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Trump tells 'dictator' Zelenskiy to move fast or lose Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a “dictator” on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to secure peace or risk losing his country, deepening a feud between the two leaders that has alarmed European officials.

February 20, 2025 12:44 pm
 

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Report: Australian children bypass social media age limits

Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country’s online safety regulator showed on Thursday, ahead of a landmark ban by the government on access for those under 16.

February 20, 2025 11:35 am
 

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Netflix 'definitely' eyeing Sunday NFL package

Netflix has called an audible and now plans to pursue a Sunday NFL package following its successful Christmas Day debut last season.

February 20, 2025 10:26 am
 

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'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel

In a room at the luxury Decápolis Hotel in Panama City, two girls hold a piece of paper to the window with a written message. “Please help us,” it reads.

February 20, 2025 9:32 am
 

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Canada refugee claims drop as country issues fewer visas

Refugee claims in Canada are dropping from historic highs as the country grants fewer visas and advocates worry legitimate claimants are being left stranded with few good options.

February 20, 2025 8:58 am
 

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Russia advances on Ukraine's critical minerals

Russia, like U.S. President Donald Trump, covets Ukraine’s natural resources – and on the ground its forces are closing in on a giant lithium deposit.

February 20, 2025 7:09 am
 

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No faecal bacteria in Kumbh Mela river, says minister

The chief minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh state has rejected a government report that found high levels of contamination in a key bathing place at the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering.

February 20, 2025 6:38 am
 

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Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he intends to impose auto tariffs “in the neighbourhood of 25%” and similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports, the latest in a series of measures threatening to upend international trade.

February 19, 2025 5:59 pm
 

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Canadian investigators find black boxes after Toronto plane crash

Canadian investigators said they recovered the so-called black boxes from a regional jet that flipped upside down upon landing in windy conditions a day earlier at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, injuring 21 of the 80 people on board.

February 19, 2025 1:33 pm
 

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Trump says he may meet Putin this month

U.S. President Donald Trump said he might meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine’s concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war.

February 19, 2025 12:08 pm
 

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Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure

The State Department office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans in the United States has been told to develop plans to close by April, according to a U.S. official, a leading advocate and two sources familiar with the directive, a move that could deny up to an estimated 200,000 people new lives in America.

February 19, 2025 11:21 am
 

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Holocaust survivor Marian Turski dies aged 98

Holocaust survivor Marian Turski, who became a journalist in Poland and headed an international committee of Auschwitz survivors, has died at the age of 98.

February 19, 2025 10:40 am

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