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Swiss voters reject mandatory national service for women and new inheritance tax

Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as men must already do.

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Sri Lanka’s capital hit by floods as cyclone death toll nears 200

Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsEntire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.Officials said the extent of the damage in the country’s worst-affected central region was slowly becoming clear on Sunday as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. Continue reading...

'United against fascism': Thousands protest far-right surge in Croatia following incidents

Thousands of people on Sunday joined protest marches in Croatia against a surging far right following a spate of incidents that have fueled both ethnic and political tensions in the European Union country.

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Beirut in bid to ease Mideast tensions

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Beirut in bid to ease Mideast tensions

Ukraine, Russia trade attacks as U.S., Ukrainian peace negotiators meet in Florida

Russia launched a deadly drone assault against Ukraine late Saturday while Kyiv's forces targeted Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.