A North Korean propaganda song extolling Kim Jong Un as “a great leader and a friendly parent” has gone viral on TikTok, with mashups and dances racking up millions of views, leading to South Korea banning...
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Iran begins funeral ceremonies for President Raisi as investigators probe helicopter crash
Funeral ceremonies will begin today for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after his death in a helicopter crash, as authorities investigate what caused the crash on a remote mountainside during foggy weather on Sunday...
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International court seeks arrest warrant against Israel PM Netanyahu over alleged Gaza war crimes
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced he is seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as several Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan KC issued a...
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Russia-Ukraine war – latest: Putin loses more than 1,500 soldiers in faltering Kharkiv offensive
Russia has lost more than 1,500 soldiers in the past week in the grinding war in Kharkiv even as Vladimir Putin claimed he has “no plans” to take Ukraine’s second largest city. As of yesterday evening, Russia has lost 1,572...
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Iran helicopter president crash latest: Ebrahim Raisi dead as wreckage found on side of steep mountain
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has died after his helicopter crashed amid heavy fog in northern Iran. Rescuers on Monday found the helicopter that was carrying the Iranian president, as well as the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other...
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Blinken: US will seize Russian assets to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine
“Our Congress has given us the power to seize Russian assets in the United States. We intend to use it,” Blinken said...
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Zelensky sacks bodyguard chief after foiled assassination plot
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the head of the the agency responsible for his protection after two of its officers were detained over an alleged assassination plot against him. The sacking of State Guard Service (UDO) chief...
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Indiana vote shows Trump still struggling with Republican holdouts
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – As Donald Trump stewed in a Manhattan courtroom during his hush money trial, voters hundreds of miles away in Indiana showed the Republican presidential candidate he still has work to do...
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Stormy Daniels’ testimony at Donald Trump’s trial: Five takeaways
NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) – Stormy Daniels took the witness stand on Tuesday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial and described in lurid detail her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former U.S. president. Trump has pleaded not...
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