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Belarus passes bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights echoing similar law in Russia thumbnail
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Belarus passes bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights echoing similar law in Russia

Belarus decriminalised homosexuality in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it doesn’t recognise same-sex marriages and lacks protection for LGBTQ+...

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Switzerland eyes dropping purchase of US Patriot air defence system over delivery delays

Switzerland, which is not in NATO, had ordered five Patriot systems in 2022, with delivery scheduled to begin this year and to be...

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Fuel shortages spark long queues at petrol stations in Johannesburg

Motorists lined up at petrol stations in Johannesburg as fuel shortages and supply limits caused disruptions and raised concerns over rising costs. Read...

Macron lauds Europe's 'predictability' on visit to Japan in apparent swipe at Trump thumbnail
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Macron lauds Europe's 'predictability' on visit to Japan in apparent swipe at Trump

Macron’s office had expressed surprise at Trump’s criticism of France for not letting planes carrying military supplies for the conflict fly over its...

Iran launches biggest salvo of missiles in three weeks at Israel, military officials say thumbnail
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Iran launches biggest salvo of missiles in three weeks at Israel, military officials say

Iranian missile fire on Israel has slowed in the past two weeks to around 10-15 missiles a day, down from around 90 on...

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US Supreme Court casts doubt on Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship

Trump signed an executive order on his return to the White House last year decreeing that children born to parents in the United...

Iran has 'necessary will' to end war but seeking guarantees, Pezeshkian tells EU thumbnail
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Iran has 'necessary will' to end war but seeking guarantees, Pezeshkian tells EU

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said that the next days of the Iran war will be “decisive” while refusing to rule out...

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Palm Sunday bird sellers in Mexico City cling to fading tradition

Palm Sunday in Mexico City still sees pajareros lining the streets with birds and flowers, but tighter laws and criticism are shrinking the...

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US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces pursuing captors, Iraqi officials say

It was not immediately clear if the kidnapping was related to the ongoing war, but Iran-backed militias in Iraq have launched regular attacks...

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Strikes hit southern Lebanese village, damage buildings and vehicles

Israeli strikes hit a village in southern Lebanon, damaging buildings and emergency vehicles as rescue teams responded Read More