Thu 20 February 2025: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again pushed for US control of Greenland, citing what he called security concerns. “We very need Greenland from the standpoint of national security and international security, we have to do something with Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, as reported by Forbes Breaking […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: The United Kingdom has confirmed for the first time that British Special Forces rejected the resettlement applications of over 2,000 Afghan commandos who served alongside the British military for two decades. According to a report by the BBC, the Ministry of Defence appeared to confirm that Special Forces officers rejected all 2,022 […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them. More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a beach in the state of Tasmania, with rescue teams now scrambling to save those still alive, Australian environment […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: Millions of households face a greater than expected increase to their energy bills of £85 a year from April after Europe’s gas storage levels slumped, according to analysts. The average gas and electricity bill for households across England, Scotland and Wales is expected to rise by nearly 5% from April to […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: Tech company Meta is set to build the world’s longest undersea cable, a 50,000-km (31,000-mile) project designed to enhance global internet connectivity, according to British media on Tuesday. The cable, longer than Earth’s circumference, will link the US, India, South Africa, Brazil, and other regions, Sky News reported. Named Project Waterworth, […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: Amnesty International has called on French lawmakers to reject a bill that seeks to ban headscarves and other religious symbols in sports competitions. The bill, which proposes banning clothing and symbols displaying religious affiliation in all sports disciplines in France, will be debated in the French Senate this week. Amnesty International […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: US President Donald Trump leveled sharp criticism Tuesday at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying Kyiv could have made a deal to avoid the war with Russia. Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump said the Ukrainian leader “should have never started” the war, criticizing Zelenskyy after he expressed […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: Talks between Russia and the US on improving ties as well as the Ukraine war —the first such talks in years— concluded after 4 and a half hours, Russian state media reported Tuesday. Speaking at a media briefing on the sidelines of the meeting in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, which was broadcast […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: The unemployment rate in the UK increased to 4.4% in December 2024, up from 4.3% on a quarterly basis, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday. The economic inactivity rate was at 21.5%, while the employment rate also increased to 74.9%, the ONS said. The number of unemployed people […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: Pope Francis will remain in the hospital for an extended period due to a new diagnosis announced by the Vatican on Monday, following his bout with bronchitis last week. The 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has been diagnosed with a “polymicrobial respiratory infection,” prompting doctors to adjust his treatment for […]
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