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Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine
Moscow Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv’s air…
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UN to hold high-level conference on Rohingya crisis next year
DHAKA The UN General Assembly has adopted an Organization of Islamic Cooperation-sponsored resolution to hold a high-level conference next year…
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Sri Lanka’s new president to keep predecessor’s controversial IMF bailout program
COLOMBO Sri Lanka plans to finalize a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said during…
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UN: Nearly 40% of 3.4 million displaced in Myanmar are children
WASHINGTON Children made up nearly 40 percent of the more than 3.4 million people in Myanmar displaced by civil war…
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Philippine woman saved from Indonesia death row ‘elated’
INDONESIA A Philippine woman sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug charges said Thursday that she was “elated” to be…
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Biden in ‘historic’ pledge for poor nations ahead of Trump return
RIO DE JANEIRO: US President Joe Biden announced a “historic” $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps…
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Starmer stays quiet on Ukraine’s use of UK Storm Shadow missiles
RIO DE JANEIRO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he would not “get into operational details” after US…
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Divided G20 fails to agree on climate, Ukraine
RIO DE JANEIRO: G20 leaders failed on Monday to break a deadlock in UN climate talks at a summit in…
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G20 leaders gather to discuss wars, climate, Trump comeback
RIO DE JANEIRO G20 leaders began arriving for a summit in Brazil on Monday to try reignite deadlocked climate talks…
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Court orders probe report on ex-PM Hasina by Dec 17
Dhaka The Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal on Monday asked its investigation body to complete the probe against ex-Prime Minister Sheikh…
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