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Arlington sentinel rebukes Pete Hegseth entourage for laughter near memorial

A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery instructed members of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s entourage to remain silent after laughter was heard during a Veterans Day visit.

Zelenskyy arrives in Dublin for meetings on Ukraine and peace efforts

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is holding a bilateral meeting with President Zelenskyy this evening Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in Dublin and here he will meet US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

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Reeling from Navalny's death, Russian opposition vows to fight on

After the shock of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic prison, Russian dissidents in exile are vowing to pick up the pieces and press on with their battle against President Vladimir Putin's rule.

UK to quit 'outdated' fossil fuel friendly treaty

The UK will join a string of European countries in leaving a controversial energy treaty that has allowed fossil fuel giants to sue governments over their climate policies, the government said on Thursday.

Albanian parliament approves contested migrant deal with Italy

Albania's parliament on Thursday approved a controversial deal signed with Italy to host two holding centres for migrants rescued in Italian waters.

China plans to send more pandas to US zoo

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions.

'Barbarians at the gates': US evangelicals back Trump as their defender

As a casino-owning playboy who has been married three times and faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations over the years, Donald Trump is an unlikely role model for America's evangelical Christians.

US Congressional support for Taiwan 'extremely strong', says lawmaker

The chairman of the US House of Representatives committee on China said Thursday that support in his country's legislature for Taiwan was "extremely strong", after a meeting with the self-ruled island's top leadership.

Senegal candidates decry delay in setting new poll date

Fifteen candidates in Senegal's delayed presidential election have accused President Macky Sall of "ill will" and vowed to take action to ensure a new poll date is swiftly established.

Colombia blames ELN rebels for 'unnecessary crisis' as talks stall

Colombia's government on Wednesday blamed the ELN guerrilla group for unnecessarily prolonging the country's decades-old armed conflict by putting on hold ongoing peace negotiations.

Brazil condemns 'paralysis' on Gaza, Ukraine at tense G20 meeting

Brazil's foreign minister criticized the "paralysis" of the UN Security Council on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as he opened a G20 meeting Wednesday where the international community's deep divisions were on display.

Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt

In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Toll of Ukraine war high but exact figures shrouded in secrecy

The human cost of the war in Ukraine, two years after the Russian invasion, is in the hundreds of thousands but the exact toll is unknown, with both sides shrouding their losses in secrecy, and Russia covering up civilian deaths in areas it has conquered.

South Africa hikes taxes and social spending before vote

South Africa plans to hike taxes and increase spending on social grants ahead of a general election in May amid sluggish growth and high debt, the government said on Wednesday.

Kosovo's Serbs hit by lines, limited withdrawals after currency ban

Long lines snaked around banks in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, as ethnic Serbs waited to receive salaries and pensions in limited tranches following a government regulation targeting Serbia's dinar currency.

Von der Leyen wants new defence tsar in second EU term

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen argued Wednesday for creating a post of defence commissioner to lead a drive to rearm Europe if she wins a second term in office.

UK sanctions six officials at Russian prison where Navalny died

UK Foreign minister David Cameron said Wednesday that London had imposed sanctions on six officials at the head of the Siberian penal colony where Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died.

US urges UN court not to order Israel out of Palestinian lands

The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that Israel should not be legally forced to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory without security guarantees.

Hunger grips war-torn Gaza as truce talks resume in Cairo

Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza on Wednesday as aid agencies warned of looming famine, a day after a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire was blocked by a US veto.

France seeks to placate farmers as protests flare up again

France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal sought to head off fresh farmers' protests Wednesday, as they resumed direct action including dumping produce and blocking roads in pursuit of their demands.

Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon heroes

A stateless Armenian poet who died fighting the Nazi occupation of France during World War II on Wednesday becomes the first non-French Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national heroes.

Indian farmers resume Delhi protest push after talks fail

Thousands of Indian farmers riding tractors prepared to resume their push towards New Delhi on Wednesday after failing to reach a deal with the government on their demands for higher crop prices.

FBI informant got false dirt on Bidens from Russia intel: prosecutors

An FBI informant charged with lying about US President Joe Biden and his son told investigators he received information about Hunter Biden from Russian intelligence associates, prosecutors said Tuesday in a court filing.

Beijing crushing Tibetans, exiled political leader says

As Tibetans prepare to mark 65 years since a failed uprising against Chinese rule and questions loom over the Dalai Lama's successor, the diaspora's elected leader said Beijing is crushing his people.

Russia vs the West: Is Putin winning?

Former US President George W. Bush believed he had a "sense of his soul". British ex-premier Tony Blair thought he deserved a place at the "top table". And French President Emmanuel Macron invited him for hours of talks at his official holiday residence.

Ukrainian troops' angry push for new recruits

Having rushed to join the Ukrainian army when Russia invaded, Ivan Zadontsev is now exhausted as the grinding campaign enters its third year.

Pakistan parties reach power-sharing agreement, Khan loyalists left out

Two Pakistan parties have reached a power-sharing agreement that will return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership, leaving out politicians loyal to jailed former leader Imran Khan despite winning the most seats in this month's vote.

Trump compares own legal troubles with Navalny persecution

Donald Trump on Tuesday compared his own legal troubles with the persecution of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last week.

Gaza, Ukraine loom large as G20 foreign ministers meet

G20 foreign ministers open a two-day meeting Wednesday in Brazil, with the outlook bleak for progress on a thorny agenda of conflicts and crises, from the Gaza and Ukraine wars to growing polarization.

Blinken arrives in Brazil after Lula's Israel denunciation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Brazil on Tuesday for his first trip to the South American nation, arriving amid a diplomatic spat after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enraged Washington ally Israel by comparing its Gaza campaign to the Holocaust.

Pakistan dynastic parties reach power-sharing agreement

Pakistan's two dynastic parties announced late Tuesday a power-sharing agreement that is set to return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership after an election this month failed to produce a decisive winner.

South Africa sets stage for May 29 general election

Three decades after the advent of democracy, South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 for general elections and perhaps the first serious challenge to ANC rule.

Mexico opposition senator Xochitl Galvez enters presidential race

Mexican businesswoman and opposition senator Xochitl Galvez, 60, threw her hat in the ring for the presidency Tuesday, setting up a two-woman race with ex-mayor Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling party.

Israel pounds Gaza as US vetoes UN truce resolution

Israel kept up its bombardment of the war-torn Gaza Strip on Tuesday as Washington vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, where concern grew about a growing humanitarian crisis.

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