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Coup attempt underway in Benin: shots heard in Cotonou
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India: at least 23 people dead in nightclub fire in Goa
At least 23 people, including several tourists, died in a fire at a busy nightclub in the famous seaside resort of Goa, in western India, it was announced on Sunday morning...
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EU reacts to US security strategy document saying Europe face 'civilisational erasure'
Reactions across Europe have been muted after the publication of the Trump administration's national security strategy paper. It calls for European nations to take responsibility for their own defense,…
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Macron threatens customs duties with China
Emmanuel Macron threatens China with customs duties “in the coming months” if Beijing does not take measures to reduce the trade deficit which continues to widen with the European Union.
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Russia unleashes massive drone attack on central Ukraine, as peace talks stall
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “substantive phone call” with American officials engaged…
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Hong Kong at the polls to elect its lawmakers after deadly fire
Hong Kong began voting on Sunday to elect its new lawmakers under rules imposed by Beijing since 2021, with the government's efforts to encourage participation having been...
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Gaza mediators Qatar and Egypt call for next steps of the truce
Qatar and Egypt, guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called on Saturday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as the necessary next steps in fully…
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Car bomb outside police station in Mexico’s Michoacan kills at least 3
At least six people also injured in explosion at a central avenue in Coahuayana.
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Sports – The French team knows its schedule for the 2026 World Cup
The day after the draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA revealed the full competition schedule during a new ceremony. The French team will face…
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Benin: coup attempt underway, shots heard in Cotonou
Soldiers announced Sunday morning on Benin's public television that they had "removed from office" President Patrice Talon, whose entourage told AFP that he was safe and...
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Zelensky announces a "substantial" phone call with Witkoff and Kushner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he had a long and "important" phone call with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. He added on the X platform, “Ukraine confirms...
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Netanyahu confirms the imminent start of implementation of the second phase of Trump’s plan regarding Gaza and says that the annexation of the West Bank is still under discussion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, that the meeting will discuss possible peace opportunities and ending Hamas’ rule in the Gaza Strip, noting that the annexation…
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