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France brands depiction of troops in Wakanda Forever ‘false and misleading’
Sebastien Lecornu ‘strongly condemned’ the similarity of a fictional group of villainous mercenaries in the film to French armed forces members
Heathrow Airport records busiest start of year since before pandemic
The UK’s busiest airport is ‘back to its best’, chief executive John Holland-Kaye said
Italy’s ex-premier Berlusconi blames Ukraine war on Zelenskiy
Mr Berlusconi put himself at odds with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, whose coalition government his party supports, by criticising her for meeting the Ukrainian leader
Argentina says mafia groups are spurring Russian birth tourism
Argentina says mafia groups are spurring Russian birth tourism
Turkey earthquake survivors face despair, as rescues wane
Experts say that, given the freezing temperatures – and the total collapse of many buildings – the window for finding survivors is now almost closed
Chinese satellite fires green laser beams over Hawaii as tensions escalate over spy balloon
Incident comes amid an escalation of tensions between China and the US – after a Chinese spy balloon was spotted over Montana earlier this month and three other ‘flying objects’ were shot down this weekend
US and China on ‘dangerous collision course’, says economist amid tensions between global powers
Geopolitical conflicts among major powers could risk fragmenting ties between the parties that are not involved, says US economist Jeffrey Sachs,
Two Second World War veterans celebrate their 100th birthdays together over Zoom
Ken Hobbs and Margaret Wilson met through the Blind Veterans UK charity and celebrated their milestone birthdays together.
Financial markets have good reasons to be upbeat on economy: IMF chief
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at the World Government Summit, described the IMF’s outlook for 2023 as “less bad, not good.”