International
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South Korea Birth Rate Jumps But Still Under Key Fertility Threshold
Yearly births rose more than six percent between 2024 and 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics said, the sharpest year-on-year rise since 2010.
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Japanese Journalist Arrested in Iran: Reports
The reports named him as Shinnosuke Kawashima and said he had been transferred to the notorious Evin Prison.
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PSG Star Hakimi Faces Trial for Alleged Rape
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in Val-De-Marne southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her.
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Tundu Lissu Wins Objection Against Supplementary Evidence In Treason Case
Lissu countered that admitting the notice would open a “Pandora’s box” of issues beyond the charge sheet, including politically sensitive events of October 29, 2025.
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Germany’s Merz Seeks Second Wind at Party Congress
Merz faces pressure over a limping economy, poor personal approval ratings and the sustained threat of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of several regional elections.
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Venezuela Opposition Figure Questions Amnesty Law
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia on Friday said there would be “no lasting reconciliation without memory or responsibility” in his country after a criticised amnesty law potentially releasing hundreds of political prisoners was approved.
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Turkey Jails Journalist with Germany’s DW for ‘Insulting President’
Alican Uludag was arrested in Ankara on Thursday evening following a warrant issued by the Istanbul public prosecutor’s office, which said it had opened an investigation into him for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…
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Kompany Says Mourinho Made ‘Huge Mistake’ in Vinicius Racism Row
After the match, Mourinho hit out at Vinicius for inciting Benfica’s players and fans with his celebration following his winning goal in the first leg of the knockout phase play-off tie. UEFA has said it…
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Germany’s Merz to Visit China Next Week: Govt
During the two-day visit, Merz will also visit Beijing’s Forbidden City, Chinese robotics firm Unitree, German car company Mercedes-Benz and turbine-maker Siemens Energy, Hille said.
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Epstein Estate Agrees to Settle Victim Claims for up to $35 MN
The settlement is related to victims who said they were “sexually assaulted or abused or trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein between January 1, 1995, and through August 10, 2019,” the date of the disgraced financier’s death…
