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Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years : NPR

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the Bundestag’s Committee of Inquiry into Afghanistan, in Berlin Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Michael Kappeler/AP/DPA hide caption toggle caption Michael Kappeler/AP/DPA BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power … Read more

Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul | Protests News

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Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights. Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between the British and the Indigenous Maori people. New Zealand police reported that about 10,000 people marched through the town of … Read more

Argentina's Leader Celebrates Trump's Election; a Possible New Country in Europe

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In Argentina, President Javier Milei is celebrating both the success of this radical cost cutting in lowering inflation and the re-election of Donald Trump in the U.S. The ultra-libertarian has said that he wants to “make Argentina great again” and is travelling to Florida to congratulate Trump in person. We hear how Argentinians are reacting. … Read more

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district | Conflict News

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Islamabad, Pakistan – The main highway connecting Pakistan’s Kurram has remained closed for over four weeks as sectarian tensions sparked by land disputes continue to simmer in this tribal district bordering Afghanistan. A picturesque mountainous region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Kurram has been plagued by tensions since late July, when a land dispute between Shia … Read more

Morning news brief

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Republicans won the White House and Senate and maybe the House. Does Donald Trump’s win threaten the future of Obamacare? Israel’s ousted defense minister says there’s nothing more to achieve in Gaza. Source link

Sorry Cinema | Gaza | Al Jazeera

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DigiDocs Palestinian filmmaker Ahmad Hassouna says ‘sorry’ to cinema as he puts his dreams of becoming a director aside to document his life under Israeli bombardment. Sorry Cinema is part of From Ground Zero, a collection of 22 short films made in Gaza initiated by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi to tell the untold stories … Read more