Why is China buying up gold?
Beijing’s gold purchases reflect a shift away from reliance on US dollar assets, experts say.
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Malaysia’s welcome for Min Aung Hlaing undermines its stand on justice
As the US attacks the ICC, Kuala Lumpur welcomes a leader the court’s prosecutor wants arrested.
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US in ‘denuclearisation’ talks with Russia and China: Trump
US and Russia each have more than 4,000 warheads. China set to catch up with them within five years, Trump says.
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India's young workers have a new colleague: AI
Artificial intelligence is changing the way Indian workplaces operate, raising questions about productivity, skills and entry-level jobs.
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German lawmakers back monthly state pension contributions for children, with families able to add more
Germany's parliament has backed a plan to help children save for retirement from the age of six. Meanwhile, Jewish students report death threats after they confronted a far-right lawmaker. DW has the latest.
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Locals in India’s Odisha allege forgery behind land taken for Adani mine
Forged signatures and thumbprints - even of dead and fictitious people - allegedly used to obtain land for bauxite mine.
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Spring-summer 2027 ready-to-wear collections: Africa in the spotlight at Paris Fashion Week
Fashion can absolutely be political, when it shapes identities and questions the balance of power. With his label Maxhosa Africa, South Africa's Laduma Ngxokolo is determined to put the continent in the spotlight. In Paris, Jacques Logoh, designer and founder of Togo's International Fashion Festival, gives African…
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Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine
Countries along NATO’s eastern flank growing increasingly concerned about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine.
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How prepared is Kenya for an Ebola outbreak?
The first confirmed Ebola cases in Kenya have raised urgent questions about the country's public health preparedness and border controls. But the health ministry says there is no need for panic.
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Italy cuts air traffic in half amid data transmission issue
Citing problems with the data transmission network, Italian authorities have drastically reduced the volume of flights in their airspace. The ENAV authority ruled out malicious activity and said flights remained safe.
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Germany, France agree deal to support European car industry
The two countries said the agreement aimed to safeguard Europe's automative industry, encouraging development and research. Car makers in Europe have so far struggled to compete with Chinese electric car companies.
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Palestinian olive trees torched as settler pogroms escalate during harvest
It is Palestine’s olive harvest, but settlers have set their trees and vehicles on fire.
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Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters
It is the first time the president has addressed nuclear weapons, but he didn't deny US could use 'mother of all bombs'.
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Putin seizes five more European firms, continuing Russia's hostile asset crackdown
The decree covers a flooring manufacturer, a paper packaging firm, a hygiene products maker, and two metal- and plastic-packaging companies, all of which continued operating in Russia after the all-out invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
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UN warns nearly 1 million in Gaza face flood risks as winter approaches
The UN is warning that nearly one million displaced Palestinians face flooding risks as winter approaches.
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Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed
Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearanceA New Zealand museum has released nearly 50 photos from a 1938 aerial survey of the island where Amelia Earhart is believed to have crash-landed, offering amateur sleuths new evidence to scour for traces of the…
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‘Opening the lid of a horrible secret’: Jamaicans confront enslavement with taboo-busting stories on screen
As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’ A woman opens a 300‑year‑old box, unleashing a violent spirit – it is the spirit of colonialism and oppression roaring back to life. It is a pivotal scene in…
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India’s mass voter purge is hollowing out democracy
The SIR is disenfranchising marginalised communities and advancing the Hindu nationalist project.
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The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews
Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.
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Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound.
Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women.
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Military signals building: Is the US-Iran war about to escalate?
Two US aircraft carriers are in the Arabian Sea, tanker sorties over the region are running 50% above September’s rate and Trump has not ruled out intensified strikes after November’s midterm elections.
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Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall
Joshua Foster will have to pay 3,000 euro (£2,500), a judge in Paphos rules.
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How books are being scanned and destroyed to train artificial intelligence
To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.
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Shooter kills teacher, three children at Oregon elementary school
A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, a city of about 100,000 in the nation's…
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