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Pakistan says militant hideouts struck along Afghan border Islamabad blames Afghan-based militants for a surge in deadly suicide bombings in the country and said 7 camps belonging to the Pakistani Taliban were targeted. 1916: The bloody battle of Verdun The small, French town was the site of one of the bloodiest chapters of World War I, where German and French soldiers battled for 300 days — with neither side emerging victorious. Ukraine strikes missile plant deep inside Russia The Votkinsk factory, that produces ballistic missiles, is more than 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from Ukraine. French rally for slain far-right activist Quentin Deranque Thousands have marched in Lyon to honor Quentin Deranque, a far-right activist who was fatally beaten by a group of attackers during a protest against the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party. No reckoning over ethnic cleansing of Bulgaria's Turks Bulgaria's Turkish community, descendants of Ottoman settlers, suffered severe persecution under the communist regime. Yet little has been done to address the injustice. US and EU battle over online censorship The EU and the US have very different views about the critical topic of censorship. Donald Trump’s envoy, Sarah Rogers, has attacked the EU’s new big tech laws while Europe wrestles with its far-right content problem. Israel says it hit Hezbollah sites in eastern Lebanon The strikes targeted Hezbollah command centers in the Baalbek area, part of eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, the Israeli military said. They are among the deadliest reported in the region in recent weeks. Trump ends some tariffs, imposes new 10% global one After suffering a loss at the Supreme Court, US President Donald Trump has ended the tariffs declared illegal, but he has also announced a new 10% global duty. Hungary threatens veto of €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine After having agreed to provide Ukraine a €90 billion EU loan package, officials in Budapest have said on Friday they plan to veto the deal unless Russian oil starts flowing back to Hungary. Ethiopia faces renewed strain with Tigray and Eritrea Across the northern Tigray region, citizens are bearing the burden of political fractures and rising tensions. Diplomats are urging restraint amid a troop buildup along the borders with Tigray and neighboring Eritrea. Belarus opposition figure urges EU dialogue with Lukashenko Maria Kolesnikova called on European leaders to reopen diplomatic channels with Alexander Lukashenko. She said such a move seemed the only way to ease the plight of political prisoners and their families. Berlinale: African films brings messages of peace and tolerance From migration to queer identity and ancestral mythology, African filmmakers came to the Berlinale with bold stories confronting repression and celebrating resistance.