KYIV, Ukraine — Leaders from Europe and Canada held talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv sparred over Russian claims, denied by Ukraine, of a mass drone attack on…
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Thieves drill into Germany bank vault from parking garage, steal $35 million worth of cash and valuables
Berlin — Robbers used a large drill to break into a German savings bank’s vault room and steal cash, gold and jewelry worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said Tuesday.
The heist in the western city of Gelsenkirchen saw the…
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British-Egyptian dissident appears to endorse ‘smear campaign’ claims
The British-Egyptian activist at the centre of a political row appears to have endorsed new and baseless claims that he is the victim of a “smear campaign”.
Alaa Abd El Fattah flew to the UK on Friday to be reunited with his family for the first…
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Italy’s Parliament approves 2026 budget with deficit-cutting measures
ROME — Italy’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the government’s 2026 budget, including deficit-cutting measures.
The budget of about 22 billion euros ($25.9 billion) aims to reduce the 2026 deficit to 2.8% of gross domestic product, down from…
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Appeal after man knocked out in Christmas brawl
Surrey Police wants to hear from anyone who can identify the men in a CCTV image [Surrey Police]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious in a brawl.
Emergency services were called to High Street in Staines, Surrey, at…
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Israel bans Doctors Without Borders, dozens of other NGOs in Gaza : NPR
A Palestinian woman walks along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in the…
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Going out with a bang? Dutch shoppers snap up fireworks before nationwide ban
Fireworks went on sale in the Netherlands yesterday, likely for the last time before a nationwide ban in 2026, with shoppers expressing disappointment.
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Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94 | Spain
Cecilia Giménez, the woman who achieved unwanted international fame for her botched “Monkey Christ” restoration of a 19th-century mural in Borja, north-east Spain, has died aged 94.
In 2012, Giménez, an amateur artist, decided to restore…
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US judge halts ending of temporary protected status for South Sudanese migrants | Trump administration
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked plans by the Trump administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals living in the United States.
US district judge Angel Kelley in Boston…
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Afghan farmers suffer heavy losses after Taliban ban opium poppy cultivation, report says
UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged.
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