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Category: 4. World
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Latest news bulletin | May 6th – Midday
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Mexico commemorates Battle of Puebla with historic reenactments
Hundreds of participants in full costume gathered in Mexico City on Monday to mark the 1862 Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla.
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Curfew in Peru province after 13 mine workers killed
The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week.
President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended for a month while extra police and soldiers…
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Where in the world do popes come from?
One hundred and thirty three cardinals are expected on Wednesday to walk into the Sistine Chapel. Once 89 of them agree on the next Bishop of Rome, one will walk out a pope, and the other 132 will exit as cardinals.
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Israel launches strikes on Yemen a day after Houthi strike on Israeli airport
The Israeli military said more than 20 fighter planes took part in its operation, dropping more than 50 munitions on dozens of targets.
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Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says | Israel-Gaza war
An Israeli government minister has vowed that “Gaza will be entirely destroyed” as a result of an Israeli military victory, and that its Palestinian population will “leave in great numbers to third countries”, raising fears of ethnic…
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Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
An election campaign poster for Friedrich Merz in western Germany this year. Credit…Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Before he returned to politics, won a national election and became the first…
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Watch: UK royals join crowds for VE Day 80th anniversary
King Charles III and senior royals appeared on Buckingham Palace’s balcony on Monday as part of nationwide commemorations marking 80 years since Victory in Europe Day.
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions
Critics see the move as an attempt to politicise the country’s armed forces.
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Hamas says ‘no point’ to talks as Israel plans expanded Gaza offensive
A senior Hamas official has said there is “no point” in further talks on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, after Israel approved an expanded offensive that may include seizing all of the Palestinian territory indefinitely.
Bassem Naim…
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