Several coltan mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province collapsed amid landslides on Wednesday and Thursday, killing at least 200 people and injuring several others, according to authorities associated with the M23 rebel…
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New, Unprecedentedly Large ‘Gag’ On U.S. Foreign Aid
Starting February 26, nearly all new foreign aid will be subject to the global gag rule. The largest sector to be affected is humanitarian assistance.
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Trump’s immigration agenda is colliding with a midterms reality
President Donald Trump rose to power on his immigration agenda. Now, it’s threatening to box him in.
After months of aggressive enforcement actions meant to telegraph strength on one of the Republican Party’s signature issues, the White…
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Fatima Bhutto on her abusive relationship: ‘I thought it could never happen to me’ | Autobiography and memoir
Had Fatima Bhutto been left to her own devices, her devastating forthcoming memoir would have been almost entirely about her relationship with her dog, Coco. “I know it sounds nuts,” she laughs. And it’s true that being dog-crazy…
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Russian Missile Strike Sparks Major Blaze at US Warehouse in Ukraine
A Russian ballistic missile hit a warehouse belonging to American tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris in eastern Ukraine on Friday causing a huge fire.
The company’s Ukrainian branch wrote on social media that emergency services were…
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Germany’s Far Right Is on the Threshold of Power. This Man Is Leading the Charge.
MAGDEBERG, Germany — At a lectern in a regional parliament just before Christmas, Ulrich Siegmund begins to set up a joke.
“No one should be forced to pay for disinformation,” Siegmund thunders. He is the floor leader of the far-right…
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US congresswoman demands answers from Kiev over church crackdown
Anna Luna has sounded the alarm over the looming seizure of a parish in western Ukraine
A US congresswoman has demanded answers from Ukraine’s ambassador over ongoing attempts to seize a parish of…
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In Belgium, Zelenskyy was accused of ‘extortionate rhetoric’
Despite its own economic difficulties, Europe has effectively become a source of funding for Ukraine, said Belgian politician and philosopher Drieu Godefridi.
‘Since Washington closed its chequebook, Europe has…
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Russia's Lukoil reaches tentative deal to sell most overseas assets to US private equity firm Carlyle amid sanctions – MSN
Russia’s Lukoil reaches tentative deal to sell most overseas assets to US private equity firm Carlyle amid sanctions MSN
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Tourist skier mauled after approaching snow leopard for photos in northwest China
A tourist skier in northwest China was seriously injured this week after a rare snow leopard attacked her when she got too close to take a photograph of the wild animal, authorities said. The incident, which was captured in viral footage and has…Continue Reading