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NATO says peacekeepers 'unwavering' as Kosovo tensions flare

NATO says peacekeepers 'unwavering' as Kosovo tensions flare

NATO on Sunday underlined the "unwavering" commitment of its KFOR peacekeeping force to its duties in Kosovo as tensions flare with pressure building on Serbia over the detention of three Kosovo police officers.

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Vinicius complains as advisor racially abused at Brazil friendly in Spain

Vinicius complains as advisor racially abused at Brazil friendly in Spain

Vinicius Junior complained Sunday about an alleged racist act by stadium security aimed at one of his staff before the friendly between Brazil and Guinea in Barcelona.

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Swiss vote on net-zero climate law

Swiss vote on net-zero climate law

The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Anxious wait for news after 41 dead in Uganda school attack

Anxious wait for news after 41 dead in Uganda school attack

Distraught families gathered at a mortuary in western Uganda on Sunday for any news of their loved ones after a militant attack left dozens of students dead and others missing.

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Blinken opens rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature

Blinken opens rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature

Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks in China on Sunday on the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the two powers looked to notch down the temperature in an escalating rivalry.

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Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon greats

Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon greats

An Armenian poet and communist fighter in World War II will enter the Pantheon mausoleum and join an elite group of France's revered historical figures, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.

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Under-threat UK balti restaurants keep calm and curry on

Under-threat UK balti restaurants keep calm and curry on

They gave their name to an area of Britain's second city but Birmingham's celebrated balti restaurants are facing a battle to survive.

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From coronation to poorest nation: Bulgarian maestro on tour

From coronation to poorest nation: Bulgarian maestro on tour

On the same evening as Vasko Vassilev led the orchestra at King Charles III's coronation, the virtuoso violinist jumped on a plane to tour the EU's poorest nation -- his native Bulgaria.

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New truce between Sudan's warring generals takes effect

New truce between Sudan's warring generals takes effect

A fresh ceasefire took effect in Sudan on Sunday after intense fighting that saw deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded over the border into Chad.

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Amid melting glaciers, Swiss vote on new climate law

Amid melting glaciers, Swiss vote on new climate law

The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality.

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