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French hardline union calls for more strikes to counter Macron's pension reform

French hardline union CGT called on Wednesday for more strikes in France this month after president Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension s

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India, Pakistan Exchange Lists of Nuclear Facilities Amid War Threat

Despite downgrading diplomatic relations in the aftermath of a "unilateral decision" by the Indian Parliament to revoke the disputed Kashmir region's special status las

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Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market

President Donald Trump says the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, “We’re going to protect our families, we’re g

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Switzerland stresses diplomatic safety in Sri Lanka arrest

The Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka said that the safety of diplomatic missions is the responsibility of the host state, days after a local staffer who complained of being a

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Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God

Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new year on women, saying violence against them is akin to profaning God and calling for them

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Iran Summons Swiss Envoy Over US 'Warmongering Statements'

Earlier in the day, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned the US airstrikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah Shiite militants in neighbouring Iraq and Syria, prom

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Greens likely to be in Austria's next coalition government

Austria's main center-right party and the environmentalist Greens are likely to announce a coalition deal Wednesday night that would return ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

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Israel PM seeks immunity, buying time until after vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he would seek immunity from corruption charges, likely delaying any trial until after March elections, when he

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Pentagon to send more troops to Middle East as protesters rally at U.S. embassy in Iraq

Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, mourning for the Hashd Shaabi members killed by a U.S. attack in Iraq on Sunday, which has promp

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Top DPRK leader warns U.S. against falling into impasse over nuke talks

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has blamed the United States for the impasse of bilateral nuclear talks, the official Korean

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Trump blames Iran for demonstrators storming U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran after furious Iraqi demonstrators mourning those killed in an earlier American attack in Iraq stormed the U.S. Embas

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Israeli Court Dismisses Petition to Block Netanyahu Re-Election Campaign - Reports

Israel’s High Court of Justice has dismissed a petition submitted by 67 plaintiffs to deprive current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right to form a new gover

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Putin and Zelenskiy agree to work on new prisoner swap

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy have agreed to begin work immediately on a new prisoner swap, Ukraine’s presidential

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Kyrgyz president accepts PM's resignation

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed an order dismissing Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and his cabinet on Friday, the president's office said in a statement. K