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South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 survivors were rescued and 78 bodies were retrieved las…Read More
Israel celebrates the release of Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari as part of the fragile truce. However, the fate of the foreign workers still being held hostage in the Strip remains a mystery. These include six Thai nationals and one Nepalese national about whose fate nothing has transpired even during negotiations in recent days. The families’ fears that “everything may fall apart” before their return.Read More
The annual festival began with the devotion to the image of the Baby Jesus found by the expedition of conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565. For Archbishop Jose Palma, it is a “true source of joy and hope”. In 2025, El Niño “is the hope,” said Ruben Labajo, bishop-elect of Prosperidad hope.”Read More
The Lux Collective announces major global expansion plans for 2025 and beyond, opening new properties in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and China.Read More
Zhejiang’s participation in the Thai International Travel Fair underscores the province’s growing role in global tourism,with a focus on cultural.Read More
The British government will build a memorial for LGBTQ veterans.Read More
Emmanuel Macron gave a speech to the French armed forces in the face of an ‘acceleration’ of threats which, in his view, requires Europe to ‘spend more on defense.’Read More
Britain has leapfrogged Germany to become the most attractive place to do business in Europe, even as Rachel Reeves’s record tax raid threatens to bring investment to a halt.Read More
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe’s military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries. Speaking minutes before the inauguration …Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe’s military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries. Speaking minutes before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has complained that Europeans do not pay enough for their defence, Macron said the continent should spend more. France, which has a large defence industry, has often complained when other European Union members have opted to buy U.S. weapons when French or European alternatives exist.Read More