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Feb 18, 2025
Berlin [Germany], February 18: According to international media, the debate began with the topic of immigration and then quickly heated up when incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the SPD party and candidate Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU alliance confronted Ms. Alice Weidel of the far-right AfD party about her party's anti-immigration policies.
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Gaza [Palestine], February 18: Families of some Israeli hostages in Gaza have received signs of life from their loved ones for the first time in...
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Kampala [Uganda], February 18: Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a...
Hamas operations leader killed in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], February 18: The Israeli military has killed the head of Hamas' operations department in Lebanon, it said on its...
Russia, US officials meet in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine talks
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 18: The United States and Russia have confirmed that their top delegates will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss...
Israel plans 1,000-unit expansion for occupied West Bank settlement
Jerusalem [Israel], February 18: Israel has issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli...
At least nine dead in US floods, including child
Washington [US], February 18: At least nine people, including a child, died over the weekend amid severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in parts of...
Russian drones cause damage near Kiev
Moscow [Russia], February 18: Russia attacked Ukraine again with a large swarm of drones overnight in the Kiev region, after which Ukraine launched a counter-attack,...
Swedish court convicts four men over Islamic State involvement
Stockholm [Sweden], February 18: Four men have been convicted in Sweden for their involvement in a Somali branch of the terrorist militia Islamic State, the...
Paris hosts emergency summit on Ukraine war as Trump sparks alarm
Paris [France], February 18: European leaders were gathering on Monday for an emergency summit to discuss plans by US President Donald Trump to end the...
Argentina President Milei faces impeachment calls over crypto crash
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 18: Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls - and legal action accusing him of fraud - over his promotion of cryptocurrency on social media.
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