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Sources: B. Tkachuk to Panthers, joins brother

Brady Tkachuk, captain of the Ottawa Senators, was dealt to the Florida Panthers, sources said Sunday, for a host of draft picks, allowing the wing to join his brother, Matthew, on a two-time Stanley Cup champion team that missed the playoffs this...

ESPN 4 months ago

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Leading Lebanese conservationist dies after Israeli airstrike on her home

Mona Khalil died Friday after an Israeli airstrike hit her beachside home two weeks ago. She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon to protect sea turtle nesting grounds.

NPR News 4 months ago

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Trump-backed de la Espriella or leftist Cepeda? Colombians elect a new president

Colombians are heading to the polls this Sunday to elect a new president. The frontrunner is Abelardo de la Esperiella. He has vowed to return to full-scale military confrontation with armed groups. His challenger is leftwing senator Iván Cepeda, he...

France 24 4 months ago

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Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings

Voters head to a runoff in Colombia Sunday between candidates offering sharply different approaches to armed groups, with the frontrunner calling for intensified military action over peace talks

NPR News 4 months ago

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Zelensky stripped of Poland's top award amid diplomatic spat

Ukraine's president has returned a state decoration he received from Poland amid a diplomatic spat. Poland stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the award after Zelensky renamed a ⁠military unit in honour of the World War Two-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army...

France 24 4 months ago

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Israeli drone strike kills Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza

Qatar-based Al Jazeera said on Saturday that an Israeli drone strike targetting a house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed its journalist Ahmed Wishah. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the strike on Wishah and alleged he was...

France 24 4 months ago

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Fête de la musique: France restricts public alcohol consumption as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

France restricted public drinking Sunday in “red alert” zones, including Paris, as Fête de la musique kicks off to cope with a heat wave unfurling across parts of Europe. Emergency services and military forces were also put on wildfire alert as...

France 24 4 months ago

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High-stakes Colombia vote sees Trump-backed hardliner face leftist senator

Voters in Colombia will choose a new president Sunday as hard-right White House-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella faces leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a high-stakes vote that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and...

France 24 4 months ago

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Farewell, Scotland: Boston won’t forget the Tartan Army

They arrived with kilts, songs and endless optimism. They leave behind unforgettable memories. For one week, Boston belonged to the Tartan Army. As Scotland's supporters head to Miami, their next World Cup destination, they say goodbye to a city...

France 24 4 months ago

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Iran says closed Strait of Hormuz as US deal hits obstacle ahead of Swiss talks

Iran said Saturday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, while warning that upcoming talks with the United States in Switzerland are unlikely to advance unless the fighting stops. President Donald...

France 24 4 months ago

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Musician and YouTuber Hainbach on ‘Breath of the Wild’ and Swiss Army Knives

Stefan Paul Goetsch, better known as Hainbach, is a German experimental composer, artist, and YouTuber who is perhaps most famous for making music with laboratory equipment and scientific instruments. He describes it as being like the "Dark Souls of...

The Verge 4 months ago

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Poland strips Zelensky of top state honour over WWII dispute

Poland has withdrawn its highest state honour from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after Kyiv named an army unit after a nationalist group that massacred Polish civilians during World War II. The decision by President Karol Nawrocki...

France 24 4 months ago

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Drone use expands in Sudan – and kills at least 1,000 civilians in 2026

According to the United Nations, more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since the beginning of the year. There has been a sharp increase in the use of drone warfare – a tactic marking a turning point in the...

France 24 4 months ago

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Could Israel lose Donald Trump’s support by continuing to drop bombs in Lebanon?

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least seven people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement. The persistent fighting threatened an interim agreement between the United States and Iran to...

France 24 4 months ago

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This small kamikaze helicopter defends Ukraine from Shahed drones

Russia’s long-range attacks on Ukraine usually involve a combination of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. The drones, mostly based on the Iranian ‘Shahed’ design, are getting faster, more sophisticated, and more numerous – but since...

France 24 4 months ago

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Bolivian President Paz declares state of emergency over anti-government blockades

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday, granting broader powers to deploy the military and clear road blockades after nearly two months of protests paralysed the economy and fuelled demands for his resignation.

France 24 4 months ago

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ABD Başkanı Trump, Türkiyeye geleceğini söyledi

ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, hizmete giren yeni Başkanlık uçağı Air Force One için düzenlenen törende, "Bununla çok seyahat edeceğiz. Yakında Türkiye'ye de gideceğiz" diyerek temmuzda Ankarada yapılacak NATO Zirvesi'ne katılacağının da sinyalini verdi.

TRT Haber 4 months ago

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Ebola: healthworkers worry for their life

In tonight's programme, WHO warns despite efforts, Ebola outbreak is accelerating rapidly. Also in Sudan, more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in drone strikes sincce the beginning of the year. And 'Africa now' pops up at the Galeries...

France 24 4 months ago

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SON DAKİKA | Trump bizzat duyurdu: Türkiye'yi ziyaret edeceğim

Son dakika haberleri... ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Ankara'daki NATO Zirvesi'ne katılacağını ilk kez kendi açıkladı. Trump, "Türkiye'ye gideceğim, bu yılın belirli bir zaman diliminde de Çin'i ziyaret edeceğim."...Devamı için tıklayınız

Sabah 4 months ago

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Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso: A border under tension

On the border between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, tensions are rising. Armed incursions by Burkinabe militias, jihadist threat, and civilians living in fear, our team got rare access, alongside the Ivorian army, to this high-risk zone.    ...

France 24 4 months ago