Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.
Austria Bans Head Scarves in Schools for Girls Under 14
Austria’s centrist government passed the new law, which takes effect next year, after years of pressure from the far right.
US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: ‘A huge chilling effect’
Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearingsImmigration agents appear to be increasingly arresting and detaining Afghan asylum seekers, especially men, who have arrived in the …
Ukrainian forces push Russians out of northwestern Kupiansk, war monitors say
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Flooding persists while rains lessen in Western WA
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Al Jazeera crew takes cover from Thailand-Cambodia artillery duel
Rob McBride and his crew were filming with the Thai military near the Cambodian border when an artillery duel broke out.
Utrecht lifts forest warning after DNA confirms wolf shot was the menace known as Bram
Authorities have lifted a warning to stay out of forests near Utrecht, Netherlands, after DNA tests confirmed a wolf shot last week was an animal that had been menacing visitors.
Multipolarity is not equality, and it shouldn’t be
Only civilization-states with real sovereignty can withstand the weight of the new age of empires
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Sources: China is considering a $28B to $70B incentives package, which will operate separately from the $50B Big Fund III, to support its chipmaking industry (John Liu/Bloomberg)
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Sources: China is considering a $28B to $70B incentives package, which will operate separately from the $50B Big Fund III, to support its chipmaking industry — China is considering a package of incentives worth…
Exam boss quits over ‘insane’ English test in South Korea – would YOU have passed it (or even understood the question)?
THE creator of an “insanely difficult” English test has been forced to resigned amid claims the exam is “impossible” to pass. The South Korean exam boss stepped down over fury that this year’s notoriously gruelling entry test was “maddeningly” confusin…