EU-POLITICS-GERMANY-AFD
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocks the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. Moving
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VATICAN-RELIGION
Pope Francis warns against the excessive commercialization of art and the destructive impact of the market on creativity during a speech to artists at the Venice Art Biennale, where the Vatican has a pavilion in a women's prison. Moved
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IRAN-DEFENCE
The Iranian military presents a new attack drone designed to fly into targets and explode, like the kind used by Russia in the war in Ukraine. Moved
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CHINA-BUSINESS-US-PEOPLE-MUSK
Billionaire Elon Musk unexpectedly lands in Beijing aboard a private flight, reportedly for meetings with trade officials. Moved
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IRAQ-RIGHTS-POLITICS-LGBT
The Iraqi parliament passes a law criminalizing same-sex relations and vowing tough penalties against them in a step that rights advocates decried as discriminating against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Moved