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The Israeli army's 'tourist hikes' in occupied Golan Heights

2025-04-01

The Israeli army is running hiking tours for civilians in territory it recently seized from Syria. Tickets for the hikes in the Golan Heights – scheduled twice a day throughout the week of the Jewish

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Russian strike kills dozens in Ukraine

2025-04-01

What happened Russia struck the center of the Ukrainian city of Sumy with two ballistic missiles Sunday midmorning as crowds gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday. Ukrainian officials said at least 34 peo

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Taiwan's tricky balancing act

2025-04-01

The island of Taiwan has long trusted in US support in the face of aggression from China. But, in the "new, unpredictable era" of Donald Trump upending global relationships, Taiwan finds itself lookin

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Saudi Arabia: the laws on what women can – and can't – do

2025-03-31

The UN's decision to award Saudi Arabia the presidency of this year's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) sparked intense criticism and accusations of hypocrisy, despite recent moves to improve

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Slovakia's growing bear problem

2025-03-31

Environmentalists have criticised Slovakia's plans to cull around a quarter of the country's brown bears following the latest in a string of fatal attacks. The remains of a 59-year-old man were found

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Marine Le Pen: will her conviction fuel the far-right?

2025-03-31

Far-right leaders including Viktor Orban, Matteo Salvini, Geert Wilders and even a spokesperson for Vladimir Putin have rushed to brand Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling EU funds to pay Nation

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Who are the West Bank settlers?

2025-03-31

A UN report last September stated that, since Hamas' 7 October terror attacks, there had been "a record surge in settlement activities" in the West Bank, "including the construction of outposts, roads

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Yemen is the next humanitarian crisis in the Middle East

2025-03-31

Yemen has been suffering under a brutal civil war for over a decade, but newfound factors are exacerbating one of the Middle East's most dire humanitarian crises. The country has been trying to dig it

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South Korea court removes impeached president

2025-03-31

What happened South Korea's Constitutional Court Friday morning unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and removed him from office. Yoon's Dec. 3 declaration of martial law was

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Are free trade zones and alliances the answer to Trump's tariffs?

2025-03-31

The idea that economic openness and trade could "foster peace and stability reigned supreme" for decades, said law and economics professor Armin Steinbach on The Conversation. But Russia's invasion o

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Vladimir Putin: how much is Russian president's net worth?

2025-03-31

Vladimir Putin earns a relatively modest annual salary of $140,000, according to official documents from the Kremlin. The Russian president is also supposedly living the life of a "humble statesman",

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Quiz of The Week: 29 March - 4 April

2025-03-31

Find out how closely you've been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week. And don't forget, to get all the news tha

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