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Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service. He also on Monday ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or been …

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Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country

Muhamad Yehia ROME  — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti. Leslie Voltaire made the comment in an interview with The Associated Press in Rome on Saturday following a meeting with Pope …

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Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east

Muhamad Yehia GOMA, Congo— Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as U.N. officials reported an unspecified number of bodies on the streets. Hospitals are overwhelmed in Goma, while hundreds of …

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Libyan Minister of Labor Praises Egypt Support for Reconstruction

Sahar Ragab The Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation in the Libyan government, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sharif Arhuma, stated that the General Command of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, the Libyan government, and the Development and Reconstruction Fund headed by Belqasim Haftar, are working in an organized and continuous manner to provide …

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European leaders criticise Musk for telling Germans to move ‘beyond the past’

Muhamad Yehia The tech billionaire made the controversial comment at an AfD rally, two days before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Top European politicians are among those who have criticised Elon Musk for telling Germans to let go of “the guilt of the past” during an Alternative …

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Greenland is covered by collective security of NATO, says Finnish foreign minister

Muhamad Yehia Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen says Greenland is protected by Article 5 of NATO. Greenland is protected by NATO’s Article 5 which invokes mutual defence in the case of any armed attack or invasion, the Finnish foreign minister has said. According to Elina Valtonen, Article 5 is extended to …

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Israeli government cancels minister’s Brussels trip citing ‘concrete’ security threats

Muhamad Yehia The unusual move comes after relatives of Israeli hostages protested against plans for minister Chikli to speak at a holocaust memorial event in the European Parliament. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed diaspora affairs minister Amichai Chikli to cancel his planned visit to the European Parliament in …

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; French police detain 37 people in online child pornography investigation

Muhamad Yehia The arrests came after more than one million pornographic photos and videos were uncovered. An investigation in eastern France has led to the arrests of 37 people on suspicion of downloading and distributing child pornography. More than one million photos and videos of child pornography were discovered by …

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Nova festival Hamas attack survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel at Eurovision

Muhamad Yehia Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack in 2023, has been chosen to represent Israel at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. A survivor of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack at the Nova music festival will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Yuval Raphael, …

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Thousands march on streets of Brussels demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Muhamad Yehia Thousands took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza as well as sanctions against Israel by both the Belgian government and European Union. Thousands marched on the streets of Brussels on Sunday, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and urging both …

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