RUSSIA, UKRAINE TO HOLD TALKS IN ISTANBUL AFTER KYIV’S UNPRECEDENTED DRONE ATTACKS

Mon 02 June 2025: Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set to hold ceasefire talks in Turkiye’s largest city a day after Kyiv carried out unprecedented drone attacks across Russia. The first round of talks held last month concluded without a breakthrough, but the two sides agreed on a prisoner swap. In Sunday’s attack, airbases in […]

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FRANCE TO PARTIALLY BAN SMOKING IN PUBLIC AREAS TO PROTECT CHILDREN

Sun 01 June 2025: France is to ban smoking in public outdoor spaces – including beaches, parks, school zones, bus stops and sports facilities – starting July 1 as part of a nationwide effort to protect children, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin announced. In an interview published Thursday evening by Ouest France newspaper, Vautrin said: “Where there are children, tobacco must […]

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EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT VON DER LEYEN CALLS FOR ‘INDEPENDENT EUROPE’

Fri 30 May 2025: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of an independent Europe on Thursday after receiving the prestigious Charlemagne Prize in the western German city of Aachen. “An independent Europe – I know this message sounds scary to many people. But this is essentially about our freedom,” von der Leyen said. She […]

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FRENCH SURGEON SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS FOR SEX ABUSE OF NEARLY 300 PEOPLE

Fri 30 May 2025: Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed ‘despicable act’ in another mass rape case that shocks France. A French court has sentenced a retired surgeon to 20 years in prison for raping or sexually abusing nearly 300 victims, many of them children under anaesthesia, over 25 years of his career in […]

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ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM US PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION

Fri 30 May 2025: Musk announced the news on X, where he declared his controversial government cost-cutting measures a victory. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that he is leaving the administration of United States President Donald Trump, where he led a months-long project to cut costs in the federal government. “As my scheduled time […]

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STATE OF EMERGENCY ISSUED IN CANADA’S MANITOBA OVER WORSENING WILDFIRE CRISIS

Thu 29 May 2025: The Canadian province of Manitoba declared a state of emergency late Wednesday in response to several rapidly spreading wildfires. “With the wildfires in northern Manitoba intensifying, our government has triggered a provincewide state of emergency to help us through this crisis,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. “The safety of Manitobans is, and will […]

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TRUMP SAYS CANADA ‘CONSIDERING’ TO BECOME ‘CHERISHED’ 51ST US STATE FOR FREE GOLDEN DOME ACCESS

Wed 28 May 2025: Not giving up on his idea of acquiring Canada, President Donald Trump has once again said that the country is “considering” to become the 51st state of the US in exchange for free participation in its Golden Dome missile defense system. “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part […]

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