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Peru’s President calls next general elections for April 2026

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte called for general elections to be held on April 12, 2026, saying she hoped the vote would put an end to a period of instability. Boluarte…

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China poses biggest military, cyber threat to US, intel chiefs say

China remains the top military and cyber threat to the U.S., according to a report by U.S. intelligence agencies published on Tuesday that said Beijing was making "steady but uneven"…

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JD Vance Says He’ll Visit Greenland With Wife Usha

Vice President JD Vance will visit Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday to discuss Arctic security and meet US troops, amid President Donald Trump's interest in the territory, his…

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White House national security adviser Waltz under fire for accidental war plan leak

The stunning revelation that top administration officials accidentally included a reporter in a group chat discussing war plans triggered furious discussion inside the White House that national security adviser Mike…

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Venezuela agrees to US repatriation flights after row

Venezuela has agreed with the US to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, its officials announced. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President, confirmed the first flight would depart on…

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Earthquake strikes near coast of central Chile

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the coast of central Chile on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 57 km…

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Canada’s prime minister announces snap election in April

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent kicked off their election campaigns on Sunday before the vote on April 28th. New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and…

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Trump says he’ll cover pay of astronauts who received no overtime after being stranded in space for 9 months

US President Donald Trump said that he would pay the astronauts for their overtime stay in space out of his own pocket after learning that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch…

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Key takeaways on newly released JFK files

Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially…

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NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after…

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Peru declares emergency as crime wave grips capital

Peru's government declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to help quell a recent surge of violence that claimed the…

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Trump moves to close down Voice of America

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical". A White House statement said…

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Trump administration deports Venezuelans despite court order, says judge has no authority

The Trump administration has deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the U.S. despite a court order forbidding it from doing so, saying in an extraordinary statement that a…

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Trump administration considers extensive travel restrictions for several countries, including Arab States

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and…

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Trump says he will be speaking with Russia’s Putin on Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine. "I'll be speaking to President Putin on…

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Large cocaine bust in Ecuador: 36 arrested after 73 tonnes of drugs seized

A large-scale drug trafficking investigation, supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of an Ecuadorian criminal cell involved in supplying wholesale cocaine to the EU via major ports. The international…

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Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tariff

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would put a 200% wine tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of EU countries if the bloc did…

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Cities face ‘whiplash’ of floods, droughts as temperatures rise

The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle,…

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Stocks fall in US and Asia over Trump tariffs concerns

Global stock markets steadied in Europe on Tuesday after a sharp decline in US shares, driven by investor concerns over the economic fallout from President Donald Trump's tariffs. The downturn…

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White House pushes back against recession talk as household worries grow

A key economic adviser to President Donald Trump pushed back on talk of recession stemming from uncertainty around his administration's tariff policies, even as a survey of American households showed…

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Musk and Rubio spar with Poland over Starlink in Ukraine

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk have had a contentious exchange with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in a series of X posts on Sunday over…

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Mark Carney wins race to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister

Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. Carney…

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US preparing to shut down consulates in Europe

The US state department is preparing to shut down a number of consulates that are mainly in western Europe in the coming months and looking to reduce its workforce globally,…

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‘If they don’t pay, I won’t defend them’: Trump on NATO

President Donald Trump yesterday renewed doubts over his commitment to the NATO alliance, saying countries that are not spending adequately on their militaries do not deserve defence. “If they don’t…

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Trump Plans to Revoke Legal Status of Ukrainians Who Fled to US

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar…

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New Trump travel ban could bar Afghans, Pakistanis soon

A new travel ban by President Donald Trump could bar people from Afghanistan and Pakistan from entering the U.S. as soon as next week based on a government review of…

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Trump tells Congress he is ‘just getting started’

President Trump delivered his first joint address of his second term to a sharply divided Congress on Tuesday, using a combative speech to boast about a slew of executive orders…

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Vance denies insulting Britain’s military record after ‘random country’ comments

JD Vance has denied denigrating Britain’s war record after he made comments suggesting the UK and France had not fought a war in 40 years. The vice-president said on X…

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‘No room left’ for a deal: Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs take effect Tuesday

President Donald Trump reaffirmed plans to impose new 25 percent tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian goods beginning Tuesday, likely triggering a trade war with the United States’ biggest trading…

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US to pause all military aid to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a White House official said, deepening the fissure that has…

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More files released related to late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein

The US justice department has released additional files related to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The justice department gave a statement on Thursday evening, saying…

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Trump says US, Britain working on ‘great’ trade deal

US President Donald Trump held out the prospect of a "great" post-Brexit trade deal that could avoid tariffs on Britain Thursday -- as he hailed Prime Minister Keir Starmer as…

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White House bars AP, Reuters and other media from covering Trump cabinet meeting

The White House on Wednesday denied reporters from Reuters and other news organizations access to President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting in keeping with the administration’s new policy regarding media…

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Trump threatens 25% tariffs on EU

United States President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from the European Union, claiming that the bloc was created to “screw” his country.…

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‘Doctor of the Poor’ will be first saint from Venezuela

Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez — known as the "doctor of the poor" — will soon become Venezuela's first saint. Pope Francis, the first South American pope, signed the decree for…

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Trump to auction off citizenship via his ‘gold cards’ for $5m to foreigners who create jobs

President Donald Trump announced a new path to U.S. citizenship: a pricey gold card.The U.S. is going to “sell” gold cards for $5 million, Trump announced in the Oval Office.…

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Brazilians hail strength of democracy as Bolsonaro is called to account

Brazilian democrats have celebrated the strength of their country’s judiciary and institutions after the former president Jair Bolsonaro was left facing political oblivion and jail time for allegedly plotting a…

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Costa Rica Receives First Flight of Trump Deportees From Faraway Countries

Migrants from around the world — including dozens of children — landed on Thursday evening in San José, Costa Rica’s capital, after having been deported from the United States for…

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Trump’s approval rating slips as Americans worry about the economy

U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy as the new leader threatens a…

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Chance of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 rises even higher

NASA says that, while it's still an "extremely low possibility", new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 show the chances of it hitting Earth in 2032 have risen from 1.2% to…

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Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included plan to poison Lula

Brazil’s prosecutor-general formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included a plan to poison…

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Donald Trump says if he ‘saves his country,’ he breaks ‘no laws,’ quoting Napoleon Bonaparte

President Trump posted on social media a single sentence that appears to reflect attitude as he tests the nation’s legal limitations in the process of upending the federal government and…

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NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

In just one speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, the most powerful member of NATO has thrown the world’s biggest military alliance into disarray, raising troubling questions about America’s…

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Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war…

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Lull in the annual conflict between sharks and humans

2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark bites around the world, with far fewer than usual, according to a new report released Tuesday by the International Shark Attack File. Worldwide,…

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Trump announces 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports

President Donald Trump has ordered a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US in a major expansion of existing trade barriers. The tariffs, which will increase…

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Argentina gang crackdown has dried up cocaine exports

Patricia Bullrich, Argentina's security minister, is on a mission to stamp out drug gangs in the South American nation that have driven rising violence and led to a spike in…

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Vice President JD Vance invokes medieval Catholic concept of ‘ordo amoris’

Vice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump. “Just google ‘ordo amoris,’” he posted Jan. 30 on the social media…

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Trump sanctions International Criminal Court

Donald Trump has authorised economic and travel sanctions against people who work on International Criminal Court investigations "targeting" US citizens or "close allies" such as Israel. The move mirrors actions…

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Rubio to visit Israel, Arab states

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay his first visit to the Middle East this month, a senior State Department official said, in the wake of former President Donald…

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Trump declares US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip

Donald Trump has declared that the US will "take over" Gaza, envisioning long-term American control after relocating all Palestinians. He suggested transforming the territory into the "Riviera of the Middle…

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America First, World Second: Trump’s Bold Gambit Set To Replace Global Order

In recent history, few individuals have wielded such a profound influence over the destinies of so many nations. The change of power in Washington can already be felt in Ukraine,…

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El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal

El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic…

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Hundreds of US government sites go offline

Hundreds of US government websites were offline on Monday, an AFP review showed, including that of the humanitarian agency USAID which President Donald Trump’s administration is shutting down. From a…

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UPDATED: Trump pauses Mexico and Canada tariffs for one month in exchange for tighter border security

Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his aggressive tariff hike against Mexico and Canada by one month after speaking with his counterparts in both nations, who agreed to dispatch 10,000…

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Rubio insists Trump interest in buying Greenland ‘not a joke’

President Donald Trump's interest in buying Greenland is "not a joke," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U.S. national interest and…

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Black boxes in Washington air disaster recovered

US authorities said on Jan 30 it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a US Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the…

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