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France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in a move meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction, his office said. The president's office said in a statement the state of emergency won’t be extended “for the moment” and will therefore end Monday at 8 p.m. in Paris, which is 5 a.m. Tuesday in New Caledonia. The decision aims at “enabling meetings
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Deadly explosion reported in Gaza refugee camp
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 50 people were killed and scores injured.
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Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid
Nigerian officials say gunmen spent hours in the village and had time to drink tea before abducting people.
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Gibson City park to be dedicated to fallen veteran
GIBSON CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — A park in Gibson City will be renamed after a fallen veteran. The dog park in Gibson City will be named William Eugene Campbell Memorial Park. City officials passed it last week. The park will memorialize William Campbell, a Gibson City native who died serving in Vietnam. It was spearheaded […]
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Lithuanian President Nausėda on track for second term in run-off vote
Ballots are being counted in Lithuania after voters took to the polls on Sunday for a run-off presidential election that pitted the incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda, against current Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. Results were expected in the coming hours. Nausėda is forecast to hold onto his post with a clear victory over Šimonytė. Lithuania, which borders the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad and Russia's close ally Belarus, saw just under half of its roughly 2.4 million eligible voters cas
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130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege
Hospitals and markets in El Fasher are experiencing "violent artillery shelling", a resident says.
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Watch Thieves Ambush Dodge Hellcat In Owner’s Driveway
Scary surveillance video footage of an attempted carjacking with the target being a Dodge Charger Hellcat shows just how far things have slid recently. It used to be we only saw this kind of footage out of Brazil and other foreign countries with serious crime issues. Now it’s becoming common in the US. Stick shift stops Porsche carjackers in their tracks. In the footage, which we’ve shared, you see the Hellcat pull up in the driveway, presumably to pull into the garage. But before the owner can
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Top EU diplomat meets Palestinian premier, renews Gaza ceasefire call
The European Union's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas, following a meeting with the Palestinian Authority's new prime minister in Brussels on Sunday. "We must do everything in our power to reach an immediate end of the hostilities, to achieve the immediate release of all hostages, to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza," Borrell said at a press conference. Borrell was speakin
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Putin arrives in Uzbekistan on the 3rd foreign trip of his new term
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Sunday in the capital of Uzbekistan where he is to hold talks with President Shavkay Mirziyoyev that are expected to focus on deepening the countries' relations. Putin laid a wreath at a momument to Uzbekistan's independence in Tashkent and held what the Kremlin said were informal talks with Mirziyoyev. The visit is Putin's third foreign trip since being inaugurated for a fifth term in May. He first went to China, where he expressed appreciation for Chi
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South Africa's main opposition party rallies support as it concludes election campaign
South Africa's main opposition party Democratic Alliance on Sunday made its final appeal to South Africans to help it unseat the ruling African National Congress as it concluded its campaign ahead of elections this week. The Democratic Alliance is the biggest opposition party in South Africa and has gathered some smaller opposition parties to form a pact known as the Multi-Party Charter for South Africa, which will see a group of political parties combine their votes to challenge the ruling ANC
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Hamas fires rockets into Israel as ceasefire talks set to resume
The attack comes at a precarious time for Israel: The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered the country to halt its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah.
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New Interactive Map of Antarctica Released
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released an interactive map of Antarctica. It combines information on coastlines and contours and is available to everyone from tourists to researchers to the merely curious. Antarctica is constantly changing due to climate change, and many of its frozen features have become out of date. New data keeps up […]
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Pro-Palestinian protesters shout down top German diplomat at forum
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators angry at the German government's handling of Israel's war in Gaza disrupted a citizens' forum featuring Germany's foreign minister on Sunday. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was participating in a discussion titled "Stormy times - how foreign policy ensures the security of our democracy" as part of weekend of events to celebrate the adoption of Germany's constitution, known as the Basic Law, 75 years ago. Several demonstrators in the theatre began shouting at Bae
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Macron calls Franco-German ties 'indispensable' as state visit starts
Emmanuel Macron began the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years with warm words for his hosts. "Franco-German relations are indispensable and important for Europe," said Macron at the start of his three-day state visit to Germany on Sunday. He rebuffed the suggestion that the relationship, often described as the engine of Europe, has begun to stutter. "That is not true. We are moving forward," Macron said through a translator. Upon landing in Berlin, Macron immediately t
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France's Le Pen seeks to 'unite' with Italian leader Meloni
French far-right politician Marine Le Pen says she would like to cooperate more closely with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "Now is the moment to unite," Le Pen told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera at an election campaign event in northern France at the weekend. Le Pen's National Rally is expected to rout French President Emmanuel Macron's party in elections for the European Parliament in just under two weeks, part of a broader far-right surge in several EU countries. "If we ar
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4 people killed and over 30 injured after a bus and a cargo train collide in Peru
Four people were killed and more than 30 others were injured after a passenger bus and a cargo train collided Sunday in central Peru, the country's national police said. Authorities said the crash happened after 4 a.m. in the district of La Oroya, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of the capital, Lima. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in a statement said the cause is under investigation.
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Hamas fires rockets towards Tel Aviv for first time in months
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has fired rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time in four months, triggering warning sirens in the Israeli city. Several explosions were heard in the centre of Tel Aviv and rocket alarms also sounded in several towns in the wider area. The Hamas military wing claimed responsibility for the attacks. According to paramedics, two women were lightly injured as they rushed to shelters. Israeli military sources said eight rockets were fired from the city of Rafah in
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Mayor, organizers decry racist chanting incident at Bavarian festival
A Bavarian mayor and local organizers have distanced themselves from racist chanting at a festival, mirroring another incident in northern Germany which has caused concern across the country. Friday's incident also involved people singing racist chants to the tune of "L'amour toujours" by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino at the Bergkirchweih festival in Erlangen. The organizers and city mayor Florian Janik slammed the incident afterwards, and the caterers decided to stop playing the song, after police
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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré breaks his promise to restore civillian rule by 1 July this year.
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Yemen's Houthis free more than 100 prisoners
Yemen's Houthi group freed more than 100 detainees in Sanaa on Sunday, calling the move a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them to their families. "Most of them are humanitarian cases, including the sick, the wounded, and the elderly," said Abdul Qader Al-Murtada, head of the Houthi-run prisoner affairs committee, who announced the release and said the detainees had been government soldiers captured at the battlefront. But Yemen's internationally recognised g
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Aid group says over 100 people killed in 2 weeks of fighting in a Sudanese city
More than two weeks of fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group over a major city in the western Darfur region killed at least 123 people, an international aid group said Sunday. The fighting in el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, also wounded more than 930 people in the same period, Doctors without Borders said. El-Fasher has become the center of the conflict between the military and the RSF, which is aided by Arab militias commonly known as
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The ANC hopes to conquer but will it struggle in South Africa poll?
The governing party wraps up its campaign for a seventh term with a rally in Soweto.
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EU Council chief condemns Russia's 'attrocious' Kharkiv store strike
The European Council President Chares Michel has condemned Russia's "attrocious" airstrike on a DIY store in Kharkiv, Ukraine. "The Russian strike on a Kharkiv supermarket is atrocious," Michel said on X. While Michel mentions a supermarket, the site has been described as the "Epicentr hypermarket" in reporting, possibly leading to confusion. "Russia’s efforts to terrorize Ukrainian civilians as part of its war of aggression against Ukraine are criminal," he added. "Together, we can stop Russia’
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Chinese funding keeps Cameroon's deep seaport expansion project afloat
A small fishing town in southwest Cameroon is counting on Chinese funding to transform itself into a major Central African sea hub. The Kribi Deep Seaport, on Africa's Atlantic coast, is being built by Chinese state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), and largely funded by China Eximbank which has provided around US$1.48 billion over the past decade. It is hoped the port will provide relief to Douala, Cameroon's main port around 150km (93 miles) to the north, and that it will serve a
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Germany's far-right AfD keeps second place in polls despite scandals
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has maintained its second place in polls ahead of June's European Parliament elections, despite a wave of recent scandals that has threatened to damage the party's hopes. An online survey carried out by the INSA polling institute for the Bild am Sonntag newspaper had the AfD at 17%, unchanged from April. Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance was top at 30%, with the governing Social Democratic Party (SDP) at 14% and its coalition partners The G
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Death toll reaches 12 in Russian hit on Kharkiv DIY store, fire out
Ukrainian authorities on Sunday reported that the death toll from the Russian bombing of a DIY store in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv has reached 12 people. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Kylmenko wrote on the social media platform Telegram that the number of injured in the attack has risen to 43, with 16 people still missing. The fire that broke out after the airstrike was finally put out early on Sunday, Klymenko said, after 16 hours of work by firefighters. Russia attacked the store wit
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Renewed flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 15 people in Afghanistan
Renewed heavy rains have triggered more flash floods in Afghanistan, killing at least 15 people, including 10 members of the same family in the northeast, officials said Sunday. The floods Saturday night hit northeastern Badakhshan and northern Baghlan provinces, with the latter already having suffered the brunt of the rains earlier this month. The family — a set of parents and their eight children — was reported dead in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, said Mohammad Akram Akbari, director
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The Israeli Air Force may have to think twice about taking on Hezbollah
The anti-aircraft missile suggests Israel's Air Force would face a much greater threat over southern Lebanon than it has in Gaza's skies.
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Lithuanians return to the polls with incumbent president favored to win 2nd election round
Lithuanians return to the polls Sunday for the second round of the Baltic country's presidential election as incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda seeks to hold off Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and secure another five-year term. The 60-year-old Nauseda, a moderate conservative, has been a strong backer of Ukraine, a position shared across most of the political spectrum.
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Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas on Sunday as the country and neighboring India awaited the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal. The storm is expected to cross Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal coasts around midnight Sunday. The India Meteorological Department said it is expected to reach maximum wind speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph), with gusts up to 135 kph (85 mph) hitting West Bengal’s Sagar Island and Banglade
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Death toll climbs to 11 in Russian attack on Kharkiv DIY store
The death toll from a Russian airstrike on a DIY store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has risen, with governor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov announcing on Sunday that 11 people have died. Russia attacked the store with at least one glide bomb on Saturday, wounding at least 40, because it said Ukraine had hidden a weapons cache in the store. "The tactic of human shields is being used in Kharkiv - they [the Ukrainians] have set up a military camp and a command post in a shopping
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'Reborn from the ashes': Russian military widows try to rebuild lives
Lyudmila went through "all the stages of depression" after her husband, an officer in the Russian army, died in Ukraine in September 2022. For Lyudmila, who asked to have her surname withheld, her husband "died a hero... fulfilling his duty as an officer" during the first year of Russia's offensive against Ukraine.
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Meet the Peaky Blinders - Ukraine's drone squad defending Kharkiv
High-tech drones help Ukraine's defenders - but they say they need more support from allies.
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Video of opposition party leader 'conceding defeat' in India 2024 election was doctored
A video of Rahul Gandhi, leader of the main opposition Congress party in India, was manipulated to make it appear he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win the country's ongoing elections. Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to win the vote but Gandhi made no such remarks as of May 26 , 2024. In the original video, he actually said the opposition alliance will defeat the BJP in the northern megastate of Uttar Pradesh.
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Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day in hopes of getting the holiday official recognition
With their unmistakable red noses, extravagant shoes, colorful outfits and unique makeup, hundreds of clowns Saturday gathered in the streets of Peru’s capital to mark Clown Day. The colorful parade in Lima, which includes awards for the best costumes, makeup, routine and improvisation, takes place every year on May 25. “In Peru, there is Lawyer’s Day, Ceviche Day, and we also want a Clown Day because it would open doors for us to have support from the State and from the municipalities,” said
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Men in court over €2.1m cannabis seizure
An Irish court is told two men were arrested after a package arrived at Dublin Airport from Canada.
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Israel forced to work on Jewish Sabbath as UN court judge calls out colleagues in scathing dissent
The U.N. International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to end its military offensive in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza, responding to South Africa's claims of genocide.
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German far-right AfD leader criticizes counterparts in France, Italy
A leader of the scandal-plagued far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) lashed out at European parties of a similar ilk on Saturday after the AfD was expelled from its European Parliament group. In a blow ahead of next month's EU-wide elections, the AfD was ejected this week from the Identity and Democracy (ID) group, an alliance of populist right-wing parties in the parliament. AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla hit out at the far-right party of Marine Le Pen in France and Italian Prime Minister Gior
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Zelensky: Attack on DIY store in Kharkiv shows Russia's 'madness'
The deadly attack by the Russian military on a DIY store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday is "another manifestation of Russian madness," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Only madmen like [Russian President Vladimir] Putin are capable of killing and terrorizing people in such a heinous way," the Ukrainian leader said in his daily video address on Saturday evening. At least two people were killed and 33 were injured in the attack, according to the regional civil defence depa
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Pro-independence leader calls on protesters in New Caledonia to 'maintain resistance' against France
The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia on Saturday called on supporters to “remain mobilized” across the French Pacific archipelago and “maintain resistance” against the Paris government's efforts to impose electoral reforms that the Indigenous Kanak people fear would further marginalize them. Christian Tein, the leader of the pro-independence party known as The Field Action Coordination Unit, addressed supporters and protesters in a video message. It was posted on social medi
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At least 27 people killed in a fire at an amusement park in western India, police say
A major fire broke out Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, killing at least 27 people, including several children, police and media reports said. Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava said that the blaze was under control and a rescue operation was underway. Police officer Vinayak Patel said that it was difficult to identify the bodies.
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German minister calls Israeli operation in Rafah illegal
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Saturday criticized Israel's actions in Gaza, describing its military operation in Rafah as contrary to international law. "The famine, the suffering of the Palestinian population and the attacks in the Gaza Strip are - as we are now seeing in court - incompatible with international law," Habeck said in Berlin, referring to a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) calling on Israel to end its offensive in Rafah. Habeck said that the German gov
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Spain calls for Israel to obey ICJ ruling on ending Rafah operation
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Saturday demanded that Israel obey an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling calling for an immediate halt to its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Writing on the social media platform X, Albares said the ICJ ruling was "mandatory" and demanded "a ceasefire, the release of hostages and humanitarian access." "The suffering of the people in the Gaza Strip and the violence must end," he added. Spain has been one of the harsh
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Russia's Africa Corps, which includes former Wagner mercenaries, has been deployed in Kharkiv, UK Intel says
Russia's Africa Corp mercenaries sent to bolster Russia's attempts to advance in eastern Ukraine.
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Eiffel Tower ticket prices to rise by 20% to help cover renovation costs
France’s iconic Eiffel Tower is increasing its ticket prices by 20% to help cover the costs of renovation work and financial losses after the coronavirus pandemic.
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France evacuates tourists from riot-hit New Caledonia
France has begun evacuating tourists from its overseas territory of New Caledonia after days of unrest in the Pacific archipelago. French tourists were flown to Australia and New Zealand on military aircraft on Saturday, the news station BMFTV reported. They will then return home on commercial flights. A state of emergency has been in place in New Caledonia since last week after a wave of riots that has left seven people dead and hundreds detained. France has deployed additional security forces
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Photo showing 2018 landslide in Peru misrepresented as Kenyan disaster in 2024
Consistently heavy rainfall in Kenya since March has caused landslides in various regions, leading to the loss of lives and the displacement of local residents. In early May, a mudslide in Kenya's Rift Valley region, west of Nairobi, killed two people. An image purporting to show the disaster has circulated online, but the context is false: the picture is a screenshot from a clip showing a 2018 landslide in Cusco, Peru.
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4 hurt, 1 arrested after clashes between Iranian government supporters and opponents in London
British police say four people were hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran’s authorities clashed with anti-government protesters at a London event marking the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called Friday evening to “reports of disorder” at a venue in the west London area of Wembley, where an event was being held to mark Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. The force said one person was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
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Israel must obey UN court on Rafah, EU foreign policy chief says
A United Nations court order for Israel to stop its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah must be obeyed, the European Union's foreign affairs chief said on Saturday. "We take note of the order" handed down to Israel, Josep Borrell said on X. "ICJ [International Court of Justice] orders are binding on the Parties and they have to be fully and effectively implemented." The ICJ - the UN's top court based in the Dutch city of The Hague - on Friday ordered Israel to immediately cease
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NATO chief: China support for Russia crucial to course of Ukraine war
China's support for Moscow is a crucial factor in the Russian war against Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. "China says it wants to maintain good relations with the West. At the same time, however, Beijing is fuelling the war in Europe. You can't have it both ways," Stoltenberg told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. There has been a significant increase in sales of machine parts, microelectronics and other technologies that Moscow is using to produce missiles, tanks
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