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US forces are withdrawing from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, completing a pullout agreed under former president Joe Biden as fears grow over the security vacuum it could leave. Iraqi officials and analysts warn the departure could embolden Iran-backed militias and give Islamic State fighters room to rebuild their capabilities.
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Students have been protesting conditions and resources in high schools since last week.
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Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
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Fighting has returned to northern Ethiopia, shattering a fragile peace in the region. DW spoke to civilians caught in the crossfire amid communication blackouts, as rebel and federal forces keep battling for territory.
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More than 100 Israeli settlers stormed a village in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday, setting fire to Palestinian properties and wounding three members of Israel's security forces. The raid, which drew rare government condemnation, came as the military attempted to accompany a Palestinian family back to their home after they had been displaced by earlier settler attacks.
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Measures, which need to be approved in Congress, include extending ban on evictions of vulnerable people Spain’s Socialist Workers’ party-led coalition government has approved a range of measures aimed at easing the country’s housing crisis, including extending a ban on evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, after a public outcry over the eviction of an 87-year-old disabled woman from her Madrid apartment last week. Two decrees have been approved by cabinet but will need to be approved in Congress, where the coalition lacks a majority. The government has requested a special parliamentary session on Friday in the hope of getting the decrees passed as soon as possible. Continue reading...
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About 1,500 refugees are to be sent back in the first phase, despite criticism from rights groups.
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Footage of attack on Academy shows people leaning out of windows as bright flames engulf part of the historic building.
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Farmers and women abducted in northern Niger and Zamfara states as police find human remains at suspected gang camps.
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Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray's capital, Mekelle.
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Defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over the 2016 fatal abduction of the Cambridge scholar.
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Nearly half a million people are displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict between the military and rebel groups.
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Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.
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A 10-year-old child and two 30-year-old women were on board the boat - which was carrying 105 people.
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The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has forced Iraq to look for alternatives to export its oil.
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The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
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France's maritime police said they received a distress call from an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people.
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Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.
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Such attacks aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
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