A group of around 50 white South Africans arrived on Monday for resettlement in the United States after US President Donald Trump granted them refugee status as victims of what he called “genocide”. Trump essentially halted refugee arrivals after taking […]
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Millions of Filipinos began voting on Monday in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on the explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached vice-president Sara Duterte. Workers in the capital, Manila, were busily setting up polling stations
Polish authorities accused Russian intelligence services on Sunday of orchestrating a fire that destroyed a large shopping centre last year in the capital of Warsaw. Since Russia’s February 2022 offensive against Ukraine, Poland – a loyal ally of Kyiv –
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Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said on Sunday. The Taliban government has steadily imposed laws and
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The idyllic campus of Villanova University is ecstatic since the election of American Robert Prevost to the highest seat of the Catholic Church. And for good reason. It is where “Father Bob” studied maths decades ago, before climbing the steps
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Canada has launched a dispute against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over additional duties on agricultural and fishery products, the international body said on Monday. “Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with China concerning Chinese measures that impose
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The United States is importing South Korean eggs to ease an avian flu-fuelled supply crunch that has pushed up prices across the country. US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters in Washington that imports from South Korea – and Turkey
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin must be pushed to halt his three-year invasion, as talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia on a partial ceasefire got under way. “No matter what we talk
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Sudan’s military said on Saturday that it had seized several key buildings in central Khartoum from paramilitary control after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan promised “full liberation” following the recapture of the presidential palace. Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said the
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Venezuela announced Saturday it had reached an agreement with Washington to accept additional deportation flights from the United States, one week after more than 200 Venezuelans accused of being gang members were sent to El Salvador. The flights were suspended
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