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The tiny hilltop town of Ferrette lies in Alsace, a region where the far-right has gathered a sizeable following
World
12.08.2024
In Alsace village, refugees are part of the fabric
US President Donald Trump has transformed the relationship with the media and is boycotting the annual White House correspondents' dinner
World
12.08.2024
Trump, US media in open war on annual dinner date
Anti-EU firebrand Nigel Farage addresses the first public rally of his new Brexit Party
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12.08.2024
UK campaigners gear up for EU vote in shadow of Brexit
On Sunday morning, scores of Sri Lanka's Christians held a heavily guarded vigil
World
12.08.2024
Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims
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A heavily-guarded vigil was held outside St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo at 8.45am, the moment the bomber struck
World 12.08.2024
Security high as Sri Lanka marks one week from suicide attacks
Honduran migrant Paola Orellana poses with her daughter Dariel in Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico on April 26, 2019
World 12.08.2024
Going gets tougher for US-bound migrants amid Mexico curbs
Reena Devi says she had to pay 3,000 rupees for the "free" gas cooking kit
World 12.08.2024
Modi's 'free cooking gas' leaves bitter taste for some Indians
With armed guards now a fixture in Colombo after the Easter bombings, holiday cancellations are flooding in
World 12.08.2024
Sri Lanka resorts face uncertain future after suicide blasts
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Republic of Congo counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso, pictured in 2013. China has invested heavily in Congo-Brazzaville
World 12.08.2024
China's vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is facing growing pressure as the United States enforces sanctions on oil exports
World 12.08.2024
US oil sanctions take effect on Venezuela as crisis intensifies
The Lake Kivu island of Idjwi in DR Congo is a haven of peace in a region where dozens of armed groups have operated for decades
World 12.08.2024
Idjwi, a haven of peace in DR Congo's conflict-ridden east
Benin goes to the polls to elect its new parliament on Sunday, but no opposition parties are being allowed to field candidates
World 12.08.2024
Benin votes, with just one choice
Soldiers look at seized items at the site of an overnight battle between Sri Lankan security forces and suicide bombers in the eastern town of Kalmunai
World 12.08.2024
IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka
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