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UK to cut foreign aid to Afghanistan by more than half
The UK is set to cut foreign aid to Afghanistan by more than half, with Britain’s humanitarian watchdog warning that the government is “turning its back” on the country, The Independent reported on Thursday.
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Harry, Meghan and her mother in near catastrophic car chase
Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the couple has claimed.
The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards ceremony…
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Floods in Italy killed three people and thousands evacuated
Floods in northern Italy have killed at least three people and led to thousands being evacuated, after a period of heavy rainfall.
Authorities announced on Wednesday three lives were lost in the Emilia Romagna region, with roads flooded…
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Over $3 billion required for Sudanese refugee aid in Sudan
The United Nations said Wednesday that $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid to people in conflict-ravaged Sudan and to over one million expected to flee into neighboring countries this year.
Needs have soared since a bloody…
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Opposition , irregularities not sufficient to alter overall election results
Turkey’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it had filed complaints over suspected irregularities at thousands of ballot boxes in Sunday’s landmark elections, in which President Tayyip Erdogan performed better than expected.
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Fire at hostel in New Zealand’s killed six people
New Zealand: An overnight fire at a four-story hostel in New Zealand’s capital has killed at least six people, the prime minister said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told the AM morning news program that he understands that six…
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Suella Braverman, Brexit would allow development of high-skilled, high-wage economy
There is “no good reason” why the UK cannot train enough lorry drivers and fruit pickers among its own citizens to reduce immigration, Home Secretary Suella Braverman told the National Conservatism Conference on Monday.
Britain’s…
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American becomes first woman director of UN migration agency
Amy Pope of the United States elbowed aside her European boss Monday to land the top job at the International Organization for Migration, winning her bid to become the first woman to lead the UN migration agency.
Pope, 49, defeated IOM…
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Macron,country opened door” to training Ukrainian fighter pilots
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that his country had “opened the door” to training Ukrainian fighter pilots, even if he excluded sending any war planes to Kyiv.
Macron spoke a day after Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky…
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UK defense minister denies assistance to Afghan pilot who faces deportation to Rwanda
Britain’s defense minister has refused to help a former Afghan Air Force pilot who fought alongside British forces in his home country but is now facing deportation from the UK to Rwanda.
Asked in the House of Commons about the pilot’s…
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