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As Vance heads to Hungary, what are the ties between MAGA and Orban?

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary's capital Tuesday in a bid to turn the tide of an election campaign where long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a close ally of President Donald Trump,…

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Are war crimes being committed in the Middle East war?

With US and Israeli strikes on Iran's critical infrastructure already underway Tuesday amid threats of more to come, the UN and other organisations have warned that such attacks could constitute war…

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I am one of 22,000 Gaza patients waiting in desperation for evacuation

Like thousands of other Palestinians, I am slowly dying, trapped between a health system in ruins and a closed border.

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Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions from congressional Epstein committee

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Monday refused to testify before the US congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling…

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Iran escalates crackdown on protesters amid potential US nuclear talks

Iran intensified its suppression of domestic dissent on Monday, arresting reformist figures and activists weeks after a wave of nationwide protests. At the same time, Tehran left the door open to further…

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Djibouti elections: Who’s running against Guelleh and what’s at stake?

Long-ruling leader faces no real competition as he seeks a sixth term in the strategic Horn of Africa country.

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Indonesia says preparing 8,000 troops for Gaza peacekeeping force

A proposed multinational peacekeeping ‍force for ​Gaza could total about 20,000 troops, with Indonesia estimating it could contribute up ⁠to 8,000, President Prabowo Subianto’s spokesman said on Tuesday.…

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The Gilded Age review – what did we do to deserve such a terrible stinker?

Julian Fellowes’ high-society period drama has, somehow, picked up Emmys and reached its fourth series. Poor Meryl Streep must feel so awkward watching her daughter Louisa Jacobson in such a uniformly awful show A doctor with a fully qualified moustache races up a carriageway towards an immaculate stately home. “I fear we should have sent for you sooner!” says the lady who greets him on the doorstep as the screams of a woman in drug-free labour rattle the windows in their frames. Oh, ya think? is not Dr Moustache’s reply. When this many cliches assemble so quickly, it can only mean one thing:

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The Gilded Age review – what did we do to deserve such a terrible stinker?

Julian Fellowes’ high-society period drama has, somehow, picked up Emmys and reached its fourth series. Poor Meryl Streep must feel so awkward watching her daughter Louisa Jacobson in such a uniformly awful show A doctor with a fully qualified moustache races up a carriageway towards an immaculate stately home. “I fear we should have sent for you sooner!” says the lady who greets him on the doorstep as the screams of a woman in drug-free labour rattle the windows in their frames. Oh, ya think? is not Dr Moustache’s reply. When this many cliches assemble so quickly, it can only mean one thing:

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US fertility rate drops to all-time low, continuing a two-decade decline

The United States fertility rate has now been in decline for two decades, dropping nearly 23 percent since 2007.

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REPLAY: US lawmakers grill attorney general Bondi over Epstein file release

Congressional Democrats accused US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday of engaging in a "cover-up" of the Jeffrey Epstein files and turning the Justice Department into a weapon of retribution for…

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