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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced his resignation and that of his Cabinet, citing irreconcilable differences within his four-party coalition about how to rein in migration.
US to send cluster munitions to Ukraine
The United States announced on Friday that it will send Ukraine cluster munitions - prohibited by more than 100 countries - as part of an $800 million security package, a move Ukraine said would have an "extraordinary psycho-emotional impact" on Russian forces.
A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.
French government could cut off social media during unrest, says Macron
Élysée insists French president not advocating general blackout as ministers say rioters using platforms to organise violence
Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain have asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to open proceedings against Iran over the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in 2020 that killed all 176 people on board, legal filings showed on Wednesday.
Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, said late on Sunday.
France riots: Ministry says quieter overnight, 719 arrested
Nahel's death has fed longstanding complaints of discrimination, police violence and systemic racism inside law enforcement from residents of the low-income, racially mixed suburbs that ring major French cities.
France riots: Public transport curtailed after rage over shooting
The move is a desperate attempt to restore order after rioters torched buildings and cars in a third night of rage sparked by the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M. on Tuesday.
Wagner Boss Declares War On Russian Defense Ministry
After claiming his forces were attacked by Russia, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said he would march on Moscow.
I'm beginning to think giving an unhinged psychopath free reign with his own army you treat as cannon fodder to fight an unjust war was a bad idea. 🤔
Russian Mercenary Leader Accuses Kremlin of Attacking His Forces
Russia sent armored vehicles into the streets of Moscow and a city near Ukraine. Russia’s main security agency urged Wagner mercenaries to detain their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, after he accused Russian forces of attacking them.
U.S. Navy Heard What It Believed Was Titan Implosion Days Ago
Underwater microphones designed to detect enemy submarines first heard the suspected implosion just hours after the submersible began its voyage.
Underwater noises heard in desperate search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic
The U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be. However, it offered a glimmer of hope for those now lost aboard the Titan as estimates suggest as little as a day’s worth of oxygen could be left.
Uruguay to melt Nazi bronze eagle recovered from sunk ship, recast it as peace dove
Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War II-era German destroyer off its coast 17 years ago, and recast it as a dove of peace, the South American country's president said Friday.…
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a sword in a three-person burial dating to the late 14th century B.C.
Health Minister Rosa Gutiérrez quits with the country in the grip of a deadly dengue fever outbreak.
One of the victims, will however remain at the prison after refusing to comply with court's set conditions including feeding.
The EU’s artificial intelligence regulation took a major step, with the European Parliament approving its version of the AI Act.
Forecasters say the cyclone has begun to make landfall as 170,000 are evacuated.
Gale force winds and heavy rains are lashing coastal areas of north-west India and southern Pakistan as a fierce cyclone makes landfall.
More than 170,000 people have been evacuated so far.
Forecasters have warned that Cyclone Biparjoy - which means "disaster" in Bengali - could destroy homes and crops in its path.
The landfall process has started and could go on till midnight local time.
The cyclone is set to hit the coast near the Jakhau port, between Mandvi in Gujarat and Keti Bandar in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Pakistan's disaster management agency has warned of storm surges as high as 3-4m (10-13ft) along the coastline from Karachi to Gujarat.
Alok Pandey, the official in charge of relief operations in Gujarat, said earlier on Thursday that the cyclone's intensity had reduced but that wind speeds were still expected to be at "very dangerous" levels of around 110-125 km/h at the time of landfall.
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Azimio says the proposal to increase VAT on fuel to 16 per cent will push up cost of living, want Ruto to withdraw Finance Bill and re-introduce a people friendly one.
Barbs continue to fly as the Kenyan National Assembly continues to hash out the specifics of the 2023 finance bill.
A reduction in house levy from 3% to 1.5%, but an 8% VAT increase on fuel, from 8% to 16% are two current points of contention.
Scotland's former first minister attended a police interview on Sunday before being arrested by detectives.
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the SNP.
Police confirmed a 52-year-old woman was taken into custody as a suspect and is being questioned by detectives.
It follows the arrest and subsequent release of her husband, ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, in April.
A spokeswoman for Ms Sturgeon confirmed she had attended a police interview by arrangement on Sunday.
The former SNP leader, who stood down in March, was then arrested and questioned by officers who have been investigating for the past two years what happened to more than £600,000 of donations given to the party by independence activists.
The spokeswoman said: "Nicola Sturgeon has today, Sunday 11 June, by arrangement with Police Scotland, attended an interview where she was to be arrested and questioned in relation to Operation Branchform.
"Nicola has consistently said she would cooperate with the investigation if asked a