The leader of France’s far-right National Rally party Marine Le Pen has been given four years in jail and barred from running for office for five years for embezzling EU funds, a punishment that will keep her out of the next…
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Ukraine’s women wage war on Russia as mothers, breadwinners and soldiers | News
Last summer, Kateryna Zarembo gave up an academic career in political science to volunteer as a paramedic on Ukraine’s front lines.
She served in rotations lasting two or four weeks, allowing her time to raise her four children aged three to…
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Khamenei warns of ‘strong’ response if Iran attacked
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Monday of a forceful retaliation if the United States or its allies bomb the Islamic republic, following a threat by President Donald Trump.
“They threaten to do mischief,” Khamenei said of…
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Why is Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin and who will secondary tariffs hurt? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was “p***** off” at his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and would slap additional financial penalties on the sale of Russian oil if he did not agree to a ceasefire in…
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Netanyahu nominates new Israeli spy chief despite court order | Courts News
Israeli PM is still trying to push firing of Ronen Bar, former head of Shin Bet security agency, past Supreme Court.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated a former Navy commander to head the country’s domestic security…
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Rescuers race the clock as Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs past 1,700 | Earthquakes News
Three days after devastating quake, rescue teams lacking equipment to sift through the debris and help survivors.
Myanmar has raised the death toll from last week’s devastating earthquake to more than 1,700.
The country’s military-led…
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Video: Eid prayers around the world
Muslims around the world have been holding prayers to mark the festival of Eid al-Fitr after the end of Ramadan.
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UK PM urges nations to smash migrant smuggling gangs ‘once and for all’
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged dozens of countries to collaborate to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs “once and for all” when he opened an immigration crime summit on Monday.
Starmer is seeking to crack down on would-be asylum seekers…
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French court finds far-right leader Le Pen guilty of embezzlement | The Far Right News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY,
Prosecution demands that Marine Le Pen be barred from office threaten to derail her bid for the presidency in 2027.
A French court has found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Union…
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‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation | Refugees
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is the only home Mohammad Laal Khan has known. He was born here. He married here. His children were born here. He buried his eldest brother here.
But a late-night police raid in November last year shattered his…
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