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Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years
President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military.The spring call-up for a year's military service came several months after...
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Khartoum, Sudan: The BBC goes inside burnt-out shell of capital
Barbara Plett UsherBBC News, KhartoumBarbara Plett Usher / BBCThe battered heart of Khartoum lies eerily quiet now, after weeks of intense urban combat in the Sudanese capital.We entered the city just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the...
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Mandalay was the ‘city of gold’. Now it reeks of dead bodies
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US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had directed federal prosecutors to...
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Far-right French leader Bardella calls for Paris rally in support of Le Pen
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has called on people to rally in the centre of Paris on Sunday in protest at a ruling that has banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years.Le Pen's bid...
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Here’s a look at the election ban on France’s far-right Le Pen and the legal issues
PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced as “a democratic scandal” the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on her seeking public office for embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court says it would...
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Poland charges Ukrainian man with scouting Polish military facilities on behalf of Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities said Tuesday they charged a 47-year-old Ukrainian citizen with working for Russian intelligence after he was discovered last month conducting reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland.The National Prosecutor’s Office did not name the...
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Austria wine exports decline in 2024 amid “volatile” market
Austrian wine exports declined both in terms of value and volume in 2024 due to the “difficult market situation around the world”, the country’s industry association said. According to data from Statistics Austria,...
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Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up for years
President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military.The spring call-up for a year's military service came several months after...
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Sae-A subsidiary Win Textile achieves coal-free production in Indonesia
Win Textile's transition, part of the "Coal-Zero" project, was accomplished one year ahead of the initially projected timeline. The Indonesian site now operates on palm kernel shells (PKS), a byproduct of the palm oil sector known...
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Canada votes in election shadowed by Trump’s annexation threats and sweeping tariffs
Voters in Canada headed to the polls on Monday for an election widely considered the most...