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Finland proposes 'civic knowledge' test for citizenship 16 Apr 2026 - 05:35 pm
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Germany's Lufthansa to shut CityLine unit over strike, jet fuel prices 16 Apr 2026 - 05:30 pm
The logo of German airline Lufthansa is seen in the foreground as passengers walk below a flight information display at Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on April 15, 2026, as cabin crew union UFO urged members of Lufthansa cabin crew to stage a strike in a dispute over pay and pensions. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Indonesia to send fertiliser to Australia amid shortfall 16 Apr 2026 - 05:26 pm
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Greenland celebrates new international airport 16 Apr 2026 - 05:06 pm
File photo: The Danish flag flies form the deck of the HDMS Knud Rasmussen Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, moored at the harbour in Nuuk, Greenland on January 16, 2026. (Photo by Alessandro Rampazzo/ AFP)
EU spells out how Google must share data with rivals 16 Apr 2026 - 05:02 pm
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Lebanese President, US Secretary of State discuss ceasefire efforts 16 Apr 2026 - 04:55 pm
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Debris found in search for missing helicopter carrying eight in Indonesia 16 Apr 2026 - 03:34 pm
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Human rights observatory calls for immediate, complete lifting of siege imposed on Gaza Strip 16 Apr 2026 - 03:10 pm
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Turkiye launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims 16 Apr 2026 - 11:46 am
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Helicopter carrying eight loses contact in Indonesia 16 Apr 2026 - 11:30 am
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Floods in Dominican Republic and Haiti kill at least 19 16 Apr 2026 - 11:28 am
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UK PM to meet social media bosses over online child safety 16 Apr 2026 - 11:09 am
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Afghans comb riverbed in search of gold dust 16 Apr 2026 - 11:02 am
This photograph taken on April 13, 2026 shows Afghan men digging a mountainside along the Kunar riverbed before seiving stones in search of gold nuggets in the Song area of Ghaziabad district, Kunar province. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Turkiye to hold funerals for school shooting victims 16 Apr 2026 - 10:15 am
Families of victims wait in front of a hospital in Kahramanmaras, on April 15, 2026, after a teenager opened fire in a school in the city.  (Photo by Orhan Erkilic / AFP)
Major gas leak sparks fire at oil refinery in Australia 16 Apr 2026 - 10:13 am
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Australia secures extra 100 mn litres of diesel 16 Apr 2026 - 08:10 am
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Merz praises Lufthansa on centenary as strikes ruin party 15 Apr 2026 - 08:25 pm
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a speech during a ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the first Lufthansa at Lufthansa Group Hangar One, Frankfurt Aiport, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
World Bank announces water security plan covering one billion people 15 Apr 2026 - 08:03 pm
World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and his wife Ritu Banga arrive for an event in honor of Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and Queen Maxima at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP)