Sat 15 February 2025: The US Army announced Friday that it will no longer allow transgender individuals to enlist or receive gender transition-related medical procedures, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. “The #USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with […]
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Fri 14 February 2025: Spain’s population has passed the 49 million mark for the first time, driven entirely by immigration, according to data published by the country’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Thursday. In the final quarter of 2024, Spain added more than 115,000 new residents, pushing the total to just over 49 million. […]
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Fri 14 February 2025: Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital for bronchitis treatment on Friday, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome to undergo several tests and continue treatment for his ongoing bout of bronchitis. Pope Francis has been suffering from bronchitis for several days. […]
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Fri 14 February 2025: A group of 14 states sued Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump on Thursday, claiming that the authority granted to the tech billionaire and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is unconstitutional, according to a report. The coalition of states, led by New Mexico, argues that Musk’s expansive role as the head of DOGE violates the […]
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Fri 14 February 2025: A man filmed burning the Quran outside the Turkish Consulate in central London was attacked by a passer-by armed with a knife. In dramatic scenes, one suspect with a rucksack and hood up is seen holding a holy book of Islam which is ablaze. Footage posted online cuts to him lying on the road, where he is […]
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Fri 14 February 2025: The Kremlin on Friday called for clarification on recent remarks by US Vice President JD Vance regarding the possible deployment of American troops to Ukraine and new anti-Russian sanctions, saying these statements introduce “new elements” in Washington’s position. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia […]
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Thu 13 February 2025: Some 28 people were injured when a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd of people in Munich in what the state premier said was probably an attack on Thursday, as the German city prepared to host a top-level security conference. Police in the southern city said a […]
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Thu 13 February 2025: The suspension of foreign aid programs by US President Donald Trump puts 6.3 million people at risk of dying from HIV and AIDS over the next four years, a UN organization dealing with the viral disease warned on Friday. “There is still a lot of confusion… about how the waiver will […]
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Thu 13 February 2025: Half of Generation Z in the UK believe Britain is a racist country while only four in 10 young Brits say they are proud of their country, according to a newly published survey. Only 11% of Gen Z, age 18-27, said they would fight for Britain and 41% said there were […]
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Wed 12 February 2025: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. “We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects,” Trump said on Truth Social. He said they each talked about the […]
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