TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 people from vulnerable areas and closed schools and offices on Tuesday ahead of the arrival of tropical storm Fung-wong, which killed at least 25…
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Turkish military C-130 cargo plane crashes in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan
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A Turkish military cargo plane crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, authorities from all three countries confirmed.
The C-130…
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Turkey demands more than 2,000 years’ jail for popular Istanbul mayor Imamoglu
The prosecutor in Turkey’s biggest city has accused popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of 142 corruption offences that command jail terms ranging from 828 to 2,352 years.
Imamoglu, considered the main political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
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Europe commemorates Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I
Countries across Europe observed Armistice Day on Tuesday, the memorial which marks the end of World War I.
In Belgium, authorities unveiled a renovated memorial for the slain soldiers and victims in Ypres, the Belgian town that became synonymous with the brutality of WWI.
At the memorial…
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Europe commemorates Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I
Countries across Europe observed Armistice Day on Tuesday, the memorial which marks the end of World War I.
In Belgium, authorities unveiled a renovated memorial for the slain soldiers and victims in Ypres, the Belgian town that became…
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Video. Mainz celebrates start of carnival season with costumes and tradition
Thousands of people, many in colourful costumes, gathered under clear skies to hear the Fool’s Charter read from the balcony of the Osteiner Hof, marking the start of what locals call the fifth season.
Fastnacht runs from November…
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Why hasn’t the civil war in Sudan stopped? And three other questions, answered.
The carnage in the Sudanese city of El Fasher has become so severe that the blood stains can be seen from space.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — which attacked the capital of Khartoum two years ago, kicking off a brutal civil war…
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