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North Korean soldiers were among the foreign contingent conscripted to fight alongside Russian troops on various frontlines in the war on Ukraine, after the Kremlin sought assistance from its close allies to bolster its deployments amid struggles with domestic conscription.
Euronews ·
The discovery of America remains one of history's great feats, where two cultures met. Before setting sail, Columbus found vital backing at La Rábida from Franciscan friars and the Pinzón brothers, making the voyage possible.
Euronews ·
Private dinner will be the first one-on-one meeting between the two men, according to reports.
Al Jazeera English ·
Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado has been living in exile, with plans to return to Venezuela spoiled multiple times.
Al Jazeera English ·
South Korea has accused Ukraine of breaching a confidentiality agreement over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war — and of denying the deal's existence. Seoul has demanded an apology.
Deutsche Welle ·
Ireland scored a 3-0 victory over Israel in a politically-charged UEFA Nations League match played in Hungary.
Al Jazeera English ·
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was confronted by activists at a restaurant over the proscription of Palestine Action.
Al Jazeera English ·
Israel’s security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released a video in which he is seen threatening to kill Hassan Salameh.
Al Jazeera English ·
Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential pollFrance’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll.RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called the results an “historic victory” after they were announced on Sunday. “The results…
The Guardian World ·
Celebrities posed for the cameras ahead of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
BBC World ·
The so-called nor'easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media says.
BBC World ·
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.”
The Guardian World ·
The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'(Image credit: Jason Graziadei)
NPR News ·
Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere safe to return to after being forced from a makeshift camp.
Al Jazeera English ·
Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
Al Jazeera English ·
Abbas Araghchi's warning comes after Washington rejected a seven-day roadmap to end the war and reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Al Jazeera English ·
The move by the Israeli Foreign Ministry is a response to Dutch sanctions targeting goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Dutch Foreign Ministry is yet to comment.
Deutsche Welle ·
John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midtermsAs the White House expands a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote Donald Trump’s political agenda before the November midterm elections, US senator John Kennedy told CBS News on Sunday “there ought to be a rule” against such spending – before tacitly admitting such spending is “probably” illegal.Kennedy, the US president’s fellow Republican, was asked by Margaret Brennan, the…
The Guardian World ·
Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.
BBC World ·
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BBC World ·