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UK PM Sunak says West should be bolder about seizing Russian assets

Western nations should be bolder about confiscating Russian assets which they froze after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.

February 25, 2024 5:00 pm
 

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US, British forces carry out more strikes against Houthis in Yemen

U.S. and British forces carried out strikes against more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, officials said, the latest round of military action against the Iran-linked group that continues to attack shipping in the region.

February 25, 2024 4:23 pm
 

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Switzerland doubtful Russia will join start of Ukraine peace summit

Russia is unlikely to take part at the outset of a high-level Ukraine peace conference which neutral Switzerland plans to host in the coming months, Swiss President Viola Amherd was quoted as saying by a newspaper on Saturday.

February 25, 2024 3:00 pm
 

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Trump wins South Carolina, swamping Nikki Haley in her home state

Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina’s Republican contest on Saturday, Edison Research projected, extending his winning streak as he marches toward a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden.

February 25, 2024 2:07 pm
 

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Nikki Haley makes her case to a Republican Party that no longer exists

Nikki Haley is pledging on the campaign trail to stand up to Russian aggression in eastern Europe, reform social security, keep trade barriers low and slash the deficit if she pulls off an upset win in the Republican presidential nominating contest.

February 25, 2024 1:00 pm
 

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Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement

Israeli leaders planned to convene on Saturday to hear of possible progress in mediated negotiations on a new Gaza truce to recover hostages held by Hamas, but Palestinians saw little change in polarised positions almost five months into the war.

February 25, 2024 10:30 am
 

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Moon lander tipped sideways on lunar surface but 'alive and well'

The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface, and the first from the U.S. since 1972, the company behind the vehicle said.

February 24, 2024 4:47 pm
 

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Trump formally ordered to pay $454 million in New York fraud case

Donald Trump was formally ordered by a New York judge to pay $454.2 million after being found liable for manipulating his net worth, in a civil fraud case brought by New York state’s attorney general.

February 24, 2024 3:06 pm
 

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Police beatings of pro-Palestinian schoolchildren spark outrage in Italy

Footage of police beating pro-Palestinian students drew broad condemnation in Italy on Friday, with the opposition calling for the interior minister to address parliament over the episode.

February 24, 2024 2:09 pm
 

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Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his party are scrambling to contain the fallout from a conservative Alabama court ruling that prompted some state providers to suspend in vitro fertilization treatments, while Democrats seized on the outcome as more evidence that reproductive rights are under assault.

February 24, 2024 1:25 pm
 

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South Korean hospitals extend working hours to tackle doctors' protest

Public hospitals in South Korea will extend working hours, the prime minister said on Friday, while expanding use of telemedicine to alleviate growing strain on healthcare services after a mass walkout by thousands of trainee doctors this week.

February 24, 2024 12:29 pm
 

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Protesting Indian farmers burn effigies of Modi and other ministers

Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers on Friday as they sought to expand their protest against his government months before elections.

February 24, 2024 11:26 am

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