Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said it would be “suicidal” for Europe to offer the Kremlin concessions to halt its invasion of Ukraine, after Moscow demanded the West enter direct talks on ending the war.Kyiv is scrambling to up the pressure on its allies for more support in its fight against Moscow following Donald …
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Germany’s embattled Olaf Scholz faced heavy pressure Thursday to quickly call elections after his unruly coalition collapsed just as Donald Trump celebrated his return to the White House.The centre-left chancellor has vowed to cling on in a minority government for now, and to ask for a confidence vote in January that would likely lead to …
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A US military judge has reinstated plea agreements for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants, an official said Thursday, three months after the deals were scrapped by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.The agreements — which are understood to take the death penalty off the table — had triggered anger among some relatives of …
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European leaders gathered in Budapest Thursday in search of a joint response to the threats of a new Donald Trump presidency — though the seat of powerhouse Germany was left empty by a deepening political crisis.The leaders of the European Union were joined by others from the United Kingdom to Turkey, as well as NATO …
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US President Joe Biden will make a painful address to the nation Thursday to vow a peaceful transfer of power, as Donald Trump prepared to choose his top team after his crushing election win.In what promises to be an agonizing moment for Biden, he will speak in the Rose Garden of the White House at …
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Four UN peacekeepers were wounded in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on Thursday that also killed three civilians, the Lebanese army said.Israel launched a barrage of strikes Thursday after Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it carried out a missile attack targeting a military base near Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Wednesday.Also on Wednesday, the …
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The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps.”These sanctions will bear down on Russian malign activity in Libya, Mali, and CAR (Central African Republic), exposing and combatting Russia’s illicit activity in Africa,” a government statement said, announcing its …
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Germany’s conservative opposition heaped pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s crisis-hit government Thursday to allow for speedy elections by calling a confidence vote next week rather than next year.Christian Democrats (CDU) chief Friedrich Merz made the demand after Scholz’s three-party coalition imploded on Wednesday, just as the world was digesting news that Donald Trump is headed …
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Israel conducted air strikes on Hezbollah’s main bastion in south Beirut on Thursday, with one raid hitting an area near Lebanon’s only international airport.The pre-dawn raids came after Hezbollah claimed a slew of attacks on Israel, including a missile strike targeting a military base near Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport.Also on Wednesday, the health ministry …
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