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Ukraine presses ahead with removal of Soviet monuments

Ukraine presses ahead with removal of Soviet monuments

Ukrainian officials pressed on with a campaign to remove Soviet-era monuments on Saturday as authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv dismantled a statue of a Red Army commander from a central boulevard. Ukraine has doubled down on efforts to erase all traces of Russian rule amid a full-scale inv

Three die in Italian hospital fire

Three die in Italian hospital fire

Three elderly people were killed when fire swept through a hospital overnight in the town of Tivoli, close to Rome, Italian media reported on Saturday. A fourth body was found in the mortuary of the San Giovanni Evangelista hospital but that victim was believed to have died before the blaze broke

Putin says he will run for Russian presidency in 2024 election

Putin says he will run for Russian presidency in 2024 election

Russia's paramount leader, Vladimir Putin, was not even looking at the television camera when he announced that he would aim to stay in the Kremlin for at least another six years as head of the world's biggest nuclear power. After pinning the gold star "Hero of Russia" medals on the lapels of sold

Europe agrees landmark artificial intelligence regulation deal

Europe agrees landmark artificial intelligence regulation deal

Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments' use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT. With the political agreement, the EU moves toward becoming the first

Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage. Denmark and Sweden experienced a series of publ

Putin to talk oil with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Putin to talk oil with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a rare trip abroad to discuss oil production, OPEC+ and the wars in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine. Putin's meeting with the prince, known as MbS, comes after oil prices fell d

Iran, Russia sign joint declaration to counter Western sanctions

Iran, Russia sign joint declaration to counter Western sanctions

Iran and Russia have signed a joint declaration on cooperation to counter sanctions and reduce the unilateral coercive measures' negative impacts, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. The declaration was signed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian c

Doctors in Italy strike against proposed pension cuts

Doctors in Italy strike against proposed pension cuts

Thousands of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers staged a 24-hour nationwide strike in Italy on Tuesday, demanding better working conditions and improvements to the public health system. They also protested against proposed pension cuts in the 2024 budget bill, which was approved by the g