Iran’s supreme leader receives high-ranking Hamas delegation

Iran’s supreme leader receives high-ranking Hamas delegation

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has received a high-ranking delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Leading members of the Hamas politburo met with Khamenei in Tehran, his office said on Saturday. Pictures showed the high-ranking Hamas functionary Khalil al-Hayya in attendance. The Iranian leadership supports Hamas politically and militarily, although it distanced itself…

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Aga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony in Egypt

Aga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony in Egypt

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, has taken place in Lisbon. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King Emeritus Juan Carlos were among the dignitaries who attended Saturday’s private ceremony for His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini at the Ismaili community center.…

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Germany: Nationwide protests against right-wing extremism expected

Germany: Nationwide protests against right-wing extremism expected

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Demonstrations against right-wing extremism, hate and social marginalization are set to take place in numerous cities across Germany this weekend. Organizers in Munich say…

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Investigations continue after two Brits die in France

Investigations continue after two Brits die in France

An investigation into the death of a British couple in France is continuing, after their bodies were discovered by a neighbour on Thursday. The pair, named on Friday as Andrew and Dawn Searle, moved to south west France from Scotland about a decade ago. The local mayor, Jean-Sébastien Orcibal, told French television that the deaths…

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Three more Israeli hostages released by Hamas

Three more Israeli hostages released by Hamas

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Hamas has released three more hostages in the Gaza Strip as part of the latest prisoner exchange with Israel, live television images showed on…

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3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system

3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed Saturday morning after officials switched off the Soviet-era grid’s transmission lines and prepared to join the rest of Europe on Sunday. This came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet…

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Who’s pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?

Who’s pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, involving several neighbouring countries. An alarming number of African countries already have troops deployed in the conflict zone, which has a long history of outside interference. The DR…

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Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a ‘malicious activity’ targeting candidate

Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a ‘malicious activity’ targeting candidate

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference said Friday it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting…

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