Raucous, lightning-paced and brimming with eye-catching fan costumes, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is like no other sporting spectacle. Each spring since 1982, for one rowdy weekend, Hong Kong Stadium – nestled among skyscrapers and…
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More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s war with Hamas began, the territory’s health ministry said Sunday, a grim milestone for a war with no end in sight as Israel resumes…
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Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment for Europe
by admin“Do you think you can trust Putin?” German Brig. Gen. Ralf Hammerstein asks with a wry smile. It’s a rhetorical question to which most of Europe would give the same answer – no. As the…
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Israel intensifies southern Gaza offensive as Hamas says senior figure killed in strike
by adminIsraeli operations intensified in southern Gaza with the military ordering evacuations and Hamas reporting the death of a senior figure in an airstrike. The militant group said Salah al-Bardawil, a member of the group’s political…
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The climate crisis will huff and puff, but these innovators are finding ways to stay standing
by adminWelcome to the Age of Adaptation, when a growing number of people are coming to realize that the Big, Bad Climate Wolf isn’t going away — and is only getting stronger. As the children’s story…
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Violent clashes as Turkey protests continue over detention of Erdogan’s main political rival
by adminViolent clashes erupted across several cities in Turkey between opposition supporters and state security forces for a second day, as demonstrators demand the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, according to videos and reports from…
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Ivik Knudssen-Ostermann, whose company runs boat tours to see Greenland’s glittering blue icebergs, says his bank has told him to expand ahead of an expected influx of tourists after US. President Donald Trump put the…
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Sudan army reclaims presidential palace in major push to take back capital from rebels
by adminSudan’s army has reclaimed the Presidential Palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a significant victory over a rampaging militia that controls swaths of the war-torn country. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid…
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Operations return to normal at London’s Heathrow Airport after power outage that caused global travel chaos
by adminFlights returned to normal at London’s Heathrow Airport on Saturday following a power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos. The first flights of the day took off as scheduled from 6 a.m. local…
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For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s position in the world is personal. Here’s what he really wants
by adminUS President Donald Trump said he thinks Vladimir Putin wants peace. Ukraine and its European allies don’t believe he does, while the Russian leader himself said he wants peace but then refused to sign up…