Despite pleas for reconciliation and a break from the cycle of political revenge before and since South Korea’s recent presidential elections, it appears newly elected President Lee Jae-myung is showing no mercy to his predecessor, the deposed…
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Hong Kong bans video game using national security laws
Hong Kong authorities have warned their residents against downloading a Taiwan-made game called Reversed Front: Bonfire, which they’re accusing of advocating for armed revolution and promoting “secessionist agendas, such as ‘Taiwan independence’…
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Austria Has Lots of Guns, Little Gun Violence, and New Questions
Some of the most popular chat threads on an online forum for weapons enthusiasts in Austria dissect the latest releases in firearms accessories, like silencers and targeting sights, or review the country’s shooting ranges. On Tuesday afternoon,…
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Seven ways the Spending Review affects you
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent
Getty ImagesAll the talk of departmental budgets and fiscal rules may feel somewhat distant from the cost of food shopping and your finances.
The Spending Review is not a Budget in which taxes are changed…
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Anti-Immigrant Rioting Stretches Into Second Night in Northern Ireland
A second night of rioting struck the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, as anti-immigrant protests spread to several other areas and the police warned of “hate-fueled acts.”
Homes, businesses and vehicles were again attacked in…
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Police seek answers as Austria mourns victims of one of the worst shootings in its history
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Police in Austria were hunting for clues on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire at his former high school a day earlier, killing nine students and a teacher in a…
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Netanyahu Under Pressure as Ultra-Orthodox Parties Threaten to Dissolve Parliament
Israel’s opposition parties said they would bring a motion to dissolve Parliament to a vote on Wednesday, presenting the most serious challenge yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government and raising the specter of early…
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Here’s where billions of public cash will go
U.K.Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 10 Downing Street ahead of PMQs in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on June 11, 2025.
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U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is delivering the government’s…
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Electric car sales rebound in Europe, with a catch – DW – 06/11/2025
Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market is thriving in 2025, marking a robust recovery. From January to April, over 2.2 million electrified vehicles were registered across the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland, according to the…
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Nature returns to Ukraine’s ravaged Kakhovka Dam landscape – DW – 06/11/2025
Two years ago, in the early hours of June 6, 2023, the Kakhovka Dam was partially destroyed, flooding nearby towns and cities in southern Ukraine — including in Russian-controlled territory. As the reservoir, which provided water for the…
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