Adidas plans to cut as many as 500 jobs in a bid to simplify its business, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNBC on Thursday. The layoffs will affect employees at Adidas’ headquarters in…
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Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers in a second round of releases under a ceasefire deal that also saw Israel accusing Hamas of failing to fulfil its obligations to release civilians first. Following their release,…
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Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Fighting around Sudan‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows, sending thick, black smoke over the country’s capital. Forces loyal to Sudan’s military under…
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Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a hostage, prompting a halt in the movement of Gazan civilians back to their homes…
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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday. Two South African peacekeepers were killed Friday, while a Uruguayan Blue Helmet was killed Saturday,…
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Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals
Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late…
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Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party
American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right…
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Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation
Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting choice of residence, given the most famous feature of the town is its…
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Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. Its figures are, if not rosy, not ruinous either. Last year, the war economy likely grew faster than the United States and…
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Belarusians are voting in a closely managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader. The last time Belarus held a…