Britain’s military said it had carried out a joint operation with U.S. forces against the Houthi militia in Yemen for the first time since President Trump re-entered the White House and stepped up attacks on the Iran-backed group.
There was no…
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Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month
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Sitting inside her fly-infested tent in Gaza City, Iman Rajab sifts clumps of flour through a sieve, over and over again.
She found…
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Young People Are Not As Happy As They Used to Be, Study Finds
The happiness curve is collapsing.
For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve. Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only to rise…
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Germany's Merz to form government after SPD backs coalition deal with conservatives
Germany’s coalition government has cleared its final hurdle to power after the Social Democrats (SPD) voted in favour of the agreement.
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Iran Executes Alleged Israeli Spy Tied To Killing Of Senior Military Officer
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking at how Iran is seeking to reassure China that, even with…
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How Francis Challenged and Embraced Africa’s Rising Catholic Population
When Pope Francis presided over a Mass that incorporated elements of Congolese tradition in St. Peter’s Basilica in 2019, it was seen as a sign of his enduring commitment to Roman Catholics across Africa.
When he visited African migrants in…
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Pakistan claims ‘credible intelligence’ warning that India is planning an attack
ATTARI, India (AP) — Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, as Pakistani nationals headed for the border to comply with New Delhi’s…
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What we know about Monday’s sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal
MADRID (AP) — The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts.
Monday’s outage, one of the…
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About 600 North Korean soldiers killed in Russia's war against Ukraine, Seoul says
Pyongyang this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces.
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