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What are the takeaways for Beijing from Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe? | Xi Jinping

Chinese president conducts five-day charm offensive, signing trade deals and pledging investments. Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his first visit to Europe in five years. He visited France, Serbia and Hungary during his trip – with a different tone and agenda at each stop. But Xi’s overarching goals were constant: counter US influence […]

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Floods kill 50 people in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province

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Officials say residents were unprepared for the heavy flash floods, adding that the death toll could rise. At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that the death toll may rise. Ministry spokesman Abdul

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Wife of U.S. soldier detained in Russia says he was having an affair, not involved in ‘geopolitical intrigue’

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The wife of Gordon Black, the American soldier detained on theft charges in Russia, said he traveled there because he was having an affair and was not involved in “geopolitical intrigue.” Megan Black is in the process of divorcing her husband and called on Russian authorities through a statement from her attorney, Brett Pritchard, to

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Thousands march in Sweden’s Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation | Israel War on Gaza News

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Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in the Swedish port city of Malmo against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental Eurovision Song Contest. Protesters waving Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th-century town hall before a planned march on Thursday through the city for a rally in a park several kilometres from the Eurovision

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires head of state guard over assassination plot | Russia-Ukraine war News

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Ukrainian state security said earlier this week that they unearthed an assassination plot including two state guards. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the head of the state guards following allegations that two members were involved in a plot to assassinate the embattled Ukrainian head of state. Zelenskyy dismissed former leader of the state guards

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires head of state guard over assassination plot

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Russia marks Victory Day parade amid Ukraine war | In Pictures News

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Russia’s May 9 parade marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and has become the country’s most important public holiday. In a speech in Moscow’s Red Square before thousands of soldiers, President Vladimir Putin praised his army fighting in Ukraine and accused “Western elites” of fomenting conflicts around the world.

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean

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Iran-aligned group has threatened to increase attacks on shipping until ceasefire reached in Israel’s war on Gaza. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on two ships in the Gulf of Aden and one in the Indian Ocean. The MSC Diego and the MSC Gina were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones in the Gulf of

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Police break up protest by pro-Palestinian activists at University of Amsterdam

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AMSTERDAM (AP) — In sometimes violent confrontations, police broke up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza. After police ended a blockade on university grounds, hundreds of demonstrators moved to a nearby square to continue protesting late into the

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Will Israel face consequences over its seizure of the Rafah Crossing? | Israel War on Gaza

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Israeli army kills more Palestians in Gaza after takeover of crossing on vital route for aid deliveries. Israel’s seizure of the Rafah crossing worsens an already dire situation for the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. Why has Israel defied the US and taken over the crossing? And what could the consequences be for all sides?

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