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Vatican envoy called in over Pope 'white flag' remarks

Ukraine has summoned the Vatican’s envoy after the Pope said the country should “have the courage to raise the white flag” against Russia.

March 12, 2024 2:00 pm
 

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Trump will not give a penny to Ukraine - Hungary PM Orban

Donald Trump will not fund Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion if he is elected US president again, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has said.

March 12, 2024 1:00 pm
 

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Russian lawmakers seek to nullify Soviet transfer of Crimea to Ukraine

Russian lawmakers have submitted a draft bill to the State Duma that would rewrite a chapter of history by nullifying the Soviet decision in 1954 to transfer Crimea from Russia to Ukraine.

March 12, 2024 12:00 pm
 

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At least 50 hurt as LATAM's Boeing 787 to Auckland 'just dropped' mid-flight

At least 50 people were hurt when a Boeing 787 operated by LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), opened new tab dropped abruptly mid-flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday, according to the airline and a New Zealand health service organisation that treated the injured.

March 12, 2024 11:00 am
 

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India to enforce migrant law that excludes Muslims

India’s government has announced plans to enact a controversial citizenship law that has been criticised for being anti-Muslim.

March 12, 2024 10:57 am
 

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United States faces 'increasingly fragile world order,' spy chiefs say

U.S. intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an “increasingly fragile world order,” strained by great power competition, transnational challenges and regional conflicts, in a report released as agency leaders testified in the U.S. Senate.

March 12, 2024 10:00 am
 

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Biden's $7.3 trillion budget is campaign pitch for spending, tax goals

U.S. President Joe Biden sketched his policy vision for a potential second four-year term on Monday, unveiling a $7.3 trillion election-year budget aimed at convincing sceptical Americans that he can run the economy better than Donald Trump.

March 12, 2024 9:23 am
 

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Israel tries to confirm Hamas military No.2 killed in Gaza

Israel was checking on Monday whether it had killed Hamas’s deputy military leader in an airstrike in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said, as prospects faded for a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

March 12, 2024 8:24 am
 

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Biden's challenge: retaining black voter support in Georgia

Much has changed since Wanda Mosley helped galvanize thousands of Black voters across the battleground state of Georgia to help clinch the 2020 general election for U.S. President Joe Biden.

March 12, 2024 6:41 am
 

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China touts openness while tightening control

The National People’s Congress is usually capped off by the premier’s press conference. But this year, and for the rest of the term, the tradition has been mysteriously nixed.

March 11, 2024 6:00 pm
 

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US military ship heading to Gaza to build port

A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says.

March 11, 2024 5:00 pm
 

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Man bailed after Buckingham Palace gate crash

A man has been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace in central London.

March 11, 2024 4:00 pm

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