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Musk urges Germans to vote for AfD in latest involvement in European politics
Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans...
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Swiss national accused of spying died by suicide in Iranian prison, Iran’s judiciary says
A Swiss national who was arrested and accused of spying in Iran died by suicide in prison on Thursday, according...
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A seaplane crashes off Australia’s Rottnest Island, killing 2 tourists and the pilot
A seaplane crashed during takeoff from an Australian tourist island, killing three people including Swiss and Danish tourists and injuring...
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Fear on the streets of Caracas as Maduro’s inauguration looms
Venezuelans are bracing for yet another wave of repression as strongman leader Nicolas Maduro prepares to be inaugurated for a...
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Trump’s threat to make Canada the 51st state a distraction from tariff fallout, Trudeau says
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump’s comments about turning Canada into the United States’ 51st...
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A cut undersea internet cable is making Taiwan worried about ‘gray zone’ tactics from Beijing
When a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert...
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Airstrike on village in western Myanmar kills at least 40 people, groups say
An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40...
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Philippines’ Black Nazarene procession draws hundreds of thousands of devotees
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ...
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Alito spoke with Trump before president-elect asked Supreme Court to delay his sentencing
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump by phone this week in support of a...
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Potentially crippling port strike averted after dockworkers, ports and shipping companies reach a tentative deal
A potentially crippling strike up and down America’s East and Gulf Coasts has been avoided – at least for now...
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