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Nigeria killed more than 13,000 ‘terrorists’ in past year, president says
Nigeria’s military has “neutralised” more than 13,000 “terrorists” in the past year, the president says, as armed groups and criminal gangs continue to carry out mass attacks and kidnappings in the country. In a televi…
Lyhanna case triggers calls for law change in France
The death of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was found in an abandoned silo, has shocked France and galvanized a population who say that her death was entirely preventible. They blame the slow justice system which faile…
Fast-track border checks, return centers, 'mandatory solidarity': What the EU’s new asylum rules could change — and what they may not.
After years of preparation, one of the most significant reforms to asylum law in Germany and the entire European Union took effect on Friday. The new "Common European Asylum System" (CEAS) will require that asylum seek…
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Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a 16-year career marked by numerous ac…
The World Cup opened with jubilation in Mexico City as a packed stadium roared the hosts to victory.
Five years in the making, the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum comes into effect this Friday. It aims to strengthen the bloc's external borders and incentivis…
It was one of the most emotional moments of the transfer of power in Hungary: On May 9, just as the new National Assembly convened for its inaugural session, a…
The iconic British contemporary artist David Hockney has died, his publicist said Friday.
Ukraine's continued strikes on fuel supplies to Crimea have sparked the worst fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russi…
Israeli firm BlackCore, suspected of interfering in France's local elections in March, is also suspected of meddling in elections in New York City and Scotland…
Pulisic, the face of the U.S. men’s national team, talks about feeling pressure to deliver World Cup success on home soil.
It was his first speech in front of parliament as Iraq’s prime minister, and Ali al-Zaidi was quick to set out his stall. “[I am committing to] reforming the …
David Hockney, who has died aged 88, was Britain's favourite artist - and a man of trenchant views, expressed in the broadest of Yorkshire vowels. A genius in…
