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Five charged in European Parliament Huawei bribery probe

The Belgian prosecutor’s office said that it has charged five people in connection with a bribery investigation in the European Parliament allegedly linked to China’s Huawei (HWT.UL).

March 19, 2025 11:27 am
 

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UN chief hails 'meaningful progress' in Cyprus talks

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said talks on the future of Cyprus had made progress for the first time in years.

March 19, 2025 10:15 am
 

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Police evict hundreds of migrants squatting in Paris theatre

French police raided a theatre in central Paris at dawn on Tuesday.

March 19, 2025 9:00 am
 

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US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.

March 18, 2025 5:45 pm
 

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Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 200, Palestinian health authorities say

Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January.

March 18, 2025 4:40 pm
 

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'The King is King of Australia': Backlash over $5 note

Removing the monarch’s portrait from the $5 note has sparked outrage among royalists who say the federal government is stealthily trying to make Australia a republic.

March 18, 2025 3:22 pm
 

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Israel strikes kill five people in Gaza, local medics say

An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinian men in Gaza on Monday as they tried to gather firewood, medics said, with no sign of progress in renewed talks on sustaining a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

March 18, 2025 2:20 pm
 

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UK freezes government credit cards in drive for savings

Thousands of government-issued credit cards accounting for hundreds of millions of pounds of spending will be frozen this week, Britain’s Labour government said, as it tries to repair the country’s strained public finances.

March 18, 2025 1:26 pm
 

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Judge demands answers of Trump administration in Venezuela deportation case

A U.S. federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration to provide details about hundreds of Venezuelans it deported despite a court order barring it from doing so, and gave the government until Tuesday to explain why officials believed they had complied with his order.

March 18, 2025 12:44 pm
 

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Trump vows to hold Iran responsible for Houthi attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group that it backs in Yemen, as his administration expanded the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump returned to the White House.

March 18, 2025 11:37 am
 

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King Charles praying that visit to see Pope will go ahead

Britain’s King Charles is still hoping to see Pope Francis during a state visit to the Vatican and Italy next month, a Buckingham Palace source said on Tuesday, more than a month after the pontiff went into hospital.

March 18, 2025 10:28 am
 

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Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land in Ukraine war talks

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant likely to feature prominently in the talks.

March 18, 2025 7:26 am

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