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What’s at stake in next month’s European elections? | European Union

Right-wing parties are expected to perform well, according to pre-election polls. Europe is getting ready for next month’s crucial parliamentary election. Ministers in Brussels have signed off a major overhaul of migration and asylum rules as the campaigning heats up. Pre-election polls are predicting right-wing parties to perform well. The election will shape the future […]

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Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan

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Hocke was fined for using a Nazi motto – illegal in modern-day Germany – during a campaign rally in 2021. A court has convicted one of the best known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. Judges fined

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France prison van attack: Two officers killed in ambush near Normandy – BBC.com

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France prison van attack: Two officers killed in ambush near Normandy BBC.com Three French prison officers reported killed as inmate escapes van The Guardian French prison van attack: Prisoner escapes after two prison officers killed in attack in Rouen BBC 2 French prison officers killed and 3 injured in a Normandy convoy attack The Hill Two prison officers killed

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Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup squad: Shakib named in Shanto-led side

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The 37-year-old all-rounder has played 36 matches in all previous editions of the tournament from 2007 to 2022. Bangladesh have included experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States next month. The team will be led by batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto,

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Israeli forces advance in Rafah; Health Ministry says Gaza hospital system will collapse in hours

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Israeli forces are advancing on the southern city of Rafah, aiming to destroy what Israeli officials have called the last significant Hamas stronghold in Gaza, at the same time that Israel and the militant group are again clashing in areas in the north. The Gaza Health Ministry said Monday that the health system in the

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Fury’s father bloodied in clash with Usyk’s entourage

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Tyson Fury’s and Oleksandr Usyk’s entourages clash at media event before Saturday’s boxing bout in Saudi Arabia. Tyson Fury’s father appears to have head-butted a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage in a bloody clash at a media day for Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia. John Fury, with a cut on his

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West Bank: Family Under Fire | Documentary

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A Palestinian family of activists in the occupied West Bank resist settler expansion as violence intensifies. Hafez Hureini, a decades-long activist in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, has thwarted Israeli annexation attempts since the 1980s through non-violent resistance. Now in his mid-50s, Hafez is passing the reigns over to his sons Sami and

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8 people killed in mass shooting “right in the center of town” near resort area in Mexico

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Eight people died in a weekend shooting in Mexico’s Morelos state, adjacent to Mexico City, authorities reported Sunday. The attack occurred Saturday in the municipality of Huitzilac, off a highway connecting the capital with the tourist town of Cuernavaca. Four people died on the scene while four others died after being taken to the hospital,

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Flash floods in Afghanistan devastate lives and livelihoods | Floods News

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Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing through the outskirts of Pul-e-Khumri, a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. By the time he got there, all had been swept away, including his home and family of five. “Everything happened just all of a sudden. I came home, but there

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 809

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As the war enters its 809th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, May 13, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskii said his forces were facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where thousands more people have fled their homes amid an advance by Russian forces. Ukraine’s

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