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The European Union has reached an agreement on a new sanctions package against Russia, which includes a lower price cap for Moscow’s crude oil barrels.
Within a year of…
Category: 4. World
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Macron visits Tour de France as Pogačar wins stage 12 at Hautacam
French President Emmanuel Macron watched as Tadej Pogačar secured a dominant solo victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France, reclaiming the yellow jersey atop Hautacam.
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US House passes Trump plan to cut billions for public broadcasting and foreign aid
The US House approved Trump’s plan to cut $9 billion (€7.7bn) in public broadcasting and foreign aid, now awaiting his signature. The bill passed 216-213.
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Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK – podcast | Afghanistan
This week an email was sent to people in Afghanistan. It told the recipients, who had all worked for British forces in Afghanistan, that some of their personal data “may have been compromised”. All had applied for asylum in the UK, fearful…
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US deports 5 immigrants to Eswatini in Africa to be held in solitary confinement
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s third-country program are in prison, where…
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China issues safety warning for its nationals studying in the Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Education Ministry issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines after what it said were a series of criminal incidents targeting them.
The brief warning Friday did not identify any specific incidents…
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North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as…
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Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Moscow for second night in a row
Moscow came under drone attack for the second consecutive night, with explosions also reported in several other Russian oblasts, local Telegram channels and the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on July 18.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said four…
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Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after checks for lower leg swelling
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said tests by the White House medical unit showed that Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs when little valves inside the veins that normally help move blood against gravity gradually lose the ability to work properly.
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Ukraine Turning Frontline Into Proving Ground for Western Prototypes
Ukraine is inviting foreign arms manufacturers to send weapons prototypes for its troops to test in battle against Russian forces.
Its defense innovation unit, Brave1, on Thursday launched “Test in Ukraine,” a program…
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