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Premier’s Ally on Track to Win Slovak Presidential Election
(Bloomberg) -- An ally of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was on track to win the country’s presidential election, which would help cement the premier’s grip on power.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Personal RelationshipIran Tells US to Step Aside as It Readies Response to Is
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Rishi Sunak marks six months since start of Israel-Gaza war
Rishi Sunak says Israel has the right to defend itself but he is "shocked by the bloodshed" in Gaza.
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Tens of thousands demonstrate against Netanyahu's government
Tens of thousands of people again took to the street of Israeli cities on Saturday evening to protest against the right-wing religious government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They called for a more serious effort to negotiate the release of hostages held by the militant group Hamas. This Sunday will be exactly six months since terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing almost 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250 as hostages in the
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German frigate fends off attack on civilian ship in Red Sea
The German frigate Hessen has fended off an attack against a civilian cargo ship in the Red Sea, Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, said on X on Saturday evening. "An approaching missile was destroyed," the army wrote. The Hessen has been deployed in the Red Sea since the end of February to protect merchant ships from attacks by the Houthi militia operating from Yemen. The operation is part of the EU military mission Aspides. On its fourth day of deployment, the frigate had already shot dow
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Iranian commander renews vow to avenge Syria strike attributed to Israel that killed 2 generals
A top military commander Saturday renewed Iran's promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s joint chief of staff, told mourners gathered for the funeral of Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahdi that Iran will decide when and how to stage an “operation” to take revenge. “The time, type, plan of the operation will be decided by us, in a way that ma
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Israel's military says body of hostage Elad Katzir recovered from Gaza in night operation
The military says commandos retrieved the man's body from Gaza in an overnight operation in Khan Yunis.
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Orban Opponent Rallies Support Vowing Pro-EU Pivot in Hungary
(Bloomberg) -- A rising star in Hungary’s opposition rallied tens of thousands of his supporters on Saturday, pledging to pivot toward the European mainstream if he succeeds in a long-shot bid to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s rule.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Perso
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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.
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As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrinth used by rebel Jews against Roman occupiers
As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrinth used by rebel Jews against the Roman legions.
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Sun, Sea and Exports Give South Europe Reason to Feel Smug
(Bloomberg) -- Southern European economies that were long sneered at by their richer northern neighbors have turned the tables as they cement their role as growth drivers in the sputtering euro area.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Personal RelationshipIran Tells US to Step Asid
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German military should review reservists for training, group urges
The Germany military should inspect former soldiers and conscripts with reservist status to see if they are potentially fit for further training, according to the chairman of the Reservists' Association. Reserve Colonel Patrick Sensburg told the Bild newspaper that there are around 900,000 former full-time soldiers or conscripts from the German military, known as the Bundeswehr, who are under the age of 65. "We should very quickly assess their health status and availability so that we can schedu
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A search is underway in Pakistan for attackers who ambushed a police car, killing 2 and injuring 2
A search was underway in Pakistan’s northwest after gunmen ambushed and opened fire on a police vehicle, killing two people and injuring another two, an official said Saturday. The assault took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and has borne the brunt of militant violence since the Pakistani Taliban unilaterally ended a cease-fire with the central government in November 2022. The province is a former stronghold of the militant group, which is also known as the TTP
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Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk
Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia's border with Kazakhstan, forcing some 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said. The dam broke in the city of Orsk in the Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) north of the border on Friday night, according to Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa. Footage from Orsk showed water covering the streets dotted with one-story houses.
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Boris Johnson: Shameful to call for UK to end arms sales to Israel
Some MPs have urged the UK to reassess how it supports Israel after aid workers were killed in air strikes this week.
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Arrest of Ecuador's ex-VP in Mexican embassy sparks diplomatic break
Security forces in Ecuador forced their way into the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas, prompting Mexico to suspend bilateral ties. Mexico is breaking off diplomatic relations with Ecuador with immediate effect and will bring a case before the International Court of Justice, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said on Friday evening. Glas, who is wanted for corruption, had been residing for months in Mexico's embassy in the Ecuadorian capital. The Mexi
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Decomposing globster washes ashore in Malaysia, drawing crowds
A mysterious sea creature found on a beach in Malaysia could be a whale carcass.
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Brazil Labor Spat Thwarts Lula’s Bid to Boost Growth and Save the Amazon
(Bloomberg) -- A labor dispute at Brazil’s environmental regulator is gumming up Latin America’s largest economy, with major oil and mining projects facing delays and imported cars piling up at ports.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Personal RelationshipIran Tells US to Step Asi
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Celebrating Italy in the Off Season
We spoke to our favorite local tastemakers about the year-round appeal of Italy's most loved destinations.
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Video appears to show a Ukrainian unmanned ground drone rolling up to the edge of a Russian trench and dropping explosives
Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade shared footage that appeared to show an unmanned ground vehicle striking a Russian trench.
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Thousands join funeral for Iranian general killed in Damascus strike
Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was killed in a rocket attack in Damascus, was buried on Saturday in his birthplace of Isfahan in central Iran. According to the ISNA news agency, thousands of people attended the state-organized funeral of the high-ranking officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The 63-year-old Zahedi, his deputy and five other IRGC officers were killed in an airstrike on the Iranian embassy compound in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday
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Slovakia goes to the polls for run-off to choose next president
Voters in Slovakia were casting ballots on Saturday to decide a tight race for president. Opinion polls indicated a neck-and-neck contest between Peter Pellegrini, who is the current parliamentary speaker, and the former foreign minister and diplomat Ivan Korčok. The incumbent Zuzana Čaputová did not run for a second five-year term despite her continued popularity. The office of president has a largely representative function in Slovakia, which is a member of both the European Union and NATO. Pe
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan
A Russian space capsule with two women and one man safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan on Saturday after their missions aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia’s Oleg Novitsky, NASA's Loral O'Hara and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at 12:17 p.m. Kazakh time (0717 GMT).
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Russian missile strikes in Ukraine kill 8 and wound 12
Russian missile strikes in Ukraine overnight and on Saturday killed eight people and wounded 12 more, officials said. According to the governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, six people were killed and 11 were wounded in overnight missile attacks on the city of Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second largest. The attack damaged residential buildings, a gas station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a shop and cars.
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Israel says its strike that killed aid workers was a mistake. Rights groups say it was no anomaly
Officials say the result was the series of Israeli drone strikes that killed seven aid workers on a dark Gaza road. The Israeli military has described the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy as a tragic error. Its explanation raises the question: If that's the case, how often has Israel made such mistakes in its 6-month-old offensive in Gaza?
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As two women vie for Mexico's presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?
Are Mexicans ready for a woman president? As two female candidates lead in Mexico’s presidential race, the question has appeared in polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico. The question of whether Mexicans are ready — or not — for a female president carries an implicit doubt of whether a woman or, in this case, whether the two female candidates are prepared to govern the country, said Julia Zulver, a researcher from the Latin American Centre at Oxford University and the National
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Tories Weigh Unity Cabinet Led by Mordaunt If Sunak Can’t Hang On After Local Elections
(Bloomberg) -- The UK’s local elections next month pose a moment of maximum danger for Rishi Sunak. How the Conservative Party fares is being closely watched by the increasing number of Tory lawmakers considering what Plan B might look like.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Perso
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Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician
Mexico's government severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats. Ecuadorian police late Friday broke through the external doors of the embassy in the capital, Quito, to arrest Jorge Glas, who had been residing there since December. Glas sought political asylum at the embassy after being indicted on corruption charges.
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Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?
BBC Verify assesses the evidence behind Israel's key war aim of destroying Hamas during its military operation in the Gaza Strip.
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An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling
An Argentine judge on Friday ruled that 20 cloistered nuns had suffered abuse for more than two decades at the hands of high-ranking clergy in the country's conservative north, and ordered the accused archbishop and church officials to undergo psychological treatment and training in gender discrimination. The ruling in the homeland of Pope Francis cast a spotlight on the long-standing of abuse of nuns by priests and bishops in the Catholic Church. “I conclude and affirm that the nuns have suff
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Maduro prepares harsh law to further punish criticism of Venezuela regime
The Nicolás Maduro regime is about to approve a new law that would provide its security forces more tools to quash dissension inside Venezuela by turning protesting into a criminal act that could be punished with a stiff prison sentence.
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Navy fires commander of biomedical research lab
Capt. Abigail Y. Marter took command of the Peru-based command less than a year before her firing Friday.
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Lula’s Cabinet Spars Over How Lofty Its Budget Surplus Goal Should Be
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s top economic officials are at odds over a closely-watched fiscal target just days before the government must finalize its 2025 budget outline, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Personal RelationshipIr
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Johnny Mercer given deadline to challenge order to hand over names to Afghan inquiry
The MP, who served in Afghanistan, has until 8 May to give his reasons for protecting whistleblower sources.
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Ukraine says Russian drones have dropped grenades packed with chemical agents hundreds of times in the last month
Ukraine reports a systemic issue with Russian drones dropping chemical grenades, noting the health risks and breaches of warfare laws.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Dated footage does not show buildings leveled by Taiwan earthquake
A video of b uildings toppling is shared on social media with the claim it depicts the earthquake that shook Taiwan on April 3, 2024. This is false; the clip shows a controlled demolition of high-rises in China from 2021.
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Ontario to See Smaller Cut From Canada’s Foreign Student Cap
(Bloomberg) -- Ontario, Canada’s most popular province for international students, will see a smaller decline in the number of new study permits than previous estimates.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Personal RelationshipIran Tells US to Step Aside as It Readies Response to Is
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Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region claims that a drone attacked a military unit
State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria said Friday that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine, causing minor damage to a radar station but no casualties. The incident occurred in the region of Rabnita, about 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) from the Ukraine border, the region’s state security ministry said, adding that a criminal investigation has been opened. Moldova’s Bureau for Reintegration Policies responded by saying th
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UN chief demands change of Israeli strategy after aid worker deaths
UN Secretary General António Guterres has called for a fundamental change in strategy by the Israeli military following the attack that killed seven international humanitarian aid workers in the Gaza Strip. He acknowledged that Israel had admitted its responsibility for the deaths and announced some disciplinary measures. "But the essential problem is not who made the mistakes, it is the military strategy and procedures in place that allow for those mistakes to multiply time and time again," he
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Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at World Court
Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice to allow the country to intervene in South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip, the court said Friday. In its application, Colombia called on the court to ensure "the safety and, indeed, the very existence of the Palestinian people". The ICJ, the highest U.N. court, can allow states to intervene and give their views.
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Mexico considers lowering work week to 40 hours
Mexico's Congress has been considering the change since 2022 and is reportedly on the verge of shortening the work week for workers in Mexico.
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Israel's Justice Ministry reviewing 'cyber incident' after hacktivists' claim breach
Israel's Justice Ministry said it was looking into a "cyber incident" on Friday after activist hackers protesting against the war in Gaza said they managed to breach the ministry's servers and retrieve hundreds of gigabytes of data. A group called Anonymous for Justice claimed responsibility for the breach, which it said included the retrieval of nearly 300 gigabytes of data. On its website, the group said it would continue attacking Israel "until the war in Gaza stops".
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UN chief appoints former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as UN special envoy for Myanmar
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday as his special envoy for Myanmar, a post that has been vacant for 10 months as the country’s conflict escalated into the worst violence since the military takeover in 2021. Bishop will replace Noeleen Heyzer, a former U.N. undersecretary-general for Singapore who left after 20 months at the end of her contract in June 2023. In a grim assessment to the U.N. General Assembly before leaving
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Photo of old submarine misrepresented as being en route to Uganda
A truck transporting a large cargo from the Kenyan port of Mombasa sparked public curiosity, drawing crowds as it travelled through towns and villages in March. Kenya's state-owned power company revealed on social media that the mystery freight was a ship headed for Uganda. Soon after, online users shared an image alleging it showed another truck, this time transporting a submarine to landlocked Uganda. But this claim is false: the photos feature an old U-17 submarine travelling through Germany
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Nasrallah: Iran response for Israeli consulate strike 'is coming'
The leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said on Friday that the Iranian retaliation for the attack on its consulate in Damascus "is coming inevitably." Nasrallah, during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day, described the alleged Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus earlier this week as a “turning point” with consequences. On Monday, two brigadier generals and five other members of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) were
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Mysterious rings rise above Mount Etna
They're not UFOs, angel halos, a bit of Gandalf wizardry or a "giant smoking and blowing rings," as one commenter joked. The series of otherworldly photos Maria Liotta took from her home in Bronte, Sicily, Italy, on April 5, 2024, show a bizarre phenomenon known as "volcanic smoke rings." Smoke rings over Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy, on April 5, 2024. (Maria Liotta) The rings arose from Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano. Etna rises 11,000 feet above the island of Sicily in the middle of the M
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First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan’s restive western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March, but the population still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives. The yearlong conflict between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world's worst hunger crisis. About a third of the country's population, or 18 million people, face acute hunger, the U.N. food agency say
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Steps Down to Run for President
(Bloomberg) -- Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir will quit a year before the next general election to run for president in a move that could cost her environmentalist force the premiership in the north Atlantic nation.Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Personal Relation
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Hungary’s Orban Courts Bosnia Serb Leader, Warns of ‘Meddling’
(Bloomberg) -- Viktor Orban chided Western powers for “meddling” in the affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina as the Hungarian prime minister received an award from a Russia-friendly Serb leader who has called for seceding from the Balkan nation. Most Read from BloombergSaudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project NeomTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatyMark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020RBC Fires CFO Ahn After Probe Into Persona
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Arbitration for German airport security staff begins amid strikes
After several rounds of strikes at Germany's airports, arbitration for private aviation security staff began on Friday at a secret location. Former Bremen state councillor Hans-Henning Lühr was tasked with reconciling the differing positions of the trade union Verdi and the the employers' association BDLS. The parties have initially set themselves a deadline of midnight (2200 GMT) on Sunday. Verdi has undertaken not to call for any further work stoppages by the approximately 25,000 employees of
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Incendiary device thrown at German synagogue door, but damage minor and no injuries
An incendiary device was thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany on Friday but caused only minor damage, police said. Police chief Andreas Sagehorn condemned the “cowardly act” and said in a statement that “we will take this attack as grounds to raise the security measures at the Oldenburg synagogue immediately” while the investigation is ongoing.
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