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Russia’s ‘meat-grinder’ tactics bring battlefield success

As 2024 draws to a close, and winter arrives, Russian forces are continuing to push their Ukrainian opponents back. In

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UK-Greece deal on Parthenon Sculptures ‘close’

EPA A deal that could see the Parthenon Sculptures returned to Greece is “close”, a former adviser to the country’s

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Spain hotel check-in delay fears as new registration rules begin

Visitors to Spain will face more paperwork from Monday when a new law requiring hotel owners and car hire firms

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Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah faces the IPC’s Panduleni Itula

Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa

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Dozens killed in sectarian attacks

More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Another 156 are said

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Australian teen the fourth tourist to die

Getty Images It is believed the victims may have consumed drinks laced with methanol while in the Laotian town of

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dozens of medics on trial over baby deaths

Forty-seven people have gone on trial in Turkey in connection with an alleged scam in which newborns were transferred between

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Vetting Trump nominees: What are recess appointments?

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Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

Ahead of the verdict, Nadezhda Buyanova was led, handcuffed, into the courtroom and locked inside a glass and metal cage.

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Who will win control of the House? The outstanding races to watch

Getty Images The party that will control the US House of Representatives for the next two years is not yet