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On 27 January 2025, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians left their temporary shelters in southern Gaza and marched en masse to the north. They crossed various towns along the way, one long
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Ukraine has accepted a U.S. proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia, contingent on Moscow’s agreement to the same terms, according to a joint statement from Kyiv and Washington following high-stakes
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Nissan Motor Co. has removed its chief executive, Makoto Uchida, amid growing dissatisfaction over the company’s financial struggles and the collapse of merger negotiations with Honda. The Japanese automaker announced on Tuesday
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The Dalai Lama has stated in his new book that his successor will be born outside China, marking the first time he has explicitly confirmed that his reincarnation will take place in
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Mauritius, where he is expected to support the country’s sovereignty claim over the disputed Chagos archipelago and strengthen maritime security cooperation. Modi was welcomed
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The Romanian constitutional court has upheld a ban preventing far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from participating in the country’s upcoming presidential election, in a ruling that has sparked both domestic and international controversy.
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