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If an ancient prophecy is right, Michael “Barney” Chandler has just got the most important job in England.The 56-year-old former Royal Marine is the new ravenmaster at the Tower of London, responsible for looking after the feathered protectors of the 1,000-year-old fortress.According to legend, if the ravens leave the 11th-century…
Japanese opposition lawmakers have submitted a no-confidence motion accusing the governing party of rushing a budget bill without adequate debate due to disruptions from a fundraising scandal.The opposition criticized Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for not disclosing details about slush funds created by the governing party’s leading faction.Kishida’s government has seen…
The British government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda could cost nearly $630 million, plus additional expenses per person deported.The plan aims to deter migrants from making dangerous Channel crossings by sending them to Rwanda for processing.After legal setbacks, a treaty was signed between Britain and Rwanda, but it…
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed Friday that he will visit Donald Trump in Florida next week, and described a possible comeback by the former U.S. president as the “only serious chance” for an end to the war in Ukraine.Addressing a diplomacy forum in Turkey, Orbán…
The European Union on Friday pledged 50 million euros ($54 million) to the UNRWA agency after it agreed to a staff screening audit.EU-appointed experts are set to screen how the agency identifies extremists trying to join its ranks.The UNRWA, the primary provider of aid to Gaza, drew intense criticism following…
A 66-year-old man accused of killing a woman when he was stationed in Germany as a U.S. soldier nearly 46 years ago has been arrested in the United States, German investigators said Friday.SOLDIER TURNS HIMSELF IN AFTER 4 PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILD, ARE KILLED IN GERMANY SHOOTINGThe man, whose name wasn’t…
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Armed forces from the Netherlands have been deployed to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to clear beaches of oil coming from an offshore spill blamed on an overturned barge hundreds of miles away.The military cleaned up several beaches on the island that were reopened to the public on Friday.”The…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Phnom Penh Post, a newspaper founded in 1992 as Cambodia sought to re-establish stability and democracy after decades of war and unrest, said Friday that it will stop publishing in print this month, the latest blow to the country’s dwindling independent media.The Post was…
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s economy grew 2.9% in 2023, beating expectations in the first year of the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to the government statistics institute Friday.The number announced by IBGE impressed many economists, whose overall forecast early last year was for only 0.8%…
