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King Charles says he will scale back cancer treatment next year
Buckingham Palace has not stated whether the king's cancer was in remission, but said the monarch has “responded exceptionally well” to treatment and that ongoing measures “will now move into a precautionary phase.”
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Pentagon officials order Europe to take over NATO within two years: report
"Five sources familiar with the discussion" reportedly say the message was giving this week in D.C., and if Europe can't make 2027 deadline, U.S. may withdraw from some NATO defense coordination mechanisms.
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Europe's media sees ambush on Guard as opposition to deployment, another case of too many guns
Much of the U.S. coverage of the events of last week focused on the country’s oft-criticized immigration system and the screening process for refugees.
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Pope Leo XIV visits Lebanon for first time
The visit is the second leg of his first foreign journey since being elected.
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Paris prosecutor announces four more arrests in Louvre Museum heist
Two men and two women from the Paris region are in custody and range in age from 31 to 40
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Rubio reports significant progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks
The Trump administration spurred on the negotiations with a 28-point plan, but officials said Sunday the two sides have created their own new framework.
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Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace plan calls for end of NATO expansion: report
The peace plan includes several concessions from both sides, but Ukrainians have criticized it as being more in favor of Russia because it would require Ukraine to cede certain territory, including the Donbas region.
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European regulators under fire for allowing broadcasts by a satellite channel tied to Houthis
Though a minor media presence at best, the Al-Masirah channel is attracting outsized criticism.
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Pope Leo summons Hollywood to Vatican, but conservative stars conspicuously absent
Lee calling on those present – including Spike Lee and Cate Blanchett – to make cinema what he called “an art of the Spirit.”
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Court rules ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison amid appeal
"I had never imagined I would experience prison at 70," former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said
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US has muted response to new, controversial merchandise by China-based Shein, compared to France
One possible explanation for the lack of U.S. outrage like that in France is that Shein has opened several popup stores in the U.S., including ones in Dallas and New York, but no flagship-style one like that in France.
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Top BBC executives resign as network reportedly prepares apology for editing of Trump speech
BBC's director general, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have left their positions.
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BBC expected to apologize for deceptively edited footage of Trump
The sequence omitted Trump saying on Jan. 6, 2021 that his supporters should "peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."