World News
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Major city bans ads for meat, fossil fuels in sweeping crackdown critics call overreach
Amsterdam has reportedly banned public ads for meat and fossil fuels, removing burger, airline, and gas-powered car promotions from city billboards.
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Mike Waltz pushes UN resolution to stop Iran mining key global shipping route
The U.S. is advancing a UN resolution against Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz as military forces secure shipping under Project Freedom.
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Car plows into pedestrian zone killing 2 as police detain driver and investigate motive
Two people were killed and several others seriously injured after a car drove into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany. Police detained a 33-year-old suspect as officials investigate the cause.
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Brief alcohol ban in Damascus sparks concerns about President al-Sharaa's vision for Syria
Critics warn new restrictions could signal a shift toward more bans under President Ahmed al-Sharaa given his previous ties to jihadist terror groups.
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Cruise ship outbreak leaves 3 dead as officials delay medical evacuations and probe hantavirus threat
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off West Africa has killed three people, with the WHO coordinating emergency medical evacuations.
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Somali pirate and Houthi alliance targets $1T oil trade route with revived hijack tactic
Analysts warn of a Red Sea security vacuum as Somali pirates and Houthi-linked groups allegedly collaborate using new tech to hijack oil tankers.
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Cargo ship attacked by small craft near Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency says
A large cargo ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as Iran pushes to assert control over the vital global energy shipping route.
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Examining NATO: Inside the ‘commitment gap’ as US carries alliance deterrence
Trump pressures NATO allies to boost defense spending as experts describe a decades-long commitment gap between political promises and military capability.
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'Killing off the country': Iran executes dozens, arrests 4,000-plus in war crackdown
Iran is being accused of intensifying its crackdown on dissent with executions, mass arrests and one of the internet longest shutdowns to stifle protests against the regime.
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Iran’s killer drones increase slaughter in Sudan amid world’s forgotten war
Iran is accused of supplying Mohajer-6 attack drones to Sudan's armed forces as the civil war's death toll reportedly reaches as many as 400,000 people.
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Bus plunges into river after trainee driver crash, massive rescue response: reports
All four people on board were rescued after a trainee driver sent a bus careening into the River Seine near Paris Thursday, officials said.
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May Day protests across Europe and Asia turn into anti-American, anti-Israel political battlegrounds
May Day demonstrations across multiple continents escalated into clashes as traditional labor protests increasingly became vehicles for anti-war and anti-Israel political movements.
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North Korea's extreme battlefield doctrine revealed by Kim Jong Un during speech
Kim Jong Un publicly praised North Korean soldiers who chose self-destruction over capture in Ukraine War, marking a stark confirmation of battlefield policy.
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Trump’s 'Economic Fury' squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure?
Trump's escalating sanctions, naval blockade and financial enforcement against Iran test whether economic strain can force Iran's regime to bend.
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Global famine fears rise as Hormuz crisis threatens ‘eight-year,' Suez-scale disruption
Global famine fears are rising as the Strait of Hormuz crisis strains food supply chains, drives up fertilizer prices and threatens harvests worldwide.
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Mother-in-law of slain beauty queen arrested after international manhunt
Authorities arrested the suspected fugitive mother-in-law accused of killing a former Mexican beauty queen after a two-week international manhunt.
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Britain warns another terror attack is 'highly likely' within 6 months after London stabbing
Britain raised its national terror threat level to severe after two people were stabbed in an antisemitic attack in London's Golders Green neighborhood.
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Israel defense chief warns strikes on Iran could resume soon, signals campaign not over
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warns military action against Iran may resume soon, saying Tehran has suffered severe blows throughout the past year.
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