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4 days ago | 
msn.com | James Crisp |Meike Eijsberg
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4 days ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | James Crisp |Meike Eijsberg
Geert Wilders has brought the Dutch government to the brink of collapse after pulling out of the governing coalition because it would not back his plans for tougher migration rules. The Dutch hard-Right leader withdrew his Party for Freedom (PVV) from the Right-wing alliance, formed eight months after his victory in the November 2023 general election. The country now faces fresh elections or it must scramble to find a majority to form a new coalition.
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2 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Allegra Mendelson |Meike Eijsberg
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2 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Allegra Mendelson |Meike Eijsberg
There are 56 active conflicts worldwide, the highest figure since World War II. Photo / Getty ImagesViolence is more widespread today, with armed conflict affecting every major region, according to ACLED data. In 2024, there were 56 active conflicts, the highest since 1946, with significant fatalities. Experts predict the trend of increasing violence and civilian impact will continue during 2025 and beyond.
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2 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Allegra Mendelson |Meike Eijsberg
The number of deaths dropped slightly in 2023, which can largely be attributed to the end of the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, which accounted for 60 per cent of the battle-related deaths in 2021 and 2022. According to The Telegraph's analysis, the death toll from conflict was most widespread in 2024, meaning every region of the world had a comparable share of deaths resulting from armed conflict - with no single region dominating.
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3 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Guy Kelly |Meike Eijsberg
We're barking mad about canines but as numbers grow, so do the amount of attacks, vet bills, filthy streets and abandoned, untrained petsAs far as we know, and we do not know a great deal, the first Briton who doted on his dog was what we'd now call a Yorkshireman, living in an area between what's become Scarborough and Hull. There, at Star Carr, a Mesolithic site in the Pickering Valley, bones were dug up and identified as belonging to a canine that died in around 9,500 BC.
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3 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Judith Woods |Meike Eijsberg
Far beyond Hartlepool, the UK at large is in crisis, with higher rates of obesity than other G7 nations such as Germany, France, Italy and Japan. Internationally, it languishes below Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia. Junk food advertising, the prevalence of takeaways and the volume of inexpensive processed foods available in supermarkets have all been blamed for fuelling the crisis, along with sedentary, screen-based lifestyles.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Meike Eijsberg
Donald Trump made a raft of promises about how he would repair America before re-entering the Oval Office for his second term in January. Below, we examine how many of Mr Trump’s campaign promises have been kept as the US president approaches his first 100 days in office. From inflation to immigration, trade policies and tariffs, The Telegraph breaks down the numbers behind the 47th president’s political performance.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Meike Eijsberg
Two months before his election, Mr Trump, referring to federal employees, said: "They're destroying this country. They're crooked people, they're dishonest people. They're going to be held accountable."Mr Trump has since slashed the federal workforce, an exercise he refers to as "draining the swamp". The "swamp" is a nickname for Washington DC inspired by the capital city's humid climate and the fact that some of the district was originally built on wetlands.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Melissa Lawford |Meike Eijsberg
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