Macron to honour craftspeople who rebuilt Notre Dame. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday will bestow awards on around 100 craftspeople and officials who helped restore Notre Dame to its former glory after a fire nearly destroyed the beloved Paris cathedral six years ago. The ceremony at the Elysee Palace will take place from early Tuesday […]
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Thousands of child migrants dead in decade of Med crossings, UNICEF. Some 3,500 migrant children have died or gone missing in the past decade trying to cross the Mediterranean for Italy, UNICEF estimated on Tuesday, comparable to one child per day. In its estimate, the United Nations agency for children cautioned that the true number
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Russia jails youths for pro-Ukraine arson. A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced five young people to more than a decade in prison each for setting fire to a helicopter and railway equipment on behalf of Ukraine, Russian state media reported. Russia has been hit by dozens of sabotage attacks since Moscow launched its offensive against
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Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial. Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his conglomerate Meta is accused of taking over Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. The federal court trial in Washington has dashed Zuckerberg’s hopes
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Venezuelan authorities arrest 2 journalists in connection with crime. A member of the Bolivarian militia stands guard in front of a residential building in the 23 de Enero neighborhood during military exercises announced by President Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, 23 January 2025; journalist Nakary Menos had reported on the rising crime in the city.
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Banned song targets Nigerian president’s son for flaunting his wealth. Eedris Abdulkareem’s song “Tell Your Papa” is a lyrical protest against Nigeria’s worsening socio-economic conditions under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 14 April 2025. “They can ban the song, but they can’t ban the message.” On April 9, Nigeria’s National Broadcasting
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Putin Just Sentenced One of His Top Generals to Certain Death. More than 930,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the fighting in Ukraine, according to the latest estimates. General Ivan Popov is likely to be among them very soon. In an extraordinary move, Russian President Vladimir Putin demoted one of his most
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Republican senator admits he doesn’t know ‘what’s in Trump’s head’ over tariffs. Senator John Kennedy, typically a keen supporter of President Donald Trump, admitted that he did not know “what’s in his head” after the president’s recent movements on tariffs. Trump introduced his steep “reciprocal” tariffs on goods exported by America’s allies in the White House
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72 Opposition MPs Denie Shs 100m State House Payout Kampala-Uganda. Seventy-two opposition Members of Parliament have signed a resolution disowning the alleged Shs100 million payout from a classified State House budget, calling it corrupt and secretive. The resolution was unveiled by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, who said the signatories
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Ukraine runs largest ground drone trial yet Ukraine’s BRAVE1 defense technology cluster has announced the country’s largest test of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to date. According to an official statement from BRAVE1, more than 70 ground-based robotic platforms from 50 Ukrainian manufacturers were deployed in a coordinated field trial. The test involved navigating a 10-kilometer
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