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Jun 04, 2025

EU gives Bulgaria green light to adopt euro in 2026

Bulgarian PM Jeliazkov says, the EU’s Wednesday green light for the Balkan country to adopt the euro next year confirmed its progress

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Reuters
Jun 04, 2025

Nearly 100 missing a week after floods tore through Nigerian town

The National Emergency says, though search and rescue operations continue, damage to roads and bridges was hampering access

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Reuters
Jun 04, 2025

Israel strikes Syria after projectiles fired, holds Sharaa responsible

Damascus says Israeli strikes caused “heavy human and material losses”, reiterating that Syria does not pose a threat to any regional party

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AFP
Jun 04, 2025

India sets date of population and caste census

The world’s most populous nation India will conduct a census in 2027, its first since 2011, the government said Wednesday, which will also count caste — a controversial accounting not done since the country’s independence.

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AFP
Jun 04, 2025

Multiple deaths in stampede at India cricket celebrations

Broadcasters showed police carrying young children in their arms rushing away from crowds, who had seemingly fainted

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AFP
Jun 04, 2025

200,000 Afghans left Pakistan since deportations renewed

Pakistan has launched a strict campaign to evict more than 800,000 Afghans who have had their residence permits cancelled

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AFP
Jun 04, 2025

NATO defence buildup must ‘outpace Russia’: US envoy

The warning comes ahead of a meeting of NATO defence ministers Thursday that will seek to forge a deal on hiking military spending for a summit later this month

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Reuters
Jun 04, 2025

Trump’s birthright citizenship order to face first US appeals court review

Trump’s order directed federal agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of US-born children who do not have at least one parent who is an American citizen or lawful permanent resident, also known as a “green card” holder.

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Reuters
Jun 04, 2025

Zelensky sends Ukrainian officials on US visit; accuses Russia of silence

President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian artillery strike killed four people in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy.

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Reuters
Jun 04, 2025

White House calls South Korea election ‘fair,’ expresses concern about Chinese influence

“The US-ROK Alliance remains ironclad. While South Korea had a free and fair election, the United States remains concerned and opposed to Chinese interference and influence in democracies around the world.”