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Australian PM Albanese says no help for ISIL relatives held in Syria camp
Group of 34 women and children with Australian passports forced to return to Roj detention camp for ISIL relatives.
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Moscow, Kyiv set for Geneva peace talks amid Russian attacks
Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set for another round of talks on Tuesday in Geneva as part of the latest fraught push by the United States to end the four-year war.The talks, which the Kremlin said will be held behind closed doors and with no media present, comes after two earlier rounds held this year in Abu Dhabi.
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China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't over
Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings."Back then when there was smog, I wouldn't come out," she told AFP, declining to give her full name.
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India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fears
India has tightened rules governing the use of artificial intelligence on social media to combat a flood of disinformation, but also prompting warnings of censorship and an erosion of digital freedoms.With more than a billion internet users, India is grappling with AI-generated disinformation swamping social media.
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Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Ground Crew Struggling Near A Jet Engine To Retrieve A Piece Of Metal That Has Almost Been Sucked In
Does a video show a real incident in which an airport ground crew tried to retrieve a piece of metal being sucked into a jet engine? No, that's not true: This video is fake. Along with the unrealistically risky behavior...
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Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmament
Hezbollah rejects calls to dismantle its arsenals north of Litani River, describing pressure to do so as a ‘grave sin’.
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Doctors, tourism, tobacco: Cuba buckling under US pressure
Cuba's already shattered economy is being assailed on various fronts as US President Donald Trump has vowed to bring the communist island to its knees.And countries wishing to stay in the good books of US President Donald Trump have started to yield.
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Indonesia capital faces 'filthy' trash crisis
Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.Experts say population growth, rising incomes leading to higher consumption, and a chronic lack of sorting and disposal enforcement have created the crisis.
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Australia rules out helping families of IS militants leave Syrian camp
By Alasdair Pal and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his government would not help Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of
2 min readReuters
WorldPhilippines says takes exception to China embassy comment on job losses
MANILA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines takes "strong exception" to a statement by the Chinese Embassy in Manila that the simmering diplomatic spat between the two countries could result in
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The house always wins, how the establishment finally came out on top in Thailand
A billionaire former owner of English soccer giants Manchester City who dominated politics in his homeland now watches his dynasty fade from inside prison.
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France grants safe haven to anti-Kremlin couple detained by ICE
France has granted safe haven to an anti-Kremlin Russian activist couple detained by ICE in the United States, but his wife was nowhere to be found after he landed in Paris on Monday.The couple eventually flew to Mexico and entered the United States in 2024.
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France loosens rules on allowing farmers to shoot wolves
The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.Under current rules, farmers can only shoot wolves if they attack animals inside a protected enclosure -- a restriction centrist President Emmanuel Macron's government said would now be relaxed.
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Killings cast shadow over major Canadian business visit to Mexico
Hundreds of Canadian business leaders visited Mexico on Monday, aiming to deepen commercial ties despite the recent kidnapping and killing of several employees of a Canadian mining firm.Just weeks ago, ten miners working for a Canadian firm in Mexico were kidnapped.
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Heavy rain batters New Zealand's South Island, triggers flood warnings
SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread
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Iran operating secret ‘black box’ sites holding thousands in detention: reports
Iranian authorities allegedly use unofficial detention facilities for interrogation during protests, leaving families unable to locate loved ones as executions escalate.
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Trash piles up in Havana as US oil chokehold halts garbage trucks
HAVANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of the most visible impacts of
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US deploys 100 soldiers to Nigeria as attacks by armed groups surge
US soldiers will not have a combat role and are to operate under full command authority of Nigeria’s military.
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Iran launches war drills in Hormuz Strait as US carrier is flying missions 24/7 before Geneva talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Geneva for nuclear talks as Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted military exercises Monday.
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One year on, No Other Land co-director says Israeli attacks intensifying
Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal says his family was attacked despite an Israeli court ruling in their favour.
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Guthrie family members not suspects in Arizona kidnapping, sheriff says
By Herbert Villarraga and Hannah Lang TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Nancy Guthrie's family members have been cleared as possible suspects in her abduction, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said
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Drone attack on busy market in Sudan kills at least 28
Drone-fired missiles hit when market packed with people, ‘exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy’, rights group says.
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How Europe can create its own deterrent with small nukes
It was Jens Stoltenberg, the former secretary general of Nato, who promoted the idea that the alliance should be more transparent about its nuclear weapons.
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Tourist arrested after destroying multiple check-in kiosks in Hong Kong airport rampage
Tourist arrested after smashing Hong Kong airport check-in kiosks with metal stanchion. Police reportedly detained the 35-year-old man Monday.
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Medical NGO that slammed Israel’s anti-terror raid now quits Gaza hospital over armed operatives
Commentator says Israeli forces vindicated as MSF admits finding armed fighters at Gaza hospital. The medical charity's revelation contradicts previous condemnation against Jewish state.
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US judge tells National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Philadelphia historic site, pending the
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Britain's PM Keir Starmer announces new regulations on AI chatbots
The British government will add new regulations to artificial intelligence chatbots to protect kids, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday.
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E.U. Leaders Reject U.S. 'Civilizational Erasure' Claim
“I believe what happened at the beginning of the year with Greenland, woke up everyone who cares about Europe."
4 min readTime
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21-year-old man facing terrorism charges in Taylor Swift concert attack plot
Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in 2024.
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Cuba postpones Habano Festival, losing another foreign currency source
Cuban authorities postponed the Habano Festival, citing a severe energy crisis linked to fuel shortages. The event generates millions of dollars.
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France's Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day visit to India on Tuesday, with talks focused on artificial intelligence cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal.Macron will then travel to New Delhi for an artificial intelligence summit on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he met with Democratic senators, thanked US for support
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that he thanked America for its support while meeting with U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse.
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'How long?': Day Three of hunger strike for Venezuelan political prisoners' release
With dark circles under their eyes and feeling weak but angry, about a dozen female relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners staged day three of a hunger strike Monday demanding their loved ones' immediate release.The doctor, Arreaza, said he had been denied permission to go inside to check on the prisoners, and it was not clear whether any of them were also on hunger strike.
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El Salvador says it makes record 6.6-ton cocaine seizure
El Salvador seized 6.6 tons of cocaine in the Pacific in what President Nayib Bukele described as the largest drug seizure in the country's history.
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Nigeria says 100 more U.S. military personnel arrive to tackle Islamists
DAKAR, Feb 16 (Reuters) - About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target Islamist insurgents, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said. U.S.
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Moment toddler is snatched from her mother in Italian supermarket
A stranger tried to snatch a toddler from her mother at an Italian supermarket, CCTV footage shows.
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German president pledges post-UNIFIL support for Lebanon
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday his country will continue to support Lebanon and its army to strengthen state authority.
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India seizes three Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, source says
By Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India has seized three U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers linked to Iran this month and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illicit trade, a
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Colombia identifies remains of rebel group priest killed in 1966
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Colombian state entity tasked with finding and identifying more than 135,000 people who have disappeared during the course of the country's six
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Iran launches navy drills to ‘control’ Strait of Hormuz
Iran has launched military drills in the Strait of Hormuz to cement control over the critical waterway following the deployment of a second US aircraft carrier to the region.
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Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus steps down as new gov’t set to take over
‘Let the practice of democracy continue,’ said Yunus, who has overseen country’s post-uprising transition since 2024.
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Seven Ghanaian traders killed in Burkina Faso by suspected Islamists, Ghana says
By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed when Islamist insurgents attacked the town of Titao in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, Ghana's interior
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US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says
About 100 U.S. troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers in the West African country as the government fights against Islamic militants and other armed groups, the Nigerian military announced Monday. The arrival followed a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S government for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, the military said in a statement. The deployment follows an easing of tensions that flared between the U.S. and Nigeria when U.S. President Donald Trump said the country wasn’t protecting Christians from an alleged genocide.
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Paris police raid Arab World Institute in connection with Epstein investigation
French authorities searched the headquarters for the Arab World Institute in relation to a Jeffrey Epstein investigation on Monday.
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Strike on market in Sudan's Kordofan region kills at least 28 people, rights group says
Strikes on a market in central Sudan 's Kordofan region killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens, said a rights group on Monday, as the war between the army and a paramilitary group nears its three-year mark. Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence against civilians, said in a statement that drones bombed a market in Sudri locality in North Kordofan province on Sunday, during a time the market was bustling with civilians, "exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy.”
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Bondi Beach gunman complains about prison conditions
The gunman accused of killing 15 people in the Bondi Beach terror attack is enduring “very onerous conditions” in prison, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank
Israeli prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video, opening a rare prosecution of violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. Attacks from settlers and home demolitions by authorities have spiked dramatically over the past two years, but the death in July of Awdah Hathaleen has drawn particular attention due to his involvement in the 2025 Oscar-winning film “No Other Land,” which chronicled Palestinian villagers’ fight to stay on their land. The case also stands out because the confrontation between Palestinians and Yinon Levi, an internationally sanctioned settler, was captured on video from multiple vantage points.
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