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Dec 2, 2025

St Lucia prime minister Philip Pierre keeps majority as ruling party wins

Labour party holds at least 13 seats after campaign centered on crime, economy and passport salesSt Lucia Labour party (SLP) of the prime minister, Philip Pierre, has held its legislative majority, putting Pierre on course for re-election after a campaign centered on economic management, violent crime and passport sales.Official election results on Tuesday showed the social democratic SLP winning at least 13 seats in the small Caribbean island’s 17-seat House of Assembly, matching its current majority with two seats left to be called. The results showed Pierre with 57.1% of the popular vote against the conservative opposition leader Allen Chastanet’s 37.3%. Continue reading...

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Dec 2, 2025

China's plan for 'mega' embassy in London faces further delay

British authorities have delayed a decision on a super-sized Chinese embassy in central London amid growing security concerns

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Dec 2, 2025

Lee backs a nuclear-armed South Korea, but says without U.S. support, the prospect is off the table

The nuclear genie keeps trying to wriggle its way out of the bottle in South Korea, with President Lee Jae-myung addressing rumors about Seoul using the technology.

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Dec 2, 2025

NATO chief dismisses concerns about US commitment to the alliance ahead of Ukraine meeting

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte brushed off fresh concern about the United States’ commitment to the military organization on the eve of a meeting of allied foreign ministers focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine

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Dec 2, 2025

Nigeria's president nominates ex-military chief for defense minister weeks after he was forced out

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday nominated the former military chief as defense minister just weeks after he was made to step down.

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Dec 2, 2025

NATO chief dismisses concerns about U.S. commitment to the alliance ahead of Ukraine meeting

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte brushed off fresh concern Tuesday about the United States' commitment to the military organization on the eve of a meeting of allied foreign ministers focused on Russia's war against Ukraine.

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Dec 2, 2025

The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet marketplaces and becoming popular on social media.

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Dec 2, 2025

Hillsborough investigation finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct charges

Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for their failings during and after the 1989 Hillsborough stadium soccer tragedy, a long-running investigation has found.

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Dec 2, 2025

U.S. envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

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Dec 2, 2025

Hong Kong to form independent committee to probe cause of deadly fire as public pressure mounts

Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday.

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Dec 2, 2025

Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget after major protests

Bulgaria's government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after an evening demonstration drew tens of thousands of peaceful participants but was later marred by clashes between a much smaller group of masked men and police.

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Dec 2, 2025

UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog

The British government has announced changes to the right to trial by jury to address a backlog in the justice system