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380 UK, Ireland writers denounce Gaza ‘genocide’

Nearly 380 writers from the UK and Ireland, including Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan, penned an open letter Wednesday denouncing what they called Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza and urging a ceasefire...

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Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump rebukes Putin

Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin ‘CRAZY’ and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.

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Russia strikes Kyiv amid POW exchange with Ukraine

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow’s invasion...

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Russia, Ukraine begin mass prisoner swap

Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner exchange Friday, which if completed would be the biggest swap since Moscow invaded more than three years ago.

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Napoleon’s sword sold at auction for 4.7m euros

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 million euros at auction in Paris, many times the asking price and coming close to a new record price for a Napoleonic artefact, the auction house said.

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Macron party backs banning hijab in public spaces for under 15

French president Emmanuel Macron’s political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of ‘political Islamism’ in France...