Category: 2. World
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UK makes manslaughter arrest of ship captain over North Sea crash
Grimsby, United Kingdom – British police on Tuesday arrested on suspicion of manslaughter the captain of a ship that crashed into a tanker in the North Sea, sparking a massive blaze and leaving one crew member missing, presumed dead. Investigations have already started into what led the… Continue Reading
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Mongolia’s children choke in toxic pollution
Ulaanbaatar – As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution. The toxic smog that settles over the Mongolian capital every winter has been a suffocating problem for… Continue Reading
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Bosnia police ordered to bring in Serb leader Dodik
Sarajevo – Bosnia’s prosecutors on Wednesday ordered federal police to bring in ethnic Serb leader Milorad Dodik for questioning as part of an investigation into his alleged flouting of the country’s constitution. Tensions have soared in the Balkan country since Dodik was convicted last… Continue Reading
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Georgia court extends ex-president Saakashvili’s jail term
Tbilisi – A Georgia court on Wednesday sentenced pro-Western reformer ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili to nine years in prison for misspending public funds, adding three years to the jail term he is currently serving. Saakashvili, 57, was sentenced in absentia in 2018 to six years behind… Continue Reading
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Greenland shifts towards independence and economic reform
Leader of Demokraatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, plays an instrument during the election party at cafe Killut in Nuuk, Greenland, March 12, 2025. — Reuters Greenland’s pro-business Demokraatit Party has seen a dramatic surge in support, a result that could align… Continue Reading
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Americans split over Trump’s handling of economy, reveals poll
US Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 6, 2024. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A new poll reveals that Americans are divided over Donald Trump’s handling… Continue Reading
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European powers pledge to strengthen Ukraine’s military capabilities
(from left) Poland’s Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey hold a press… Continue Reading
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