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Watch: Trump's motorcade drives lap of Daytona 500 racetrack
The president opened the Nascar season with a flyby and lap in front of the racing cars. Source link
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Who’s who and why this vote is important
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor EPA-EFE Friedrich Merz (L) is favourite to become the next chancellor but every German government has to form a coalition German voters decide on 23 February who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats favourite to become the biggest party in power. Controlling immigration and reviving…
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Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
Kyiv has not been invited to talks between the US and Russia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian government source has told the BBC. The US special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg had said Kyiv would be involved in Monday’s talks in Saudi Arabia, but the source said no delegation would…
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South Korean actress found dead, aged 24
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has been found dead in Seoul, police have said. The 24-year-old was found in her home in the city’s Seongsu-dong district by a friend at around 16:55 (07:55 GMT) on Sunday. Officers said no signs of foul play had been found and they were investigating the cause of death. Kim…
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Bukavu in DR Congo falls to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor’s office. Some people lined the streets to clap and cheer the fighters as they marched and drove into the city centre without resistance. It is the second city after Goma to fall to the rebels…
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Panda-stic! Twin cubs attract hundreds of visitors on debut
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park unveiled its new attraction to the public: twin panda cubs. Huge crowds flocked to the theme park for the debut of the fluffy pair. Their nicknames ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Little Brother’ are only temporary. Hong Kong’s residents have been taking part in a competition to name the duo. Their mother, Ying…
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Dozens including women killed in collapse
More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali’s western, gold-rich Kayes region. The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to look for scraps of gold when the earth around them caved in, a…
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US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers
The US government is trying to rehire nuclear safety employees it had fired on Thursday, after concerns grew that their dismissal could jeopardise national security, US media reported. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) workers were among hundreds of employees in the energy department who received termination letters. The department is responsible for with designing,…
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Marco Rubio meets Benjamin Netanyahu as pair praise Trump’s ‘bold vision’ for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is working in “full cooperation” with the US on a “common strategy” for Gaza, after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump’s “bold vision” for Gaza’s future and said he and Rubio had discussed ways to “ensure that future becomes a…
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World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. He was killed on Saturday morning after the car in which he was travelling near the…
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