Wind-driven wildfires in South Korea’s southern regions have killed at least 24 people, forced thousands to evacuate, and damaged historic sites.
Category: 4. World
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Deadly wildfires ravage southern South Korea
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Rebel group committing ‘widespread abuses’ in Colombia’s Catatumbo region, says NGO
Human Rights Watch says more than 56,000 people have been displaced since January, and accuses rebel fighters of executions, forced labour and child recruitment.
Armed groups vying for control of Colombia’s resource-rich Catatumbo region, near the Venezuelan border,…
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Three men convicted of cage fighter murder plot after raid on Geneva art museum
Two UK brothers and a co-conspirator attempted to kill a convicted armed robber just weeks after stealing Ming Dynasty artefacts worth millions of Euros.
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Palestinians line up for aid as UN scales back Gaza presence
The UN will reduce its Gaza presence after an Israeli tank strike killed a staffer, while Palestinians face worsening shortages amid ongoing bombardment and aid cuts.
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At least 18 dead and thousands evacuated in 'unprecedented' South Korea wildfires
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate amidst some of the country’s worst ever wildfires.
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JD Vance to join wife on controversial Greenland trip
The US vice-president will accompany his wife on a visit to the Arctic island, a trip Denmark’s prime minister has said is not what ‘Greenland wants or needs.’
US Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday he would join his wife, Usha, on an unsolicited trip to…
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Reflections on Fractured Transatlantic Relations After Three Years of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict — Russia in Global Affairs
Europe is struggling to adapt to a new multipolar world, but to be able to turn around, it has to radically change its self-perception and modus operandi, stepping out of the West-dominated path of arrogant and obsolete order planning. With the rise of the Global…
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Trump downplays security team breach texting military operation plan on Signal
Trump told local media that the lapse “turned out not to be a serious one,” and expressed his continued support for national security adviser Mike Waltz.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against…
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Top US intelligence officials claim Signal chat did not mention classified details
Senior intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, a day after an explosive report in The Atlantic, with the CIA director denying that ‘a huge mistake’ had been made.
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At least six killed in Israeli strikes in Syria as troops clash with armed residents
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said troops fired back at gunmen who attacked them, before launching a drone attack.
At least six people have been killed in an Israeli strike in southwestern Syria as Israeli troops occupying the area clashed with local…
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