Following reports on Monday that Israel was considering granting terrorists hiding in tunnels safe passage from Israeli-controlled areas of the Gaza Strip to the Hamas-run zone, a statement attributed to an “Israeli official” — often…
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Spanish regional leader Carlos Mazón steps down over handling of Valencia flash floods
The leader of Spain’s Valencia region said on Monday he was stepping down from his post over his government’s handling of the devastating flash flooding that killed 229 people last year and whose response he is widely seen as having bungled.
Carlos Mazón has faced regular calls to resign…
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Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
Getty ImagesThe Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition.
The archipelago’s health ministry announced on…
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Tanzania’s president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday blamed foreigners for last week’s deadly protests following a disputed election in which two main opposition candidates were…
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Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — British teenager Bella May Culley, who was arrested in Georgia on drug smuggling charges earlier this year, was released from prison Monday as part of a plea deal.
Culley, 19, who…
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Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember
Donald Trump interrupted his own tangent-addled interview on CBS by producing a printed list from his pocket of all the conflicts he says he’s solved since taking the White House in January.
“But I brought… just a little list, of… look at…
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Trump threatens Nigeria with military action amid claims of Christian persecution
Nigeria is on edge over the longstanding and controversial subject of alleged Christian persecution and the threat of military action from US President Donald Trump, something Abuja has rejected.
On Sunday, many Nigerians woke up to the news of Trump’s order to the Pentagon asking it to begin…
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Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right – POLITICO
Czechia’s likely next prime minister, populist Andrej Babiš, on Monday signed a coalition agreement with the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and right-wing Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) parties.
The…
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