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The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king Saturday to hand in the resignation of his four-party coalition, setting the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year.
King Willem-Alexander flew back…
Iceland tops 2023 Global Peace Index
The 2023 Global Peace Index released its annual ranking of the most peaceful countries in the world.
The Institute for Economics and Peace 2023 study measured a country’s level of negative peace using three domains of peacefulness:
•…
White House briefly evacuated after mysterious ‘white powder’ found
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a suspicious substance that prompted a brief evacuation when it was found Sunday evening inside the White House, according to law enforcement authorities.
In a preliminary test, the substance, a…
Flooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a relative respite from sweltering heat
Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from sweltering heat.
Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said…
Israel to buy 25 more F-35 stealth jets in $3 billion deal
Israel was the first country outside the United States to acquire the F-35.
Paris riots: Suburban mayor’s wife hurt as rioters attack their home
Attackers in France tried to set fire to the home of a suburban Paris mayor's home overnight and fired rockets at the official's fleeing wife and children.
UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Saturday and again called on foreign governments with strong security forces to help the struggling country fight a surge in gang violence.
The appeal was made after Guterres met…
Indian nurse who delivered more than 10,000 babies…
On a normal day, Kathija would handle just one or two births but she easily remembers her busiest day. “8 March 2000 was the most hectic day in my life.” It was International Women’s Day and people were greeting her as she walked into the…
Pakistan and IMF reach $3 billion staff-level agreement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, the lender said, a decision long awaited by the South Asian nation which is teetering on the brink of default.
The…
US sanctions gold firms suspected of funding Wagner Group
The United States took aim at Russia’s Wagner Group and imposed sanctions on Tuesday on companies it accused of engaging in illicit gold dealings to fund the mercenary force.
The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it slapped…