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A teacher at Drakensburg Secondary School in South Africa is under investigation for allegedly cutting off a Hindu student's religious thread. The South African Hindu Maha Sabha has condemned the ...

European leaders gathered Monday to plot a rough path forward on defense. Wavering support from President Trump is driving the debate. By Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger President Trump’s ...

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After Russia's 2022 invasion, Ukraine's normally febrile political life was becalmed under martial law. But there have been growing signs of activity picking up, as the United States has set its ...

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More than 200 undersea tremors were recorded off the coast of several Aegean Sea islands over the last few days - the largest of which measured a magnitude of 4.9. There has been a further 4.2 ...

Nariman Dzhelyal has been appointed as Ukraine’s new ambassador to Turkiye after facing jail at the Kremlin’s hands.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit will be the first by an Arab leader to Damascus since fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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