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New law in Vietnam derided as bid to quell all critique of communist rule

A rights group calls Vietnam's new "Decree 147" social media crackdown a bid by the Communist Party to put an "icy stra…

CBS News
Feb 18, 2025
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US politics live: four deputies to New York’s mayor resign over chaos surrounding corruption charges

Justice department has requested corruption charges against Eric Adams be dropped, widely seen as reward for his help w…

The Guardian
Feb 18, 2025
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Saudi Arabia's stunning transformation from global pariah to diplomatic power

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 18: Saudi Arabia emerges as a key diplomatic power as it hosts Russian and US official…

France 24
Feb 18, 2025
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Pope Francis to remain in hospital as Vatican cancels weekend events

Pope Francis will remain in hospital in Rome where he continues to receive treatment for bronchitis as the Vatican on T…

France 24
Feb 18, 2025
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Passenger films his escape from upside down crashed plane

Video shows people clamber over belongings and seats from inside the plane that crashed on the Canadian runway.

BBC
Feb 18, 2025
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Germany's tensions over immigration laid bare ahead of election

In the western city of Oberhausen the BBC finds conflicting attitudes towards immigration ahead of the vote.

BBC
Feb 18, 2025
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14 killed in narco gang clashes as police warn of "reprisals"

In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adu…

CBS News
Feb 18, 2025
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Two water companies appeal against Ofwat’s ‘unacceptable’ curb on bill increases

Anglian Water and Southern Water ask Ofwat to let them raise bills by even higher percentage than previously mandatedBu…

The Guardian
Feb 18, 2025
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Russian and US officials meet in Riyadh – without Ukrainians | First Thing

Negotiations get under way, with Kyiv and other European powers sidelined. Plus, why gen Z has ditched capitalizationDo…

The Guardian
Feb 18, 2025
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Thames Water wins court backing for £3bn debt package

Deal approved at high court gives company £1.5bn in upfront cash to stave off collapseBusiness live – latest updatesTha…

The Guardian
Feb 18, 2025
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Ukraine Talks, U.S. Health Agency Cuts, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Fallout

American and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. The Trump a…

NPR
Feb 18, 2025
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UN calls for calm as violence flares in South Sudan

Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says.

Al Jazeera
Feb 18, 2025
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