Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that…
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International
Zelensky vows to wreak ‘wrath’ against Russia in 2024
KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in his New Year's address Sunday to wreak…
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Putin praises army in scaled-back New Year’s address
MOSCOW, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin praised the Russian army in his New Year's Eve address Sunday,…
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China’s Xi hails ‘resilient’ economy in bullish New Year speech
By Matthew WALSH, Oliver HOTHAM BEIJING, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP)- President Xi Jinping said Sunday the Chinese economy had grown…
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Israel rings in New Year under barrage of rockets from Gaza
JERUSALEM, Jan 1, 2024 (AFP) - Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted Tel Aviv and southern Israel as…
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Shark attack kills Hawaii man
WASHINGTON, Jan 1, 2024 (AFP) - A 39-year-old Hawaii man has died of his injuries after he was attacked by…
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Ukraine downs drones as Russia retaliates for Belgorod attack
KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - Kyiv said Sunday it had destroyed 21 of 49 Iranian-made drones fired after…
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Scholz visits flood-hit northern Germany
BERLIN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled Sunday to parts of northern Germany hit by floods after…
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Arrests in Germany over ‘Cologne cathedral attack plot’
BERLIN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - German police arrested three people on Sunday over an alleged attack plot targeting the…
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US strikes kill 10 Huthi rebels attacking ship in Red Sea
HODEIDA, Yemen, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - The US military said Sunday its Navy helicopters fired at Iran-backed Huthi rebel…
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