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The German party hopes to make Saxony-Anhalt a showcase for its ideas on immigration, education, culture and demographics.
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American forces were said to have hit multiple vessels in response to Iranian attempts to hit a U.S. warship.
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The move stops short of imposing higher tariffs on Canada following its imposition of levies on U.S. goods.
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Decision marks setback for president and Republicans, who set in motion national redistricting battle last yearThe US supreme court refused an emergency appeal by Missouri officials to use a newly drawn congressional map backed by Donald Trump in the November midterm election, letting stand a ruling by the state’s highest state court that blocked the new lines from taking effect.Last week the Missouri supreme court ruled that the map must go before voters to approve or reject the new districts,
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New U.K. sanctions would hit U.S. firms like Deere and Caterpillar.
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A total of six people apprehended as clean-up of rubbish stacked 10 metres high cost about £6mTwo men have been arrested after fly-tippers dumped a “mountain of illegal waste”, stacked 10 metres high, in Oxfordshire.Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish appeared in a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington in November last year. The waste tip was so large that removing it could cost more than the local council’s annual budget, the area’s MP said. Continue reading...
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In war-weary Lebanon, Israeli strikes have intensified in response to Hezbollah drone attacks.
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With tariffs on U.S. goods in effect and high-profile international engagements coming up, the Canadian leader keeps moving toward his goal.
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Officials say sighting a sign species – driven to extinction in state before reintroduction in 2011 – expanding its rangeA gray wolf has recently been seen in California’s Mendocino national forest for the first time since the species returned to the state 15 years ago, state wildlife officials confirmed.Officials in Lake county, which is about two hours north of San Francisco, said last week the California department of fish and wildlife (CDFW) had received reports of sightings in the forest in
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Authorities accused Missy Woods of altering years worth of data in cases involving homicide, sexual assault and robberyA judge sentenced a former forensic analyst for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after authorities said her manipulation of DNA data had raised questions about the validity of hundreds of criminal cases.Yvonne “Missy” Woods pleaded guilty in June to perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, forgery and committing a cybercrime. Dozens
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied the report in Haaretz that the Emirati president had warned him Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel.
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Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says colleagues rejected pressure to include ‘White House talking points’ in reportingThe former managing editor at 60 Minutes, who was fired in May with several other top correspondents, has spoken out about the ouster, saying he and his colleagues, were dismissed because they “would not compromise our principles or reputations by jamming unverifiable notions or White House talking points into our reporting”.Guy Campanile, who worked at CBS Ne
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Follow the day’s news liveVictorians could pay almost $100 a year more for electricity under a state Coalition policy to halt two key transmission projects, according to new analysis that suggests it would result in a near 40% increase in wholesale prices by 2031.Analysis by consultancy Nexa Advisory, commissioned by non-profit group Environment Victoria, has found postponing the Western Renewables Link and the VNI West would delay other renewable energy projects. Such a move could force the sta
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Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Holocaust, one Jewish group noted.
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It exploited a chokepoint. Now the U.S., Australia and other allies are finding ways to build around it.
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Former Israeli military officers warn that settler violence in the West Bank is destroying Israel’s democratic values from within.
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Israel's response to London's trade ban with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shows how important this moment is.
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U.S. military officials acknowledged the incident but downplayed its significance, saying the drone was “defective” and lacked secretive technology.
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Centcom says ‘defective’ drone was surveilling regional waters and was not collecting sensitive dataIranian forces claimed to have seized an American underwater drone in the strait of Hormuz that the US military said had “malfunctioned” more than a day earlier.US Navy Capt Tim Hawkins, a United States Central Command spokesperson, said in a statement the drone was surveilling regional waters when it malfunctioned “more than a day ago”. Continue reading...
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Brothers, convicted of parents’ killings and denied parole last year, permitted to apply for another hearing earlier than expectedErik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole board again in March, about 17 months earlier than expected.The brothers were originally sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for the 1989 fatal shootings of their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion. A Los Angeles judge reduced their sentences to 50 years to life in May 2025,