Category: World
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Uncertainty as over 100,000 protest In France against new Prime Minister
More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s “power grab”.
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax evasion trial
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, pleaded guilty to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter 54, was indicted in California in December on nine counts related to a Justice Department investigation into his taxes.
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Former French PM Édouard Philippe confirms 2027 presidential bid
Former French prime minister Édouard Philippe, considered one of the country’s most popular politicians, has announced that he plans to run in the 2027 presidential elections. Philippe, who served as current President Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister from 2017
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Switzerland reopens Iraqi embassy after 33 years
Switzerland has reopened its embassy in Iraq after 33 years. The embassy in Baghdad was closed during the 1991 Gulf War and unlike many other European missions there, it never reopened until now.
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Woman hospitalised after tiger attack at amusement park
A woman has been hospitalised after a tiger mauled her while she was working at Australia’s largest amusement park, Dreamworld, local media reported on Monday. Australian news agency AAP said the woman, a trained animal handler, was taken to hospital in a
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JUST IN: Fire outbreak rocks London high-rise building
Seventy firefighters on Monday were deployed to combat a fire at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, London. The fire outbreak, which reportedly affected half of a flat and balcony within the building, prompted a swift response from the London Fire Brigade.
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France extends detention of Telegram boss, Pavel Durov
French authorities have extended the detention of Telegram CEO and founder, Pavel Durov, following his arrest at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday evening.
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Israeli military recovers 6 bodies of hostages from Gaza
The bodies of six hostages were recovered from the Gaza Strip in an overnight operation, the Israeli military said on Tuesday morning. Their corpses were found in the city of Khan Younis in the south of the coastal territory, the military said.
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House Republicans accuse Biden of impeachable offenses, allege corruption, obstruction
House Republicans have released a 291-page report accusing President Joe Biden of committing impeachable offenses, including abuse of power and obstruction of justice, related to his family’s foreign business dealings. The report, issued just before Biden’s scheduled speech at the Democratic National Convention, alleges that Biden was involved in a $27 million “influence-peddling racket” during…
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US Elections: Harris steps up as Biden gives farewell speech today at DNC
US President Joe Biden will give a bittersweet farewell address at the Democratic National