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Police officers stand guard near the scene of a shooting in the French city of Strasbourg that has prompted President Donald Trump to renew calls for a wall along the US-Mexico border
World
01.08.2024
Trump notes Strasbourg shooting to press for US border wall
Germany is taking a softly-softly approach to French President Emmanuel Macron's easing of the budget strings to cope with protests, with Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) focussing on stability in Europe, analysts say
World
01.08.2024
Berlin treads softly-softly on Macron over deficit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was due in Rimbo for Thursday's closing round of consultations. His office said it had evidence the rebel Huthis were using Iran-made missiles
World
01.08.2024
UN pushes for truce, humanitarian corridors at Yemen talks
Slovakia will buy 14 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets in what will be the country's biggest military purchase
World
01.08.2024
Slovakia seals its largest-ever arms deal
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Despite being removed from the pope's advisory group, Pell remains in charge of Vatican finances, the third most powerful position in the Roman Catholic Church 
World 01.08.2024
Pope removes scandal-hit cardinals from inner circle
French soldiers stand guard at the closed Christmas market in Strasbourg cathedral after a shooting spree left three dead
World 01.08.2024
Eerie quiet in France's bloodied 'Christmas capital'
Hindus consider cows sacred and the BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has campaigned for their protection at a state and national level
World 01.08.2024
Indian voters boot out cow, happiness ministers in state elections
The man suspected of a shooting at a Christmas market in Strasbourg has spent time in prison in France and Germany
World 01.08.2024
Strasbourg suspect: a violent criminal with extremist views
In October, a Pakistani court exonerated Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who had spent eight years on death row for blasphemy
World 01.08.2024
Pakistan rejects US blacklist for religious freedom violations
The 100-stroke punishment is reserved for the most severe crimes and the pair were also sentenced to as much as five years in prison
World 01.08.2024
Indonesia's Aceh lashes men 100 times each for sex crimes
"A rich country can't have poor workers," said Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez, who is widely expected to call an early general election next year
World 01.08.2024
Spain to raise minimum wage by 22% in 2019: PM
Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that if MPs vote down her Brexit plan the country risks crashing out of the EU with no agreement
World 01.08.2024
What next for Brexit as May faces a leadership battle?
A picture released by Syrian state news agency SANA on December 12, 2018 shows people said to be forensic experts exhuming bodies from a mass grave near the former jihadist stronghold of Albu Kamal
World 01.08.2024
Mass graves found near ex-IS stronghold: Syria state media
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