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• Ukraine’s robot army is a glimpse of future warfare

  22-04-2025 07:44 via article.wn.com
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: US says peace breakthrough unlikely ahead of today’s talks between Kyiv and Moscow

  16-05-2025 08:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Marco Rubio doesn't have 'high expectations’ of breakthrough unless Trump and Putin speak directly
  
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• Why is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think ...

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  The war in Gaza means the European Broadcasting Union is risking its liberal reputation, but to ban Israel would be to undermine the organisation’s fundamental purpose...
  
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• West Pitching India, China Against Each Other: Russian Foreign Minister

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  The West is pitching India and China against each other, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here on Thursday. ......
  
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• ‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for everPhotographs by Mauricio Palos...
  
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• Vatican Pope Augustinians

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Augustinian friars Alberto Giovannetti, right, and Paolo Angelone speak during an interview in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, Thursday, May 15, 2025. ......
  
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• US FAA approves license modifications for SpaceX Starship Flight 9 mission

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  The FAA has approved license...
  
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• U.S. announces 200 bln USD deals with UAE

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Thursday announced deals worth more than 200 billion U.S. dollars with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), not least those involving frontier technologies,...
  
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• UAE: DP World inks $800 million deal to develop, operate Syria's Tartous port

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  The Syrian government and DP World signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $800 million to develop Syria's port of Tartous, Syrian state news agency SANA said on Friday, after the lifting of US sanctions cleared the way for the deal. The deal to develop, manage and operate a...
  
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• Trump Welcomed With Traditional 'Hair-Flipping' Al-Ayyala Dance In UAE | All About The Ritual

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  According to UNESCO, Al-Ayyala is a traditional performance that features “chanted poetry, drum music and dance, and simulates a battle scene.” ......
  
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• Trump Skips Israel In 'Gulf Reset' Tour, US Center Of Gravity In Middle East Shifts ...

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  In his first overseas visit since returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump is...
  
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• Trump senior Africa adviser discussed peace plan with Rwanda

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for...
  
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• Trump news live: Trump says he wants US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ...

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
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• The desert blooms, roses perfume the air and a Moroccan town comes to life

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and...
  
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• Thai construction magnate surrenders on felony negligence charges over building collapse in quake

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  A construction magnate and more than a...
  
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• Sikh Man, 78, Arrested In Canada For Alleged Sexual Assault

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  A 78-year-old Sikh man was arrested and charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor thrice earlier this month in Canada's Brampton, police said on Thursday. ......
  
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• Shein to set up huge Vietnam warehouse in U.S. tariff hedge, Reuters reports

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Shein is leasing a huge warehouse in Vietnam in a move that could reduce its exposure to unpredictable U.S.-China trade tensions. ......
  
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• Russian President Vladimir Putin calls Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim ‘true Muslim’: Check the hilarious reason why

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a funny story from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s private tour of the Kremlin. ......
  
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• Russia and Ukraine to meet in Istanbul, but expectations low

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv will meet in Istanbul for...
  
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• ‘Rough end to the weekend’: wintry weather on the way for south-east Australia

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  In Melbourne, 14C was the forecast maximum for Saturday, with a high chance of showers, the BoM saysAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email...
  
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• Romania braces for crossroads presidential runoff viewed as a choice between East or West

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  As Romania heads into a critical presidential runoff on Sunday between two...
  
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• Putin appoints deputy chief of Russian Security Council

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Army General Oleg Salyukov as deputy secretary of the...
  
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• Pope Leo's fellow Augustinian brothers look forward to papacy marked by unity and focus on Jesus

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting...
  
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• Philippine elections: How Pam Baricuatro, ex-flight attendant, toppled Cebu’s Garcia dynasty

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Manila: Who says small-town girls can’t dream big? Meet Pam Baricuatro — once a young girl collecting shellfish on the shores of Pinamungajan (a town on Cebu island), now the newly elected governor of Cebu province, unseating a decades-old political dynasty. On Tuesday, Baricuatro was officially proclaimed winner by the Provincial Board of Canvassers. The Commission on Elections (Comelec)'s official count showed Baricuatro received 1,107,924 votes as against Garcia’s 765,051 vo
  
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• Pakistan's Deputy PM Quotes Fake News To Hail PAF In Senate, Fact-Checked By Own Media

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan’s Deputy PM Ishaq Dar was fact-checked by Dawn after he quoted a fake news praising the Pakistan Air Force. The image he referenced was found to be AI-generated. ......
  
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• Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar Has Praised Pak Air Forces By Quoting From UK's Fake ...

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  | Pakistan's propaganda war continues...
  
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• NSW workers’ compensation overhaul would make it ‘virtually impossible’ to lodge successful claims, experts warn

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Proposed changes would ‘strip away’ the rights of workers, particularly those with psychological injuries, lawyer arguesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast...
  
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• New Jersey Transit engineers, trainmen strike, stranding potentially 350,000 commuters

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike just after midnight, walking off the job and leaving hundreds of thousands of daily riders in the lurch for Friday's commutes and beyond. NJ Transit said that all rail service had been suspended "due to a labor action," adding that any non-essential travel should be avoided and anyone with the ability to work remotely should do so. The strike leaves 350,000 daily commuters in New Jersey and New York City who rely on the trains seeking other modes
  
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• Morocco Rose Festival

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  Workers harvest roses in a farm during the annual Rose Festival in Kalaat M'Gouna, Morocco, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. ......
  
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• Long Beach Port sets cargo volumes record in April, warns of May slowdown

  16-05-2025 07:49 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Port of Long Beach on Thursday posted strong April cargo volumes, while warning of a double-digit decline in May as a result of new tariffs imposed by the White...
  
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