Algeria Saturday lodged a protest with France after an Algerian consular official was placed under pre-trial detention on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of a TikTok influencer.
Three men, including the Algerian…
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Israeli strike hits Gaza City hospital, Hamas says – DW – 04/13/2025
An Israeli airstrike hit a building of the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City early on Sunday morning, destroying surgery facilities and an oxygen generation station for intensive care units, the civil defense agency in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip…
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Israeli strike hits Gaza City hospital – DW – 04/13/2025
An Israeli airstrike hit a building of the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City early on Sunday morning, destroying surgery facilities and an oxygen generation station for intensive care units, the civil defense agency in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip…
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As Hungary votes on amendment to ban LGBTQ+ Pride, what does it mean for other basic rights?
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian lawmakers are preparing to vote on a constitutional amendment viewed by many critics as both a crackdown on the freedoms of assembly and expression and the most recent…
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Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young
PARIS (AP) — After his arrest, the boy’s mother was stunned to discover that her 12-year-old had been learning how to kill and gorging on videos of decapitation and torture so gruesome they made even…
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Xi Jinping Travels to Southeast Asia Amid Tariff War with U.S.
As China faces off with the United States over a punishing trade war, it is under pressure to shore up its friendships around the world, starting with its neighbors in Southeast Asia. But its relations there are complicated.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, will be testing these ties this week as he visits Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia in the hope of blunting the effect of huge tariffs imposed by President Trump on Chinese exports to the United States.
Mr. Xi is likely to cast China as a reliable global partner in contrast to the unpredictable United States of President Trump, whose on-again, off-again tariffs have upended financial markets and confounded governments. While in Vietnam, for instance, Mr. Xi is expected to oversee the signing of around 40 agreements, including deals that would advance plans for Vietnam to accept Chinese loans for part of a $8.3 billion railway connecting northern Vietnam with China.
But his visit also points to a diplomatic tightrope that countries like Vietnam and Malaysia must walk as the Southeast Asian nations try to negotiate with the Trump administration for a reprieve from the tariffs.
Mr. Xi’s tour will start in Vietnam on Monday, followed by a three-day visit to Malaysia, ending the week in Cambodia.
Trade at the Forefront
For the past decade, Beijing has engaged in a huge push to extend its economic and political influence across Southeast Asia. China is now the region’s most important trading partner. Senior officials, including Mr. Xi, regularly travel there.
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Euro won’t affect Bulgarian savings – DW – 04/13/2025
Bulgaria is now in the final stages of joining the eurozone, the currency union of 20 EU member states. The country‘s ruling coalition said adopting the euro is a top priority that, ideally, will become a reality at the beginning of 2026.
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Central Myanmar shaken by new quake in one of the biggest aftershocks since March 28 temblor
BANGKOK (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake came as Myanmar is engaged in relief…
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Brother of Manchester Arena bomber attacks officers in prison
One of the terrorists responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing attack in 2017, which saw 22 people killed while attending an Ariana Grande concert, allegedly attacked three prison officers with weapons and hot oil, according to British…
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