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Malaysia PM says Trump to attend ASEAN summit in October
KUALA LUMPUR: US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend a major summit of Southeast Asian nations in October,…
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Finland celebrates 50 years since Helsinki Accords in shadow of Ukraine war
HELSINKI: Finland on Thursday hosts a conference marking 50 years since the signing of the “Helsinki Final Act” on respecting…
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London’s Heathrow hit by more flight cancelations after air traffic failure
LONDON: At least 16 flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled on Thursday, a day after technical problems…
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Suspected arsonist appears in court over Melbourne synagogue fire that shocked the nation
MELBOURNE: A suspected arsonist accused of destroying a Melbourne synagogue appeared in court seven months after the crime shocked the…
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Thailand accuses Cambodia of second ceasefire violation in two days
BANGKOK: Thailand’s military accused Cambodian forces on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire agreement at three separate locations along the disputed…
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Toxic Balkan wildfires ignite in poorly managed dumps
BELGRADE: As blistering summer heat sweeps across the Balkans, poorly managed and illegal dumpsites are bursting into flames, sparking wildfires…
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One man’s 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone’s orphaned chimps
TACUGAMA: Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work,…
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Kyrgyzstan struggles with deadly shortages of medicine
BISHKEK: Like many people affected by serious illness in ex-Soviet Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva is having trouble finding medicine in…
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Thailand fireworks factory blast kills four
BANGKOK: At least four people died in a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand on Wednesday, provincial officials said, with…
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Russian strike on Ukraine prison kills 16, Kyiv says
KYIV: A Russian strike on a prison in central Ukraine overnight killed more than 16 people and wounded dozens others,…
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