Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close temporarily last night after a wave of drone sightings, the latest European aviation hub to shutter over unexplained drone flights.
A total of…
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Category: 4. World
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Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as dissatisfied voters swing to right-wing rivals
Tokyo
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Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it.
The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in…
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Hamas slated to respond ‘positively’ to Trump Gaza plan, but request changes — source
Hamas will reply “positively” to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the war in Gaza, while submitting a series of amendments, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Times of Israel on Thursday, adding that the…
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Scared survivors sleep in fields as death toll rises
Virma Simonette and
Ewe Koh
Watch: Rescuers search rubble and people queue for aid after deadly earthquake shakes Philippines Two days after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck her hometown in the central Philippines, Arguel Estalicas says she still…
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Deposed Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad Poisoned Under Putin’s Nose: Watchdog
Deposed Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad was poisoned in Russia right under his pal Vladimir Putin’s nose, according to a human rights watchdog.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Thursday that al-Assad was rushed to an emergency room…
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‘Broken promises’ and violence push Himalayan beauty spot to the edge
Zoya Mateen and Auqib JavedBBC News, London and Srinagar
AFPFor a long time, the history of tiny Ladakh – a stunning region popular with tourists, nestled high in the Himalayas – has been shaped by notions of spirituality, mysticism and a sense of…
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Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in…
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Global Sumud Flotilla supporters rally around the world
Supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla took to the streets in several major cities — including Rome, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires — following news that Israeli forces had intercepted an…
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Israel draws global condemnation for Gaza flotilla interception; protests in Europe
A series of countries criticized Israel for its interception of an activist flotilla aiming to break the navy’s blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, as Israeli forces detained more than 400 activists sailing on 41…
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