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US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering lifting long-standing sanctions on Syria in exchange for economic concessions from the country’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa — including access to natural resources and the
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), responsible for one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies, has announced it will disband, bringing an end to its 40-year armed campaign against the Turkish state. The move
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Two Bulgarian women involved in a Russian espionage ring were sentenced to jail on Monday after a dramatic case that exposed the underhanded tactics used by foreign intelligence services on UK soil.
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In a striking departure from his predecessor’s more cautious approach, newly elected Pope Leo XIV has offered vocal support for Ukraine and endorsed a Western-backed 30-day ceasefire, as reported by the Financial
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OPEC+ appears to have thrown in the towel on efforts to sustain high oil prices, marking a strategic shift by Saudi Arabia ahead of a high-profile visit by U.S. President Donald Trump,
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A Bitcoin mining venture backed by Eric and Donald Trump Jr. is preparing to go public on Nasdaq, in a move that underscores the cryptocurrency sector’s resurgence under President Donald Trump. The
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed India “proved its superiority” over Pakistan during last week’s cross-border military clashes, hailing the brief but intense conflict as a strategic victory while warning that New
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President Donald Trump has defended Qatar’s offer to donate a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet to the U.S. government for use as a temporary Air Force One, amid mounting ethical and constitutional
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‘White farmers are being brutally killed in South Africa’ warned President Donald this week amid all the uproar and craziness over tariffs, world trade and kickoff of a campaign to force Big Pharma
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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is poised to win the mayoral election in his hometown of Davao City despite being in pre-trial detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague
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