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German union calls Friday strike at seven airports

Expected flight delays, cancellations to affect tens of thousands of passengers

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US arrests four more in plot to kill Haiti president

This adds to seven others already charged with the 2021 murder of President Jovenel Moise

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El Salvador extends anti-gang state of emergency by 30 days

Congressional leader justifies extension by pointing to ‘successful results’ on the streets

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Italy’s Berlusconi acquitted in ‘bunga bunga’ bribery trial

Billionaire ex-PM freed of accusations he paid starlets hush money over notorious parties

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Sinkholes sow fear in former Polish mining town

20 craters have appeared in past two years, two decades after coal mine shut

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Scottish leader Sturgeon announces shock resignation

Election to be held to find replacement as Scottish National Party head, she says

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Canada stops funding sensitive research with ‘hostile’ foreign actors

Govt announcement follows media report that universities had collaborated with scientists linked to China’s military

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Japan says past aerial objects likely Chinese spy balloons

Tokyo now weighing relaxing rules on shooting down such craft in its airspace, reports media

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Strong earthquake felt in New Zealand capital

Residents reportedly feel sudden jolt, buildings quivering

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UK, US guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’ over Chagos Islands: NGO

Human Rights Watch urges full reparations for forcibly displaced islanders

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On EU, Ukraine borders, Belarus special forces are ‘ready’

Army simulating forest combat while paratroopers practise jumping from aircraft

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China to resume issuing short-term visas for South Koreans

Move follows Seoul’s decision to end Covid-19-linked travel restrictions on Chinese nationals

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Biden demands Congress act on gun violence after latest mass shooting

After rampage at Michigan State University, visibly shaken state governor laments ‘uniquely American problem’