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The Arab Spring hasn’t ended, and Arab regimes know it
Fifteen years on, repression is deeper, dissent is criminalised, but democracy is still the public demand.
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EU leaders to meet for crunch summit on massive loan to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Brussels on Thursday to meet with his country's European partners for a make-or-break summit on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. Three people, including two crew members of a cargo vessel, were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks in t…
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Can Venezuela’s Maduro survive Trump’s oil blockade?
US president is unlikely to oust long-ruling Caracas strongman without military muscle, experts say
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Zelenskyy to confront De Wever in stand-off over Russian assets loan
Also in this newsletter: Mercosur’s last chance
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Trump Officials Announce More Than $11 Billion in Arms Sales for Taiwan
The move may reassure China hawks who are uncertain about the president’s commitment to the self-governing democracy.
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US approves $11bn in arms sales to Taiwan in deal likely to anger China
Huge US arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzer artillery, antitank missiles, and drones.
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The coming battle over the EU’s budget shake-up
Member states kick off two years of haggling over spending priorities amid growing doubts about the bloc’s relevance
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EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summitEuropean leaders are being urged to decide whether to use Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence at a time of unprecedented pressure from the US.At a critical summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU lea…
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US kills 4 in latest Pacific Ocean attack as Venezuela tension spirals
New attack brings death toll to nearly 100 from US strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean.
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Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting
Measures include fresh penalties for 'those who spread hate' as well as new powers to cancel or refuse visas.
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‘No evidence’ Australia’s Bondi gunmen trained in the Philippines: Official
Philippine official said 'mere visit' to the country does not support claims the men underwent 'terrorist training'.
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King's Speech set for week after crunch elections
Sir Keir Starmer is set to unveil the agenda for the next phase of his government in the aftermath of May's elections.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,393
These are the key developments from day 1,393 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Brazil Senate backs bill cutting Bolsonaro jail term, setting up clash with Lula
Brazil’s Senate has approved legislation that could sharply reduce the prison sentence of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted over an alleged coup plot after his 2022 election defeat, in a move that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to veto.
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Trump's expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted
Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries
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Australia is right to support a two-state solution: former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert
Benjamin Netanyahu had no right to claim Australia “poured fuel on the antisemitic fire” that caused the Bondi massacre, writes Israel’s former prime minister.
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Maduro slams Trump's sanctioned oil tanker blockade as a "grotesque threat"
Nicolás Maduro's administration is calling President Trump's blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela a "grotesque threat." CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.
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Gold Steady Near Record High as Traders Watch US Data, Venezuela
Gold steadied near a record high, as investors tracked mounting tensions in Venezuela and waited for US inflation data.
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House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.