In the Pacific island nation of Samoa, residents have been grappling with rolling blackouts for weeks that have plunged villages into darkness and caused major disruptions to businesses and daily life. On Upolu, the nation’s…
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Thursday for increased Arctic defense collaboration with the United States during a visit to Greenland, and firmly dismissed the US desire to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen’s visit…
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Slovakia on Wednesday approved a plan to cull 350 bears following the latest deadly attack on a human. A 59-year-old man whose body was found in central Slovakia on Sunday appeared to have been mauled,…
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Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative dramatically ousted from office
by adminDeclaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that backfired spectacularly for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. With Friday’s guilty impeachment verdict from the country’s…
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South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law
by adminSouth Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil.…
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US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind another embattled far-right European leader, backing Marine Le Pen after French presidential hopeful was convicted of embezzlement and barred from political office. “FREE MARINE LE PEN,”…
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The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
by adminAs the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century.…
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Putin calls up 160,000 men to Russian army in latest conscription drive, at crucial moment in Ukraine war
by adminOne of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s military at a crucial moment in the war…
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Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
by adminDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic…
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Former Costa Rican president who compared Trump to ‘Roman emperor’ says US has revoked his visa
by adminFormer Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias says he has had his visa to enter the United States revoked. Arias, 84, said he doesn’t know why his visa was canceled but…