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Russia Hits Six Ukrainian Energy Sites After Trump Ceasefire Claim

Russia struck six Ukrainian energy facilities just hours after US President Donald Trump announced that Moscow and Kyiv ...

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Six Presumed Dead After Medical Flight Vanishes Off Nantucket

A medical transport plane that went missing on its way from Bermuda to Boston has left six people presumed dead. The air...

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Malaysia Starts Sending Rohingya Asylum Seekers Back to Myanmar

Malaysia has begun sending home around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, following a deal with the country's milita...

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Trump Warns He Could Annihilate Iran at UN

President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he faces a major decision ahead: whether...

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G7 Demands Iran Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen

Foreign ministers of the G7 countries have issued a joint statement calling on Iran to cease arming Yemen's Houthi m...

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Three Arrested in South Africa Murder Case

Police in South Africa have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a woman found dead east of Johannesbu...

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Merz Calls State Election Results a Disaster

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described his party's recent state election losses as a disaster, though he ins...

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Japan to Charge Rescue Fees on Mount Fuji

Starting next year, climbers who attempt Mount Fuji outside the official climbing season and end up needing a helicopter...

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Russian Drone Hits Train Near Polish Border

A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and s...

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Russian Drone Hits Train Near Polish Border

A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and s...

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Philippines Ferry Fire Death Toll Rises to 76

The Philippine Coast Guard has confirmed the recovery of 41 bodies from the wreckage of a ferry that caught fire earlier...

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Trump Says United Ireland Would Be "Fantastic"

US President Donald Trump said he would welcome the idea of a united Ireland during a meeting with Taoiseach Miche&aacut...

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Four Takeaways From Trump's GOP Midterms Convention Speech

The Republican Party's inaugural midterms convention carried all the familiar energy of a presidential election-year...

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US Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers Amid Rising Tensions

US forces carried out strikes against five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday, sinking one of them, in direct response to Ir...

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Canada Braces for Long Trade War With US

Canada's retaliatory tariffs against a wide range of American goods officially took effect on Tuesday, with no trade...

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AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Vote but Misses Majority

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party has claimed a commanding win in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt...

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UN Warns of Record-Breaking "Supersized" El Niño Event

The world is entering a danger zone of extreme weather as the effects of a powerful El Niño event start to play o...

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Iran Strikes US Bases After Deadly Wedding Attack

Iran has launched a wave of missile and drone strikes targeting US positions in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain, follo...

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Iran Vows Response After First US Strikes in Weeks

Iran and the United States exchanged strikes this week after American forces targeted two launchers on Larak Island, loc...

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Burnham Brings Missile Blueprints to Ukraine on Kyiv Visit

Andy Burnham is using his first international trip since becoming prime minister to travel to Kyiv, where he plans to ha...

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Trump Pauses Canada Tariffs as Trade Deal Nears

President Donald Trump announced he is holding off on a fresh round of tariffs against Canada for three more days, givin...

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China Mourns Zhu Rongji Under Tight Official Control

Beijing wore the visible signs of mourning this week, with flags lowered to half-mast at government buildings and securi...

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Japan Condemns Putin's Visit to Disputed Kuril Islands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sharply condemned Vladimir Putin's visit to the contested Kuril islands o...

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Colombia Earthquake Kills 132 as State of Emergency Declared

Colombia has been struck by one of its most powerful earthquakes in years, with the magnitude 7.4 tremor leaving at leas...

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Canada Wildfire Forces 20,000 to Flee as Emergency Declared

A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, has killed one person, forced more than 20,000 residents from their ...

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South Korea Battles Historic Heatwave With Drones and Airport Shelters

South Korea is grappling with a heatwave of historic proportions, with temperatures reaching a record high of 42.5 degre...

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Russia Missile Strike on Kyiv Kills 14, Injures 22 in Deadly Attack

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region using ballistic missiles and drones in the early...

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Trump Calls Off Iran Strikes, Says New Talks Begin Monday

US President Donald Trump has announced that fresh negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday, after pulling back from ...

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Hong Kong Activist Wu Chi-wai Allowed to Stay in UK

Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai has finally been given the green light to stay in the UK with his family f...

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Ecuador's Drug War: Police, Gangs and Deadly Corruption

In the Ecuadorian city of Durán, where drugs and rival gangs have taken over entire neighbourhoods, Police Captai...

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US and Saudi Arabia Sign Landmark Civilian Nuclear Energy Deal

The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement that could pave the way for the ...

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Trump Adviser Accuses China's Moonshot AI of Stealing From Anthropic

A senior White House adviser has accused Chinese artificial intelligence company Moonshot AI of conducting a large-scale...

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Zelensky Fires Ukraine's Army Commander After Street Protests

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed army commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, bowing to public pressur...

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Ukrainian Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Again, 15 Injured

Ukrainian drones have struck logistics facilities belonging to Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, for th...

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US Launches 10th Consecutive Night of Strikes Against Iran

The United States military has carried out another round of strikes against Iran, marking the tenth consecutive night of...

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Nicaragua's Ortega Says Country Will Hold No More Elections

Nicaragua's long-serving president Daniel Ortega has announced that the country will no longer hold elections, makin...

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Venezuela Earthquake Survivor Rescued Alive After Eight Days

Against all odds, a man has been pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building in Venezuela, more than eight da...

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Russia Launches Largest Ever Attack on Kyiv, Killing 18

Kyiv woke to devastation on Thursday morning after Russia unleashed what city mayor Vitaly Klitschko described as the mo...

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Venezuelans Accuse Government of Negligence After Earthquakes

"Silencio," the rescuers shout, fists raised in the air, signalling everyone nearby to stop and stay quiet. Ca...

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Pakistan Strikes Afghan Border Provinces, Killing Dozens of Civilians

Pakistan sent warplanes and ground forces into Afghan territory along its western border on Sunday, triggering a sharp a...

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Trump Announces 5,000 Additional US Troops Deployment to Poland

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a reversal ...

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Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills 21 People

An explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed/ injured 21/ 61 respectively. Around 16.40 ...

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Trump Announces US Will Guide Stranded Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

President Trump announced that as of Monday, the US will be taking action to help with the safe movement of vessels that...

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to House Arrest After Years in Prison

State-run media reported that the former leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, aged 80, has been transferred from her loc...

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Oil Prices Hit Highest Since 2022 Amid Iran Strike Reports

Oil prices surged to record highs following the news that the U.S. military was preparing new war plans against Iran to ...

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China Bans Drone Sales in Beijing Over Security Concerns

On 1 May, the ban will go into effect, prohibiting the sale, lease, or importation of all drones or their major componen...

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Two Killed as Small Plane Crashes Into Adelaide Airport Hangar

On Wednesday afternoon (local time) at Parafield Airport, located in Adelaide, South Australia, there was an incident in...

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King Charles Makes Historic Address to US Congress on Visit

Tuesday marked King Charles III's first address before the U.S. Congress as part of his state visit to America. It h...

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Iran's War With US and Israel Pushes Millions Into Unemployment and Poverty

The Iranian economy, which has sustained damage over the years due to uncontrollable inflation rates, corrupt government...

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Israeli Strikes Kill 14 in Lebanon Despite Active Ceasefire

Israel launched aerial and artillery attacks on southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing 14 individuals (including two childr...

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US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Betting on Maduro Raid With Classified Info

An Army special forces soldier in the US has been arrested for gambling on the outcome of a coup against Venezuelan Pres...

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Iran War Adds Fresh Economic Pain to China's Already Strained Economy

China's economy is already under pressure from a trade war with the U.S., combined with a slow domestic economy, but...

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Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire but Keeps Port Blockade in Place

Despite an ongoing temporary truce (cease-fire) between the US and Iran, tensions between the two nations remain extreme...

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Gunman Kills Canadian Tourist at Mexico's Teotihuacán Pyramids

The shooting of a sixty-two-year-old Canadian woman, while she was being a typical tourist in Mexico at the site of the ...

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Hormuz Shipping Still Stalled Amid Uncertainty

The disruption to global shipping is set to continue despite a temporary ceasefire in the Middle East, as shipping vesse...

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Iran Hardliners Uneasy Over US Ceasefire Deal

The recent ceasefire between Iran and the United States has caused controversy from Iranian hardliners. It actually mark...

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Trump-Backed Fuller Wins Georgia Runoff Seat

Republican candidate Clay Fuller has won Georgia's runoff election to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor G...

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Trump Shifts from Threats to Iran Ceasefire

The Iranian conflict has shifted dramatically with the US President Donald Trump moving from the threat of "annihil...

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Trump Threat on Iran Raises War Crime Concerns

President Donald Trump has made a bold statement toward Iran, threatening to conduct large-scale attacks on their infras...

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Vance Visits Hungary as Orbán Faces Election Test

Recently, JD Vance made a visit to Hungary as the nation gets prepared for its upcoming National elections in connection...