COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said.
The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of…
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Pope Leo XIV condemns Russia’s war in Ukraine, says world is experiencing “third world war in pieces”
On 11 May, a voice from the Vatican spoke to the hearts of the world: “Never again to war!” On Sunday, during his address to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine, the Associated Press reports.
Even before ascending to the papacy in…
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No negotiations possible until weapons fall silent – PM Mertz
Without a ceasefire, the start of any negotiations is not possible, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is convinced.
He wrote about this on the social network X, Ukrinform reports.
“Yesterday in Kyiv, we and our partners called for a 30-day ceasefire to create…
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Russia resumes Shahed attacks after three-day pause
After a three-day break in Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, Russia resumed its daily unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) strikes overnight on 11 May. During the 8–10 May period, Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced a ceasefire, but it appeared to apply only to Shahed drones. Other…
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Anti-immigration protesters gather in Poland ahead of elections
The demonstration comes ahead of the first round of presidential elections on the 18 May, in which immigration is expected to play a key part.
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Harry Styles in Berlin: Why is the superstar really in the German capital?
British pop star Harry Styles is rumoured to have secretly moved to Berlin. Is he working on new music in the city? And what does David Bowie have to do with it?
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