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Category: 4. World
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Report says world’s biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as…
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Former Netanyahu lawyer says president can’t pardon PM without an admission of guilt
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former defense attorney said the presidential pardon request that Netanyahu submitted on Sunday could not be granted before the premier admitted guilt in his corruption trial.
“A pardon is given to an…
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Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip
Aleem MaqboolReligion Editor, Travelling with the Pope, Beirut
Getty ImagesThe Pope arrived in Beirut on Sunday Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut a week after Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital.
For a man known for…
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The terrifying escape from el-Fasher in Darfur
Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondent, Al-Dabbah, Sudan
Ed Habershon / BBCAbdulqadir Abdullah Ali says RSF fighters were shooting at the people fleeing el-Fasher with live ammunition Abdulqadir Abdullah Ali suffered serious nerve damage to his…
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Call for probe into ‘possible market abuse’ in Budget run-up
Michael RaceBusiness reporter
Getty ImagesShadow chancellor Mel Stride has called for the UK’s financial regulator to investigate “possible market abuse” by people working in the Treasury and Downing Street in the run-up to the Budget.
The move…
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What to know about Netanyahu’s request for a pardon in his corruption trial
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the country. The request was met with indignation Sunday by opposition politicians and government…
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Netanyahu requests presidential pardon – DW – 11/30/2025
Skip next section US and Syrian forces strike IS weapons storage facilitiesNovember 30, 2025
US and Syrian forces strike IS weapons storage facilities
The US military says it and Syrian forces have destroyed 15 weapons sites of the…
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