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Sold for €1.2m: Mussolini’s 130-year-old seaside home now council property in Italy
ROME, April 5 — The summer residence of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has been sold, municipal officials confirmed to German Press Agency (dpa) on Saturday. Villa Mussolini, situated on […]
Who’s who in graft trial rocking Spanish government
MADRID, April 5 — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s former right-hand man goes on trial on Tuesday in a high-profile corruption case that has tainted his Socialist party and rocked […]
Iran military says US airman rescue operation ‘completely foiled’ despite Trump’s claims of victory
TEHRAN, April 5 — Iran’s military said today that the US operation to rescue an airman from a downed American fighter jet had been “completely foiled”, without suggesting he had […]
On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest
VATICAN CITY, April 5 — Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message today to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest […]
One step to conscription? German men must now inform military of extended foreign trips
BERLIN, April 5 — A new German military service law will require most young men to inform authorities when leaving the country for long periods, with a newspaper report on […]
US rescues second downed airman in Iran as Trump renews 48-hour ultimatum
TEHRAN, April 5 — President Donald Trump said today that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it “one of the most daring Search […]
Corruption trial of Pedro Sanchez ally Jose Luis Abalos threatens Spain’s minority govt
MADRID, April 5 — A corruption trial of a former right hand man to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins on Tuesday, a politically explosive case that has threatened to […]
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun to visit China ahead of Trump trip, raising cross-strait tensions
TAIPEI, April 5 — Taiwan’s main opposition leader will make a rare trip to China on Tuesday, weeks before US President Donald Trump, with Beijing expected to use the […]
Frenchman executed in China for drug trafficking, Paris condemns death penalty
PARIS, April 5 — A Frenchman sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France’s foreign ministry announced yesterday, expressing its “consternation.” Chan Thao Phoumy, a […]
US arrests niece of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani after residency revoked, Tehran denies family link
WASHINGTON, April 5 — Two family members of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded, the US State Department […]