The Trump administration has barred Harvard University from receiving new federal grants, intensifying its clash with the Ivy League school over allegations of antisemitism, political bias, and mismanagement, according to a US Department of…
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El Salvador president orders arrest of bus company heads for defying free ride policy : NPR
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White…
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Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of conclave to elect new pope
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All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.
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El Salvador president orders arrest of of bus company heads for defying free transport order
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele ordered police via social media on Monday to arrest five heads of bus companies in the Central American country after they defied his…
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Car giant Ford and Barbie maker Mattel warn over tariffs costs
Barbie maker Mattel says it will put up the prices of some of its toys in the US as President Donald Trump’s tariffs increase its costs.
The firm also says it will cut the number of products it makes in China for the American market.
At the same…
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Ukraine war briefing: Second night of Moscow drone raids, Kursk substation hit | Ukraine
Ukraine has launched drones at Moscow for the second night in a row, forcing closure of the capital’s three major airports, Russian officials said early on Wednesday. The mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said 19 Ukrainian drones approached Moscow…
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Sole survivor Ian Wilkinson testifies
Katy Watson & Simon AtkinsonReporting fromMorwell, Victoria
BBC/Simon AtkinsonIan Wilkinson, a local pastor, survived after weeks of treatment in hospital The only surviving guest of the deadly beef wellington lunch at the heart of a high-profile…
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Peru suspends gold mining in north after massacre – DW – 05/06/2025
Mining in Pataz in Peru’s north will be suspended for 30 days, the country’s President Dina Boluarte said on Monday.
She made the announcement after the bodies of 13 security guards working at a gold mine were found by policein a mine tunnel…
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Merz to be sworn in as Germany ends six months of political stalemate
Germany’s parliament is set to elect conservative Friedrich Merz as its new Chancellor.
The 69-year old is promising to revitalize the country’s flagging economy and boost its voice on the world stage.
It brings an end to Germany’s recent political…
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