Greek PM calls for calm amid 'very intense' Santorini tremors
SANTORINI (GREECE) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for calm Monday after a wave of seismic tremors hit the tourist island of Santorini, prompting concern among locals and hundreds of departures.

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East Ukrainian crime boss killed in Moscow blast: Russian media
MOSCOW - An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist wanted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury residential complex in Moscow on Monday, Russian media reported.

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Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meet
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia.

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Hong Kong kindergarten closures loom amid low birth rates, 40 schools at risk
About 40 kindergartens are expected to close down in Hong Kong by the end of this school year due to the effects of the city's record low birth rate in 2022, operators have said, with the education minister suggesting campus relocation as one solution for survival.

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UN body reports 'alarming rise' in Russian execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers
KYIV - The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has recorded an "alarming rise" in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces during the war in recent months, it said on Monday.

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Trump's trade war salvo rocks markets
SINGAPORE - Investors bought dollars, sold stocks and fretted about inflation on Monday in a scramble to assess the risk of a trade war after Donald Trump put tariffs on top US trading partners.

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