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Vilnius, Lithuania (REUTERS) – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said on Sunday they had successfully synchronized their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, one day after severing decades-old energy…

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Trump’s desire for Greenland sets feelings on fire in the Arctic

February 9, 2025

The comings and goings at Greenland’s new international airport in its capital Nuuk look a bit different of late, as journalists like me come here to see what all the…

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A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence

February 9, 2025

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation,…

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Modi’s party returns to power in Indian capital for first time in 27 years

February 9, 2025

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won elections in the sprawling megacity of Delhi for the first time in 27 years on Saturday, defeating one of his most…

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Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza

February 9, 2025

Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thaenna,…

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41 killed in bus accident in southern Mexico

February 9, 2025

A traffic accident involving a bus in southern Mexico, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, killed 41 people, the government of Tabasco state said in a…

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Freed Israeli hostages did not know their loved ones had died

February 9, 2025

For the Israeli hostages freed Saturday, the suffering did not end when Hamas militants paraded their frail and gaunt figures on a stage in Gaza ahead of their release to…

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Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts

February 9, 2025

Ecuadorian voters are preparing to cast their ballots for a new president for the second time in 18 months amid an unprecedented security crisis in the country. Ecuadorian President Daniel…

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The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening

February 8, 2025

As the Trump’s administration’s 90-day freeze on nearly all US foreign aid continues into a third week, thousands of USAID personnel were expected to be placed on administrative leave or…

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Trump freezes aid to South Africa over controversial land law, claiming discrimination against White farmers

February 8, 2025

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law that allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities…

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