Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme “Preserve Freedom!”, against the somber backdrop of war in Gaza and Ukraine, and fears that democracy is under attack around the world. The liberal ideals of 1989 “are not something we can take for granted”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on …
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Traces of black soot still mark the facade of the Regina Coeli jail, a reminder of the latest riots in Rome’s infamous lock-up — now emblematic of long-standing troubles plaguing Italy’s prison system.A steady stream of women, some with eyes swollen from crying, pass through the visitor’s entrance of the crumbling edifice, where on any …
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A suspended walkway providing tourists an up-close view of Rome’s Trevi Fountain was unveiled Saturday, a temporary addition while the famous “La Dolce Vita” site undergoes a cleaning. The Baroque masterpiece constructed on the facade of a palace is one of the most popular sites in Rome for tourists, who strain over the crowds to throw …
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A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.The blast hit as passengers waited on a platform at the main railway station in the provincial capital Quetta.”Fourteen members of the army and 12 civilians were killed,” said Wasim …
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Iran signalled an openness towards Donald Trump Saturday, calling on the US president-elect to adopt new policies towards it after Washington accused Tehran of involvement in a plot to kill him.Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Trump to reassess the policy of “maximum pressure” he employed against the Islamic republic during his …
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Qatar has withdrawn as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after concluding that Hamas and Israel were unwilling to negotiate “in good faith”, a diplomatic source told AFP Saturday.The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas’s political leadership since 2012 with the blessing of the United States, has been involved in …
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Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday’s Tour de France Singapore Criterium.”Sunday will be the final race of my professional cycling career,” wrote the 39-year-old British sprint legend, the record stage winner on the Tour de France with 35, …
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Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday’s Tour de France Singapore Criterium.”Sunday will be the final race of my professional cycling career,” wrote the 39-year-old British sprint legend, the record stage winner on the Tour de France with 35, …
Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a United Nations update that warned about an upsurge in malaria.Aid agencies have said that the world’s youngest country, highly vulnerable to climate change, is in the grip of its worst flooding in decades, mainly in the …
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Five years of investigation and expert reports have failed to identify the precise cause of the 2019 fire that ravaged Paris’ landmark Notre Dame cathedral, even as the probe draws to a close just as the cathedral prepares to reopen early next month.Notre Dame’s bells rang out Friday for the first time since the fire, …
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