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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 18:07:59

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A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups. Protesters call for an end to Turkish airstrikes, which they say are damaging vital infrastructure and endangering civilian lives. Turkish drones and warplanes remained in the air during the protest. Farhan Haj Issa, co-chair of the executive council of the Autonomous Administration in Kobani, called for Syria’s new authorities and a U.S.-led coalition that has allied with Kurdish forces in the fight against the Islamic State to help bring about a halt to hostilities. He called on “whoever leads the government in Damascus to take responsibility and end the brutality and violence” HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has called for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to be integrated in the national army. Turkey views the SDF as an extension of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The SDF is, however, allied with the United States in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Kavitha was standing barefoot and ankle-deep in mud at the site of a former cemetery in Visuvamadu, Sri Lanka. She was lamenting the adjacent military base built on the graves of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters, including that of her brother. Through the war, the state bulldozed and repurposed many structures belonging to the LTTE. The NPP rode to power a nationwide wave of anti-establishment sentiment stemming from frustration with persistent economic failings and endemic corruption. The fall of the Rajapaksa family – who had dominated Sri Lankan politics since 2005 – has been stunning. In the Sinhala south, they were long perceived as heroes for winning the war against the LTTE. Tamils, like every constituency, are pragmatic and take into account both economic interests and political preferences. Many committed Tamil nationalists and supporters of independence voted for the NPP in the hope that it can deliver a better economy. Others simply wanted to punish established local politicians they perceived as corrupt and incompetent. NPP has never held power and therefore did not have baggage. This doesn’t mean the NPP does not have the same baggage as the rulers of the past. All major Sinhala parties engaged in this conduct, including the JVP. Sri Lanka’s nation-building project is fundamentally rooted in giving primacy to Sinhala Buddhism. Tamils were never accepted as equal citizens, pushed to the periphery through a Colombo-centric approach. Leading Tamil politicians repeatedly conceded longstanding political demands for mere scraps. This election is more likely to be a blip than a wholesale change. Sri Lanka must disclose what it did with the thousands of Tamils it took into custody. Tamils have learned through repeated painful experiences that a political solution will not come from the state.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun becomes Lebanon’s 14th president. Aou’s appointment overcomes a major impasse; parliament had met on 12 prior occasions to vote for a president but failed to elect one. He eventually won 99 votes from 128-seat parliament in second round of voting. Economic and political crises Aoun’s term as commander coincided with a period of incredible difficulty for the country. A years-long economic crisis has left millions of Lebanese struggling. The institution Aoun was in charge of, the Lebanese army, was also widely seen as weaker than the Shia group Hezbollah. To worsen matters for the country, Israel’s war on Gaza quickly dragged in Lebanon. The war’s resolution did open a pathway to finally selecting a president, as international and domestic pressure increased to find a solution and send a message that Lebanon would begin to rebuild. The new president also pledged to rebuild the areas targeted by Israel. His emphasis on national unity comes at a rare moment of agreement. It will take much more to prove to the Lebanese people that the country has now truly turned a corner.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Radio Schuman is your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news, insights, and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond. Euronews Tech Talks provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society. Water Matters Europe's water is under increasing pressure. Pollution, droughts, floods are taking their toll on our drinking water, lakes, rivers and coastlines.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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A New York Court of Appeals judge issued a brief order on Thursday declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s legal team. That leaves the US Supreme Court as likely the president-elect’s last option to prevent a sentencing hearing from taking place as scheduled on Friday. Trump was found guilty in late May on 34 counts of falsifying business documents related to hush-money payments made to an adult film performer. In May, he became the first US president ever convicted of a crime. He has continued to reject any wrongdoing and says he is victim of political “witch hunt” Earlier this week, Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court for an immediate stay of the sentencing.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 16:24:20

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Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X. The tech billionaire is using the acronym for the party to endorse the far right in Germany. Musk has demanded the release of jailed U.K. Anti-Islam extremist Tommy Robinson. Weidel and the party don't have widespread support ahead of the presidential election. The AfD has been put under observation by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency for suspected extremism.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Russia is closely monitoring Donald Trump’s territorial claims to Greenland, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says. Trump on Tuesday reiterated his desire for the US to take control of greenland. The mineral-rich island – an autonomous Danish territory – is located in the Arctic. “We have to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland,” Kallas said. Frederiksen’s office told the AFP news agency that she would meet Danish party leaders later on Thursday.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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A group of 24 heavily armed men attacked the president’s office at 8:45pm on Wednesday. At least 19 people were killed. Businesses and schools opened as usual on Thursday. There was a more heightened security presence on the streets. The assault comes weeks after controversial parliamentary elections. At least six people have been arrested in connection with the attack. The landlocked Central African nation has long experienced instability in the form of rebel movements, armed groups, and coups d’etat. Experts describe government's decision to expel French troops as a way to gain support amid widespread anti-France sentiments in former West and Central African colonies. In May 2024, Deby swept the presidential polls, winning more than 60 percent of the vote to the anger of opposition groups that described the exercise as fraudulent. There are several conflicting theories about who might have been responsible for Wednesday’s attack. More than 50 people were killed, and more than 100 were injured. The aim is to track and neutralise hundreds of Boko Haram fighters who attacked and killed more than 40 Chadian troops in the Lake Chad Basin area on October 28. “There can be no dynastic devolution of power in our country,” the statement added. The late Deby seized power by deposing the dictator Hissene Habre. Analysts say Chad is likely to face more attacks like this one. Chad signed a deal with Hungary in October. French military personnel are in the process of being withdrawn after France fell out with three other Sahelian countries governed by military governments hostile to Paris. Ochieng said the fact that Chad was downplaying an attack by Boko Haram could mean some officials might want to blame an external actor.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 16:23:45

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Guyana says it will seek help from the United Nations' top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region. Guyana’s foreign ministry said that Venezuela’s plan violates a December 2022 agreement between the two countries to not trigger conflict or escalate tensions over the mineral- and oil-rich region comprising two-thirds of Guyana's land mass. The ministry said it would ask the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands for provisional a 1966 agreement to resolve the dispute effectively nullified the original arbitration. A ruling is not expected this year because Venezuela was given until late August to reply to arguments made by Guyana. Guyana objected to the completion of a bridge by Venezuela’s military on Guyana’s side of the bordering Ankoko Island.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 17:00:48

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A strong earthquake drove frightened residents of El Salvador's capital into the streets. El Salvador’s Environmental Ministry reported preliminarily that the earthquake was centered along the Central American country’s Pacific coast.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 15:48:45

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A 45-year-old local man killed 12 people in several locations before killing himself. Four people were wounded, including Dejan Kokotovic, born in 1985. The rampage was the second such mass shooting in less than three years in Cetinje.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Lebanon’s parliament has selected army chief Joseph Aoun as the country’s president, ending a more than two-year gap without a head of state.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 16:19:56

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M23 is the most prominent of the more than 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich area. Last month it captured the towns of Katale and Masisi, the latter located 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of the regional capital, Goma. Congo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 and has repeatedly rejected Kagame's advice to negotiate. Rwandan authorities say the FDLR is embedded into the Congolese army. Kagame accuses Congo of persecuting its own people and causing them to become refugees.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The threat from Russia and the prospect of an American isolationist retreat are looming too large for Europe to ignore. Despite their various fiscal headaches, the member states have put their hands in their pockets since the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Joint purchasing and production Various solutions are on the table to finance the continent's defence, among them joint production and arms purchases. But the specific needs of member states in terms of armaments sometimes stand in way of this form of cooperation. One way to finance these efforts would be joint borrowing, also known as Eurobonds. If conditions change or something happens in the Indo-Pacific or Taiwan, Europeans won't have priority. The EU's role has been and still is limited: defence remains the exclusive competence of the member states.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 15:13:00

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Police are out in force in Venezuela 's capital. Protests remained limited as of Thursday morning. Opposition stalwart Maria Corina Machado has called on supporters to demonstrate to force him out of office. Electoral authorities did not provide detailed vote counts to back the announced result. But unlike in previous presidential elections, electoral authorities didn't provide detailed voting counts to support the announcement.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jimmy Carter is being honoured with a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. “He was a man of great character and courage, hope and optimism,” Biden said of his fellow Democrat. All of Carter’s living presidential successors were in attendance for Thursday’s funeral, including President-elect Donald Trump. Politicians, diplomats and other figures from all over the world will be in attendance at Thursday’s funeral. Bernice King, daughter of slain US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., also compared the former president to her father. Carter defeated Ford in 1976 but the pair became close friends. Mourners also will hear from Stu Eizenstat and Andrew Young. After the morning service in Washington, DC, Carter’s remains will return to his home state of Georgia.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 14:24:29

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Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks. Iran began an unusual two-month-long military drill last week. The military flexing seems aimed at projecting strength, but doubts about its power are high. Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, yet officials suggest Tehran could pursue an atomic bomb. It's not just Trump or Netanyahu, a longtime foe of Tehran, who paint Iran's nuclear program as a major threat. Europe had previously been seen as more conciliatory toward Iran, but its attitude has hardened. Tehran's advances in its atomic program are a 'nuclear escalation' that needs to be addressed. That “snapback” power expires in October. Iran released a visiting Italian journalist, Cecilia Sala, after detaining her for three weeks. Iran has threatened to close the strait — a narrow lane through which a fifth of global oil supplies are transported. The tempo of attacks on shipping lanes by Yemen's Houthi rebels, long armed by Iran, has slowed. Iran has growing reservations about the reliability of Russia.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 15:25:06

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Nicolas Sarkozy denounces a "plot" he says was staged by "liars and crooks" in a Paris trial. The former French president is facing charges of passive corruption, illegal campaign financing, concealment of embezzlement of public funds and criminal association. French investigative magistrates said in 2016 the document has all the characteristics of authenticity. There is no corruption money because there was no corruption of the candidate. The trial involves 11 other defendants, including three former ministers.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Mozambique's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane returned from self-exile on Thursday claiming to have won a disputed October election that sparked months of protests against the long-ruling party. He left the country in October following an election clouded by allegations of rigging against the ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power since Moziambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. International rights groups say at least 100 people have been killed by security forces, Mondlane said he was willing to enter into negotiations with Frelimo to end months of unrest. Mozambique’s Constitutional Council upheld the victory last month, making its candidate, Daniel Chapo, the president-elect.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy has been decimated. Most of its wells, roads, electricity grids, farmland and infrastructure are damaged. The new administration says lifting those sanctions is vital to rebuild the country.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The life-size statue, dating from 1606, is revered for its resistance to disasters, which many associate with miraculous powers. The procession covers almost 6 kilometres and is a celebration of Jesus Nazareno.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Harbin, located in northern China, unveiled new tourist experiences. Ice sculpture competition brought together 100 artists to create 18 unique... But ephemeral pieces.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 14:28:11

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Donald Trump is right to say NATO member nations must increase military spending. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says "the post-Cold War peace is well and truly over" Trump has expressed skepticism about NATO, openly questioning the value of alliance. Lammy has spoken of his friendship with Vance, the incoming vice president. He has been at the forefront of British government efforts to forge good relations with Trump’s inner circle.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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At least eight babies have died of hypothermia this winter in Gaza. Two siblings in Gaza are making clothes and distributing them free of charge.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The life-size statue, dating from 1606, is revered for its resistance to disasters, which many associate with miraculous powers. The procession covers almost 6 kilometres and is a celebration of Jesus Nazareno.

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