An F-16 supersonic fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force was shot down in the evening by an Indian surface-to-air missile…
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A New Pope Elected By Cardinals After Two-Day Conclave
After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected.
White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel chimney today to inform the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and everyone else that the conclave of 133 cardinals…
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Ukraine is sending the war back to Russia — just in time for Victory Day
Russian T-90M tanks drive through central Moscow, Russia, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade on May 3, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov / AFP via Getty Images)
Over the past days, Moscow’s grand avenues, like every year in early May, were taken…
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India-Pakistan tensions trigger fears of escalatory spiral – DW – 05/08/2025
Tensions between South Asian arch-rivals India and Pakistan have escalated sharply this week as New Delhi launched aerial strikes on targets inside Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
India’s action was in response to a deadly attack…
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India-Pakistan tensions raise fears of all-out war – DW – 05/08/2025
Tensions between South Asian arch-rivals India and Pakistan have escalated sharply this week as New Delhi launched aerial strikes on targets inside Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
India’s action was in response to a deadly attack…
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Is Lee Jae-myung set for presidency? – DW – 05/08/2025
The Seoul High Court this week postponed the trial of Lee Jae-myung, the opposition Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, until after the June 3 election.
The court’s decision on Wednesday is the latest twist in a political drama that has…
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Rwanda returns workers lured in Asian trafficking schemes – DW – 05/08/2025
The authorities in Rwanda intervened after several of its citizens who were stranded in Southeast Asia reached out to one of the country’s social media influencers for help. The Rwandans said they were trapped in Myanmar and Laos after…
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Rwanda repatriates citizens trafficked to Asia – DW – 05/08/2025
The authorities in Rwanda intervened after several of its citizens who were stranded in Southeast Asia reached out to one of the country’s social media influencer for help. The Rwandans said they were trapped in Myanmar and Laos after traveling…
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Israeli forces close Unrwa-run schools in East Jerusalem
Armed Israeli security forces have forced the closure of three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent home from the schools in Shuafat refugee…
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Europe marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender V-E Day : NPR
The Red Arrows fly over the crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in central London on Monday after a military…
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