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Almost 2,000 Islamophobic incidents recorded in Germany last year
Germany's CLAIM alliance against Islamophobia recorded 1,926 anti-Muslim incidents during the course of last year, or more than five such…
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Dagestan, in southern Russia, has a history of violence. Why does it keeps happening?
Over the years, Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This…
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Scholz urges movement from China in electric vehicle tariff dispute
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for movement from China in the dispute over potential European Union tariffs on Chinese electric…
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The EU targets Russia's LNG ghost fleet in a new round of Ukraine war sanctions.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of…
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Who is voting for the far right as French election nears?
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - This month's European election was not only the trigger for French President Emmanuel Macron to call a…
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Ukraine’s top EU negotiator says war-torn country won’t seek ‘discount’ on entry commitments
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top official for Europe says the war-torn country is on an “irreversible” course of Western integration…
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How exam scandals threaten the future of India's young people
Last week, on a blistering day in Delhi, Kavya Mukhija travelled for hours to take a crucial government-run exam for entry-level teaching…
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Parts of Modi’s Agenda Face Risk in India’s Fractured Parliament
(Bloomberg) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vast domestic agenda is in jeopardy after his party failed to win an outright…
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Sunak’s Tories Fear Betting Scandal May Expand and Bury Them
(Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak’s chances of avoiding a landslide defeat in the UK general election dwindled further as his governing…
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Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas was coming…
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Thousands of Iran-backed fighters ready to join Hezbollah's battle with Israel as UN chief warns of catastrophe 'beyond imagination'
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters are ready to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel. The Israel Defense Forces have approved plans…
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Belarus opposition leader warns Poland over borders
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the Polish government not to shut down border crossing points between…
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Germany’s Scholz Says He Hopes Le Pen Won’t Win French Elections
(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz waded into French politics by voicing his hopes that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally…
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Village on Ukraine's doorstep set to become NATO's biggest European airbase as Putin vows to go 'to the end' in the war
Romania's Mihail Kogălniceanu airbase is set to become NATO's largest base in Europe. The $2.7 billion expansion will enable the base to…
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Tchouameni 'hates extremism' and 'shares' Mbappe view
France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has said he "hates extremism" as he called for people to vote in his country's parliamentary…
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Real Madrid teammate joins Kylian Mbappe in rallying cry for elections
Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has backed France teammates Marcus Thuram and Kylian Mbappe over their statements in the run up…
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A year after mutiny, Kremlin controls Wagner remnants
Russia has effectively dismantled and replaced the Wagner Group in the year since the mercenaries shocked the world by launching a mutiny…
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Cathedral dean withdraws from Gaza rally
A Church of England dean has withdrawn from a Palestine rally at which he was due to speak, saying he "would not want to appear to endorse…
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Ukraine sends over 30 drones into Russia after bombing of Kharkiv leaves 3 dead and dozens injured
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities said more than 30 drones were shot down over the country’s western regions overnight into Sunday,…
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Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security…
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A Romanian village is set to become Nato's biggest airbase in Europe
Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches…
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Unable to back down, Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all-out war
Full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah would be "a catastrophe", the UN Secretary-General says. But to David Kamari, who lives under…
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Tunisian president sacks religious official after Hajj heat deaths
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the North African country's minister of religious affairs after 49 Tunisian pilgrims were…
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Sunak accuses Farage of appeasing Putin
Nigel Farage's claim the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "completely wrong and only plays into Putin's hands," Rishi Sunak…