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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Australia’s prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was “doing real harm to our kids”.The tech giants would be held responsible for enforcing the age limit and face hefty fines if regulators notice young users slipping through the cracks, …
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Germany enters a period of political uncertainty Thursday after its fragile three-party ruling coalition collapsed on the same day Donald Trump won the US election.Chancellor Olaf Scholz — who announced a January confidence vote, likely followed by snap elections in March — will seek to reassure his European partners at a summit in Budapest.Scholz said …
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Israel launched fresh strikes on south Beirut early Thursday, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president-elect Donald Trump spoke about the “Iranian threat”.The Israeli premier was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump, calling the re-election “history’s greatest comeback”.Over the phone on Wednesday, the pair “agreed to work together for Israel’s …
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