German ex-chancellor sues parliament
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Gerhard Schroeder seeks to get back funding for his office that was withdrawn amid a row over his ties to Russia

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has launched a legal bid to get back funding for his office and staff. The privileges were withdrawn in May by the Bundestag’s budget committee, his lawyers told broadcaster NDR on Friday.

Since the launch of Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine, Schroeder has been fiercely criticized for his work with Russia. His perceived close relationship to Moscow, however, was not mentioned by the budget committee when it passed the motion to strip him of some privileges. Officially,...

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Australian politician issues Taiwan conflict warning
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton says Beijing is ready to seize the island, “come hell or high water”

Australia’s opposition leader has urged people to “cut through the propaganda” coming from China amid high tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, and see the “real message” that an attack on Taiwan is a real possibility.

“Nobody should be surprised if there is an incursion or if there is a conflict because [the Chinese] said they’d be taking back Taiwan, come hell or high water,” Peter Dutton, who previously served as defense minister, told ABC Radio National on Thursday....

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Germany at risk of mass unrest – security official
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Protests over Covid-19 curbs will feel like ‘a kid’s birthday party’ compared to what’s ahead, a senior security official says

Germany could be facing mass unrest this autumn and protests over the energy crisis could be hijacked by extremists, a regional head of the country’s domestic security agency has said.

Stephan Kramer, who heads the BfV in the state of Thuringia, said Germany must be prepared for the possibility that “legitimate” protests over energy and economic crises could be “infiltrated by extremists.”

He told ZDF broadcaster on Wednesday that demonstrations could be expected over...

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What will Earth look like in 7010 AD? Will humans still exist after 5,000 years?
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The Earth carries the scars of the enormous advancements in human technology during the last 5,000 years.

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Watch: Freya the walrus could be euthanised if crowds don’t stay away, warn Norwegian authorities
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Authorities in Norway claim they are considering killing a walrus that gained popularity while enjoying the sun in the Oslo fjord because of the th

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❗UK delivers fresh batch of M270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Kiev - Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Compromised: Shanghai Covid app data up for sale

A hacker’s offering to sell the personal details of some 48.5 million city residents - posting a sample of names and numbers to prove he’s the real deal.

When contacted, these people reportedly confirmed their identity - though said their ID numbers were wrong.

The asking price is $4k.

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Na­tive Amer­i­can re­mains, bur­ial ob­jects to be re­turned in Al­aba­ma
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Near­ly 110,000 Na­tive Amer­i­can hu­man re­mains are still in the pos­ses­sion of col­leges and mu­se­ums across the US.
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In­fo­graph­ic: How were In­dia-Pak­istan par­ti­tion bor­ders drawn?
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This an­i­mat­ed map shows how the bor­ders of the In­di­an sub­con­ti­nent have evolved since the 1947 par­ti­tion.
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Ethiopia com­pletes third fill­ing of Blue Nile mega-dam reser­voir
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Prime Min­is­ter Abiy said at fill­ing of dam that the Nile is ‘a gift of God giv­en to us for Ethiopi­ans to make use’.
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Time­line: 75 years of par­ti­tion and In­dia-Pak­istan ten­sions
In­dia and Pak­istan were born 75 years ago out of a bloody di­vi­sion of the In­di­an sub­con­ti­nent by the colo­nial British.
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Property price index now level with Celtic Tiger peak
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However, house price inflation slowed for the third consecutive month in June

Woman (20s) dies after assault in Co Meath
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A man aged in his 30s was arrested and is currently detained in Ashbourne Garda station

5-year-old Louisiana girl kicked out of school because parents are same-sex couple
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A five-year-old girl in Louisiana, US, studying in kindergarten class was kicked out of her religious school because her parents are a same-sex cou

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New Zealand rescuers save stranded dolphins using buckets and towels
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Seven of nine dolphins stranded on a remote New Zealand beach were rescued and refloated on Friday.

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Samsung boss Lee, convicted of corruption, given pardon to 'revive' South Korea's economy
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Billionaire Lee Jae-yong, the heir and de facto leader of the Samsung group, was granted a presidential pardon Friday, on the occasion of next week

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UK institute apologizes for citing Russian nationality in rejection letter
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A cancer research facility overturned its rejection of a Russian PhD applicant

A UK cancer research facility has apologized for telling a student that her PhD application had been rejected because she is Russian.

The controversy erupted when student Alisa Iakupova tweeted on Tuesday that her friend had been denied a PhD place at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, which is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Iakupova posted a screenshot of what she said was a response from the institute, which said:...

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Bolton reacts to alleged assassination plot
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An Iranian suspect allegedly offered a would-be assassin $300,000 to murder the former US National Security Advisor

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Thursday that he was “embarrassed” by a low price tag that had allegedly been put on his head, as part of a would-be plot to assassinate him, planned by an Iranian national.

On Wednesday, The US Justice Department announced criminal charges against Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), for allegedly orchestrating an assassination attempt against Bolton, a long-time anti-Iran hawk.

According to the DOJ, Poursafi wanted...

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Ger­many sus­pends mil­i­tary mis­sion in Mali amid diplo­mat­ic ten­sion
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The move comes in re­sponse to the Malian gov­ern­ment’s re­fusal to give fly­over rights to a UN peace­keep­ing mis­sion.
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