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Suspect in Christmas Market Ramming Had One Main Enemy: Islam
on 21 Dicembre 2024 at 11:36
The 50-year-old psychiatrist is a well-known anti-Islam activist who seems to have felt increasingly persecuted by Germany.
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The West Auditions Syria’s New Leaders
on 21 Dicembre 2024 at 5:06
Senior U.S. diplomats visit Damascus, as Washington and Brussels weigh lifting sanctions against the country’s transitional government.
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Russia Taps Soviet-Era Stockpiles as Armored-Vehicle Supply Dwindles
on 21 Dicembre 2024 at 5:05
Moscow has stepped up efforts to refurbish old equipment, including Soviet-era tanks used as props in films, after losing an estimated 11,000 armored combat vehicles in the Ukraine war.
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The Global Hunt for Putin’s ‘Sleeper Agents’
on 21 Dicembre 2024 at 2:00
A quiet suburban mom, a hard-drinking war correspondent and an Arctic researcher were hiding in plain sight, championed by the Kremlin’s No. 1 fan of spy fiction.
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Suspected Christmas Market Attacker Was Anti-Islam Activist
on 21 Dicembre 2024 at 0:23
A driver rammed a car into a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, leaving at least two dead and more than 60 wounded.
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Canada’s Trudeau Is Losing Grip on Power as Allies Turn Against Him
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 23:23
The prime minister is facing a storm of criticism over his policies and unpopularity.
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Currency Tailspin Forces Brazil’s Leader to Do the Unthinkable: Cut Spending
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 20:52
Brazil’s currency plunged to its lowest level in 30 years after breakneck spending on pensions and social services.
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Eight People Convicted in Trial for Beheading of French Teacher
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 20:12
Samuel Paty was killed in 2020 in a Paris suburb after showing caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in class as part of a lesson on free speech.
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Brevity of Some Pelicot Rape Trial Sentences Is French-Style Justice
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 15:24
Legal systems in Europe are often geared toward rehabilitation than punishment, but the length of some of the sentences in the trial surprised many.
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Elon Musk Shook Up U.S. Politics. Will the U.K. Be Next?
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 14:45
Musk has already helped propel Donald Trump into the White House. Now he might have his sights on another iconic address: 10 Downing Street.
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The Search for Missing Flight MH370 Is Back On
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 11:44
Malaysia plans to authorize a private robotics company to renew its search for the passenger jet that vanished a decade ago.
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China Tells Chief Economists: Be Positive, or Else
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 11:31
Experts at leading brokerages say they are hewing closer to the official government line in response to signs of tighter monitoring.
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Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 7:48
Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier potentially for the long term.
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Taiwan Is Getting Its U.S. Weaponry—but Years Behind Schedule
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 5:01
The five-year wait for the arrival of 38 Abrams tanks to Taiwan highlights the strains on U.S. industrial capacity as concerns grow over China.
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Israel vs. Turkey: The Intensifying Middle-East Power Struggle
on 20 Dicembre 2024 at 5:00
Turkey and Israel are the main strategic beneficiaries of the collapse of the Syrian regime, but now they are on a collision course of their own.
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Canada’s Trudeau Preparing Cabinet Shuffle
on 19 Dicembre 2024 at 22:36
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to unveil a revamped cabinet Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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China Lets European Investigators Board Ship Suspected of Sabotage After Weeks of Secret Talks
on 19 Dicembre 2024 at 21:57
China agreed to allow European investigators to board the ship suspected of sabotaging two key data cables in the Baltic Sea, if they are accompanied by Chinese officials.
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Gisèle Pelicot’s Ex-Husband Jailed for 20 Years in Mass Rape Trial
on 19 Dicembre 2024 at 17:40
Dozens of other men were also convicted of raping Pelicot after her then-husband drugged her, in a case that shook France.
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Putin Signals No Rush to End Ukraine War in Marathon TV Appearance
on 19 Dicembre 2024 at 14:07
The Russian president appeared in no hurry to seek an end to the war despite President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to secure a speedy resolution.
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Unable to Criticize Putin, Russian Oligarchs Turn Ire on Central Banker
on 19 Dicembre 2024 at 11:01
Russia’s business elites have found a scapegoat for the country’s economic woes.