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Trump helps enflame anti-LGBTQ feeling from Hungary to Romania

Trump helps enflame anti-LGBTQ feeling from Hungary to Romania

Hungarian Nikoletta Bogadi's life was turned upside down when one of her four children came out as gay and another one as transgender.

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Woe is the pinata, a casualty of Trump trade war

Woe is the pinata, a casualty of Trump trade war

The humble pinata has become one of the latest targets to take a whacking in US President Donald Trump's trade war.

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'Like orphans': Argentina mourns loss of papal son

'Like orphans': Argentina mourns loss of papal son

Grief-stricken Argentines massed at Buenos Aires Cathedral and across the city Monday to collectively mourn the late pontiff, hero, defender of the marginalized, and one of their own: Pope Francis.

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Trump tariffs torch chances of meeting with China's Xi

Trump tariffs torch chances of meeting with China's Xi

With his storm of tariffs on Chinese goods, US President Donald Trump has torched ties with Beijing and likely wrecked any hope of meeting his counterpart Xi Jinping in the near term, analysts say.

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X rival Bluesky adds blue checks for trusted accounts

X rival Bluesky adds blue checks for trusted accounts

X rival Bluesky on Monday said it was adding blue checks to accounts that have been verified to confirm users are who they claim to be.

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China to launch new crewed mission into space this week

China to launch new crewed mission into space this week

China is expected to launch a new crewed mission into space this week, as Beijing takes steady steps towards its goal of putting astronauts on the Moon.

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Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission

Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission

It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment -- the rubbish humanity discards.

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Latin America fondly farewells its first pontiff

Latin America fondly farewells its first pontiff

The passing of Latin America's first pope sparked an upwelling of sorrow but also gratitude Monday, with everyone from Lionel Messi to disparaged migrants marking the life of a pontiff who spoke to and for the region's faithful.

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'I wanted it to work': Ukrainians disappointed by Easter truce

'I wanted it to work': Ukrainians disappointed by Easter truce

Many Ukrainians felt let down by a 30-hour Easter truce announced by Russia, even if some welcomed a brief lull in fighting after more than three years of war.

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Harvard sues Trump over US federal funding cuts

Harvard sues Trump over US federal funding cuts

Harvard sued US President Donald Trump's administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision.

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