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April 29, 2025
German defense minister skeptical about Putin’s unilateral ceasefire
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed skepticism about…
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New Russian Video Shows North Koreans Training With Modern Weapons
Russia’s defense ministry released a new video on Monday of North Korean troops training with modern small arms used in the Ukraine war.
The 77-second montage, published by state media outlet TASS, showed the soldiers…
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Canada’s PM Carney wins election as opposition concedes – DW – 04/29/2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal party won Canada’s federal election, according to Tuesday projections by Canadian broadcasters CTV and CBC News.
Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre conceded defeat after failing to bring an end to the…
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Brick by brick: building a sustainable and affordable housing future for Europe
Across the European Union, the twin challenges of housing affordability and climate resilience are converging—and they are compounded by a third: the ongoing geopolitical instability which in turns has led to fluctuating prices, and an…
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Canada’s PM Carney on course to win election – DW – 04/29/2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal party won Canada’s federal election, according to Tuesday projections by Canadian broadcasters CTV and CBC News.
It was not yet clear if the Liberal party would secure the 172 out of 343 electoral seats…
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earnings, tariffs and data in focus
HSBC first-quarter profit tops expectations
Europe’s largest lender HSBC’s first-quarter results on Tuesday beat estimates, though profit and revenue both declined on an year-on-year basis.
The bank also announced share buyback of up to $3 billion…
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Russia has lost over 950,000 soldiers since February 2022
Self-propelled artillery. Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Russia has lost 1,060 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day alone, bringing its total number of personnel losses to over…
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Global powers boost military budgets by record percent
2024 marked biggest increase in global military spending since Cold War’s end.
Spurred by ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East, global military spending rose nearly 10 percent in 2024, the biggest annual increase since at least the end of…
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If Trump abandons Ukraine, can Europe help Kyiv fight on? The clock is ticking to answer that
LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to end the war, threatening to walk away if a deal becomes too difficult — and causing alarm bells in Europe about…
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Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target
On a chilly afternoon in the spring of 2021, while awaiting an extradition hearing in Bordeaux, France, Businessman H. received an unexpected call from an old friend and business partner.
Jack Ma was on the…
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