The human species is on the move. Last year there were more people living outside of their birth countries than at any other time in modern history, according to the United Nations. It’s a…
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Category: 4. World
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2025 World Press Photo Contest: Winners revealed
Samar Abu Elouf for the New York TimesThis image of a young Gazan boy won World Press Photo of the Year A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.
The portrait, taken…
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Campaigners warn of Supreme Court ruling impact on trans people
Paul O’HareBBC Scotland News
BBCKerrie Meyer had gener reassignment surgery at the age of 72 Campaigners have warned the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman could have “dire consequences” for the safety of trans people.
Scottish…
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen delivers crippling warning to the West as she condemns Trump’s inner circle of ‘bros’ and ‘oligarchs’
Ursula von der Leyen has declared ‘the West as we knew it no longer exists,’ taking aim at US President Donald Trump‘s chaotic administration and its team of ‘bros’ and ‘oligarchs making the rules’.
The President of the European Commission, 66,…
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Trump’s tariffs fuel China’s dream of railway link with Southeast Asia
Dang Phuc Nguyen hopes more Vietnamese bananas, durian and dragonfruit will soon be delivered to China at faster speeds before they spoil and it is indirectly thanks to US President Donald Trump, who has shredded all previous assumptions for…Continue Reading
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Inside Bashar al-Assad’s secret flights to UAE as Damascus fell
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth.
Yasar…
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Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style assassination linked to textile industry turf war
Rome
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A Chinese couple allegedly tied to Chinese Triad gangs and a turf war over the lucrative textile industry were assassinated in Rome Monday night, the Italian…
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Stephen Colbert Reveals ‘Shocking’ Truth About Trump’s Conscience
But there might be an explanation for Trump’s behavior.
As Colbert noted, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said accidentally sending Garcia to the notoriously brutal prison “shocks the conscience.”
And that could be the issue: Trump may not…
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China’s Xi Jinping in Cambodia amid Trump trade tensions – DW – 04/17/2025
China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday, as the Chinese leader bolsters ties with regional allies amid a trade threat from US President Donald Trump’s administration.
What’s on the agenda for Xi’s visit?
Xi was…
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North Korea warns US after air drill on Kim Il Sung birthday – DW – 04/17/2025
North Korea threatened retaliation on Thursday after the US flew long-range B-1B bombers over South Korea during a joint training exercise.
The drill took place on Tuesday, which North Korea considers as an invasion rehearsal for an attack…
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