Erin Patterson tells murder trial exotic mushrooms ‘have more flavour’

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If you’re just joining uspublished at 05:25 British Summer Time 05:25 BST While we wait for the jury to come back from their lunch break, here’s a reminder of the allegations at the centre of the case. The jury is being asked to weigh up evidence and decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty of four

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What did Elon Musk get from DOGE – and what’s next? | Elon Musk News

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Elon Musk resigned from his position leading the Department of Government Efficiency. What does he leave behind? Elon Musk may have resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency, but few believe he’s stepping away from power. In under a year, DOGE brought Silicon Valley-style disruption to Washington, consolidating federal data and dismantling oversight. Now, Musk

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Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash | Volcanoes

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A huge plume of ash, gas and rock has spewed forth from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population. Images showed a massive grey cloud billowing from the volcano on the island of Sicily, beginning about 11.24am local time on Monday, according to the

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What message does Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web send to Russia and US? | Russia-Ukraine war

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Ukraine carries out large-scale drone strikes on multiple Russian airbases. Eighteen months in the making, Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web saw hundreds of AI-trained drones target military aircraft deep inside Russia’s borders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Sunday’s attacks will go down in history. He followed them up with a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire as

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Iran demands sanctions relief guarantee in nuclear talks with US

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Washington has not been clear on ‘how and through what mechanism’ sanctions would be lifted, says Tehran. Iran has demanded that the United States clarify exactly how sanctions will be lifted if the two sides are to reach a new agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmail Baghaei made the comments

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UK has fingers in its ears over Trump’s defense threat – POLITICO

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Nonetheless, Porter predicted: “I think what you’re going to get is a very untidy mix of recognizing changed circumstances while clinging on to the old world order.” What are the pinch points? The U.K. is heavily reliant on the U.S. for several key aspects of its defense network, including intelligence-sharing, the nuclear deterrent and F-35

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Does damning IAEA report mark end of an Iran nuclear deal? | Nuclear Weapons

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Tehran denounces enriched uranium accusations as US urges Iran to accept proposed agreement. The United Nations nuclear watchdog has delivered its most damning allegations against Iran in nearly two decades. It comes as the United States proposes a nuclear deal that it says is in Tehran’s best interests to accept. But Tehran is accusing the

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Is the US losing its place as the world leader in science? | Science and Technology

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Will the double whammy of cracking down on immigrants and defunding research weaken the US as a research hub? By cracking down on immigration and defunding scientific research, the United States is slowly losing its position as the world leader in research and development, argues Holden Thorp, editor of Science journal and former chancellor of

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