European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai Party declared victory on Sunday night in the country’s lower house election, as vote counting neared completion and projections showed a wide gap between the conservative-led government and its
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The name of the Dalai Lama has appeared 168 times in newly released court files related to Jeffrey Epstein, triggering renewed international scrutiny of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s past associations, according to
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Iran will strike U.S. military bases across the Middle East if it comes under attack by American forces, its foreign minister has warned, as tensions escalate amid a growing U.S. military presence
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Algeria has begun formal procedures to cancel its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, a move that signals a further deterioration in relations between the two countries. The agreement, signed
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In the Sardinian city of Nuoro, a high stone wall still surrounds a prison once infamous for housing Italy’s most dangerous mobsters and convicted terrorists, exiled far from the mainland. For years,
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The United States is intensifying pressure on Ukraine to hold national elections as soon as possible, according to a Reuters report that highlights growing impatience in Washington over the country’s prolonged suspension
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The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations within weeks, according to comments by the US ambassador to the world body in
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Kenya and Somalia are facing a deepening drought emergency that is devastating pastoralist livelihoods, driving distress sales of livestock, and raising the risk of conflict over scarce resources, according to reporting by
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Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial contender, Tarique Rahman, has rejected an offer to form a post-election unity government with his main rival, saying his party expects to secure a clear mandate when the
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The United Nations has warned that a US-imposed energy blockade could trigger a humanitarian collapse in Cuba, as fuel shortages deepen and vital services across the island falter. Secretary General Antonio Guterres
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Britain has secured agreements from Namibia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to accept the rapid return of illegal migrants and foreign criminals after threatening visa sanctions, marking a significant escalation
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A romance fraudster who deceived multiple men into funding her luxury lifestyle by claiming she was about to inherit a vast fortune has pleaded guilty to a series of theft and fraud
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Donald Trump has given his backing to Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, only weeks after branding the agreement an “act of great stupidity.”
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President Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as nuclear talks are scheduled to take place on Friday in Muscat, Oman. The negotiations, aimed at curbing Tehran’s
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A team working under Tulsi Gabbard, who served as a senior intelligence official during the Trump administration, led an investigation last spring into Puerto Rico’s electronic voting machines, Reuters has learned from
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