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Executive Mayor Andrè Truter/ FacebookThe mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than…
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Mother Kelly convicted of kidnapping daughter in South Africa
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Autocracy Crushed My Alma Mater. Then I Got to Columbia.
When my university, Columbia, recently capitulated to President Donald Trump’s $400 million ultimatum, I felt a creeping sense of déjà vu. I had seen this before—in Russia.
Before coming to Columbia as a grad student, I went to Smolny…
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Ukraine says three documents on minerals signed with USA
Kiev and Washington have signed three documents as part of the agreement on rare earth resources, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, Iryna Herashchenko, has said.
“Zelenskyy’s government never provided…
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Syrian groups again threatened by sectarian violence – DW – 05/02/2025
Since the collapse of the Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s regime in December 2024 in an offensive led by rebel militia group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the country’s religious and ethnic minorities have been confronted by the specter…
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South African woman convicted of kidnapping and selling 6-year-old daughter Joshlin
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman was convicted Friday of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that horrified the country. The girl went missing more than a year…
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Activists say aid ship attacked by drone off Malta – DW – 05/02/2025
A ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was attacked from the air near Malta, causing fire onboard, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Friday.
The international NGO said the ship Conscience was attacked by a drone in international waters…
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Russia Vows to Help Taliban Fight Islamic State in Afghanistan
Russia is ready to assist the Taliban in fighting the Afghan wing of the Islamic State, known as ISIS-K, President Vladimir Putin’s envoy to Afghanistan told state media Friday.
Zamir Kabulov, Putin’s special representative, told the…
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Inside The (New) Ukraine-US Minerals Deal: Who Got The Better End
Three months ago, Ukraines president was sitting in the White Houses Oval Office, berated by U.S. President Donald Trump and his vice president for balking at a major deal giving Washington privileged access to Kyivs lucrative mineral wealth.
The…
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Inside The (New) Ukraine-US Minerals Deal: Who Got The Better End?
After months of fraught negotiations, and a near total rupture of US support, Kyiv and Washington have finally signed a deal that gives US companies privileged access to Ukraine’s valuable mineral resources. Did Washington get the better end of…
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France’s foreign minister on Europe’s role in the ‘new era of multilateralism’
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“Multilateralism will survive whether or not the US quits multilateralism, and so someone…
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