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Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit airports
Getty Images Passengers had reportedly already checked in luggage and were having problems getting it returned Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg…
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Explosive-laden caravan part of a ‘fake terror plot’
A caravan found packed with explosives in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a “fabricated terrorism plot” concocted by criminals, Australian police have said. The caravan, which was found in north-western Sydney on 19 January, contained enough explosives to produce a 40m-wide blast, along with a note displaying antisemitic messages and a list…
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How does the Canada general election work? A simple guide
BBC Mark Carney is due to be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister in the coming days, having won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau. It means he will lead the governing Liberal Party of Canada in the next election – which is expected to be called soon. Several political leaders had called for…
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‘Canada will never, ever be part of America’, incoming PM says
Mark Carney, Canada’s next prime minister, has declared his country will win the trade war that was erupted with the United States under President Donald Trump. The former Bank of England governor addressed a crowd of Liberal supporters after the result of the leadership contest was announced on Sunday evening. In his speech, Carney pledged…
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Ex-cyclone Alfred erodes Australia’s Gold Coast beach
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred caused huge swells and flooding as it hit Australia’s east coast over the weekend. Footage shows beach erosion at the Gold Coast’s Surfer’s Paradise, a car windscreen impaled by a tree and damage to property caused by the storm. Residents are being warned that heavy rain is set to continue in the…
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Policeman convicted for viral torture video found dead in jail
A former Thai police chief who was jailed for life three years ago for torturing a drug suspect to death has been found dead in his Bangkok jail cell, authorities said. Thitisan Utthanaphon, who was nicknamed Joe Ferrari for his many luxury cars, died by suicide, according to a preliminary autopsy. In 2021, a leaked…
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Carney talks tough on Trump threat
John Sudworth Senior North America correspondent Watch: Trump has put unjustified tariffs on Canada, says Mark Carney Mark Carney’s thumping victory in the race to succeed Justin Trudeau makes him not only leader of the Liberal Party but, by default, the next Canadian prime minister. It’s an extraordinary result for a man with very little…
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US says Ukraine ‘ready to move forward’ on ceasefire demand
The Trump administration believes Ukraine’s leadership is “ready to move forward” on the US demand for a ceasefire process with Russia, according to a senior US state department official. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are due to arrive in Saudi Arabia for Tuesday’s talks with their Ukrainian…
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Pro-Palestinian student protester detained by US immigration officials, says lawyer
A student who played a prominent role during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York City last year has been detained by federal immigration officials, says his lawyer. Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, was lead student negotiator for the encampment at the campus on the west side of Manhattan. His attorney,…
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Trump says US economy in ‘transition’ as trade war escalates
US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration’s flip-flopping on tariff threats against some of its closest trading partners. Asked if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said there was a “period of transition” taking place.…
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