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Former Cuban President Raúl Castro reappears after public absence, attending a military event
Cuban leader Raul Castro attends the gala marking the 100th anniversary of his brother Fidel Castro’s birth at the Karl Marx theat…
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Senior aides to British Trump ally Nigel Farage step down after foreign funding sting
Britain’s populist Reform UK said two senior aides to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation…
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Has a takeaway 4,000 miles from Cuba become a victim of Trump's sanctions?
Has a takeaway 4,000 miles from Cuba become a victim of Trump's sanctions? Image caption, Carlos Arguelles Leblanch has been in bu…
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Israel expanding presence in Lebanon, officials say, as BBC visits occupied areas
Israel expanding presence in Lebanon, officials say, as BBC visits occupied areas Figure caption, Watch: BBC sees Israeli military…
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The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge
A rmy Secretary Dan Driscoll has become the latest high-ranking U.S. military official to leave the Pentagon amid reports of tensi…
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UK leader Burnham faces lawmakers for first time since taking office
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces lawmakers in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago By…
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House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live
From 34m ago House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown Hello and welcome to the US …
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Burnham chairs cabinet meeting before first statement to MPs as prime minister – UK politics live
From 17m ago Starmer to quit parliament, triggering byelection in Holborn and St Pancras in north London Keir Starmer is going to …
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Burnham holds cabinet meeting ahead of first address to Commons as PM
This will be quite a moment for the prime minister published at 09:52 BST Chris Mason Political editor This will be quite a moment…
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Leaders of China, Russia and India meeting to counter U.S. influence
The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai C…