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No U-turn on EU visa restrictions as the bloc looks to send more people back to Africa, Middle East, Asia
European Union migration ministers meet on Thursday to discuss visa restrictions and better coordination inside the bloc to be able to send more people with no right to asylum in Europe back to their…
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Two dead, several critically injured after man attacked train passengers in Germany
Two people were killed and several others injured when a 33-year-old stateless Palestinian man attacked them with a knife on Wednesday on a regional train travelling between Kiel and Hamburg in north…
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[Photos] Ukraine to receive scores of heavy tanks from U.S. and Germany, rumble with Russia
The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 of its most advanced battle tanks after Germany broke a taboo with a similar announcement, moves lauded by Kyiv as a potential turn…
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Dog shoots a passenger mistakenly with a loaded rifle
A dog stepped on a loaded rifle, fatally shooting a passenger in his owner’s car during a hunting trip in Geuda Springs, Kan., sheriff’s deputies said. Joseph Austin Smith, 30, of Wichita was sitting…
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Zipline commissions drone delivery center in Cross River State of Nigeria to improve UHC
Zipline has commissioned yet another facility in Nigeria to support the Cross River State government in delivering on its mandate to improve access to universal health coverage for all. The facility,…
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Justin Bieber sells rights to songs for $200m
Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a reported $200m. The firm now owns the pop star’s stake in some of the biggest hits of recent years – inclu…
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UK imposes further coordinated sanctions on Iranian regime officials
The UK is placing further sanctions on regime officials in Iran today, including on Deputy Prosecutor General Ahmad Fazelian. These sanctions, alongside designations by the European Union and the Uni…
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At least 200 asylum-seeking children go missing in the UK, minister summoned
Two hundred asylum-seeking children, including some aged under 16, are missing from temporary hotel accommodation in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, raising new questions over ministers’ han…
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Raila refuses to recognise Ruto’s presidency in Kenya
Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has said his political coalition does not recognise William Ruto as the President of Kenya and declared the new Kenyan government as “illegitimate”. Mr Ruto b…
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[Kyrylo Tymoshenko] Top Zelensky aide announces resignation
One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key aides has resigned ahead of an expected government reshuffle. Kyrylo Tymoshenko was the president’s deputy head of office and thanked Mr Zelensky f…