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Czech populist Babis eyes power in election but may need help from extremes
Rob CameronPrague Correspondent, Prague Reuters Andrej Babis has taken inspiration from the US Maga movement, not least his party’s red caps saying “Strong Czechia” Czechs go to the polls on Friday and Saturday facing a deteriorating security situation in Europe and fears of Russian interference. Populist billionaire Andrej Babis, 71, is tipped to head the…
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Chunk of New York apartment building collapses in possible explosion
Grace Eliza Goodwin and Sakshi Venkatramanin New York Footage captures the moments after partial collapse of apartment building A section of a 20-storey residential building partially collapsed in New York City on Wednesday morning, and authorities say there are no injuries. Firefighters and emergency responders searched into the afternoon for anyone who may have been…
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Musk becomes first person ever to see wealth top $500bn
Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year. The tech magnate’s net worth briefly reached $500.1bn on Wednesday afternoon New York time, before dipping slightly to just…
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Four ways the US government shutdown could end
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent, Washington Watch: Closed parks and empty buildings as US government shuts down Welcome to the shutdown, 2025 edition. On Tuesday evening, the US Senate was unable to pass a spending bill that would have kept the US government funded, and for the first time in nearly seven years, federal operations have…
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Conservationist Dame Jane Doodall dies aged 91
Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, a world-leading expert on chimpanzees, has died aged 91. Her observations helped to reveal how closely related humans are to chimpanzees. She also worked tirelessly for conservation projects around the world. Dr Goodall died of natural causes while in California…
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French troops board oil tanker linked to Russian ‘shadow fleet’
French soldiers have boarded an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet”, used to evade sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine. The Boracay left Russia last month and was off the coast of Denmark when unidentified drones forced the temporary closure of several airports last week. It has been anchored…
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Israeli naval ships intercept Gaza-bound flotilla
The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several vessels that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had been “safely stopped” and that those aboard were being transferred to an Israeli port. It added that the…
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Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals
In 1980, Dame Goodall spoke to the BBC’s Terry Wogan about how she became interested in animals and shared some of her observations on chimpanzees’ likeness to humans. The primatologist and animal rights campaigner, who revolutionised the study of wild chimpanzees, has died aged 91. Source link
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Germany arrests suspected Hamas members over alleged attack plot
Three suspected members of the Palestinian armed group Hamas have been arrested for allegedly planning attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Germany, prosecutors say. The three men – two of whom are German citizens and one of whom is Lebanese-born – are suspected of having procured firearms and ammunition since the summer to allegedly…
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Jimmy Kimmel on the moment he found out he was going off air
His brief suspension came after his comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Source link