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Blow for Dutch firebrand Wilders as ruling party snubs Cabinet role
Dutch firebrand Geert Wilders’ already difficult task of forming a government became even harder on Friday, when the head of the ruling party immediately snubbed a role in his Cabinet.
The Netherlands is under scrutiny in Europe and…
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France’s top diplomat in Beijing for talks on Middle East
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday, as part of a short visit focused on the Israel-Hamas war as well as deepening exchanges between the two countries.…
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Turkiye, UK forge landmark defense and security deal
Two NATO allies, Turkiye and the UK, have sealed an agreement to bolster their collaboration on defense and security initiatives.
The joint statement of intent, inked by British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps and Turkish Minister of…
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Casualties in Israel-Hamas war ‘too high,’ settler violence in West Bank completely unacceptable:…
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Friday Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has resulted in casualty figures that are “too high”.
The former British premier told Israeli leaders to respect international humanitarian law as…
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US-Canada border at Niagara Falls reopens after car blast
The US-Canada border crossing at Niagara Falls that was the scene of a deadly car explosion reopened Thursday, officials said.
The day before, a car traveling at high speed crashed into a checkpoint barrier at Rainbow Bridge and exploded…
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Australian warship sails through Taiwan Strait
Taiwan said on Friday that an Australian warship had sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the sensitive and narrow waterway that separates the democratically governed island from China.
The island’s defense ministry did not name the ship…
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Five people, including three children, in hospital after Dublin stabbing
Irish police said five people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital following a serious public order incident in Dublin city center on Thursday that local media reported as a stabbing.
Police said in a statement…
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Ukraine welcomes Western allies’ air defense coalition
President Volodymyr Zelensky and his defense minister welcomed the formation by Ukraine’s Western allies on Thursday of a 20-nation “coalition” to boost air defenses, seen as a key element in the country’s campaign against Russian forces.…
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Dutch exit poll suggests Wilders’ far right wins vote
Known as the “Dutch Trump” both for his bouffant dyed hair and firebrand rhetoric, Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam, anti-immigrant and anti-EU message seems to have finally swept him to first place at the polls.
From calling Moroccans “scum”…
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Pope Francis meets at Vatican with relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians living in Gaza
Pope Francis met separately Wednesday with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and begged for an end to what he called terrorism and “the passions that are killing everyone.”
Francis spoke about…
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