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An urgent note, a whisper -- and a Gaza deal long sought by Trump
Serbia faces 'extremely serious' impacts as sanctions hit oil firm
Serbia faces 'extremely serious' impacts as sanctions hit oil firm

Serbia's president warned that US sanctions on the Russian-controlled operator of the Balkan nation's only oil refinery that took effect on Thursday put it in an "extremely serious" position.

October 09, 2025

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Rediscovered painting shows madam of notorious Nazi brothel
Rediscovered painting shows madam of notorious Nazi brothel

A long-lost oil painting of Nazi-era Berlin's most notorious brothel madam, Kitty Schmidt, has been rediscovered and was presented to the public in the German capital on Thursday.

October 09, 2025

Grave of French guillotine abolitionist defaced before Pantheon ceremony
Grave of French guillotine abolitionist defaced before Pantheon ceremony

The grave of Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, was vandalised on Thursday, just hours before his induction into the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures.

October 09, 2025

At German auto crisis meet, Merz vows to fight EU gas guzzler ban
At German auto crisis meet, Merz vows to fight EU gas guzzler ban

Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Thursday to do everything in his power to fight EU plans to ban combustion-engine car sales from 2035 after crisis talks with the struggling German car industry.

October 09, 2025

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Israel says 'all parties' signed phase one of Gaza deal
Israel says 'all parties' signed phase one of Gaza deal

Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, in a major step to end a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.

October 09, 2025

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Nepal welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal, calls for citizen's release
Nepal welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal, calls for citizen's release

Nepal on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, urging the release of all hostages, including the lone Nepali held in Gaza.

October 09, 2025