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Ukraine faces months of diplomatic and military pressure, Zelensky says
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said the spring and summer months would be difficult for Ukraine as it would face pressure…
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Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president on Friday, AFP journalists saw, continuing his…
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Lufthansa flights disrupted as cabin crew stage strike
BERLIN: Lufthansa flights were significantly disrupted on Friday as cabin crew union UFO staged a one-day strike, the airline’s third…
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Macron meets Pope Leo to talk Middle East war
VATICAN CITY: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday at the Vatican for his first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, a…
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Djibouti holds presidential election with longtime ruler favored for a sixth term
MOGADISHU: Voters in the small Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti cast ballots for president on Friday, with longtime leader…
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Trump says US military to stay around Iran; threatens action if Tehran fails to comply with deal
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday its military ships and aircraft will remain around Iran and threatened that…
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NATO chief says some European allies were tested and failed in Iran war
WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday he believes that some NATO countries were tested and failed amid…
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Vance says up to Iran if it wants truce to ‘fall apart’ over Lebanon
BUDAPEST: US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday urged Iran not to let the fragile ceasefire deal fall apart over…
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Nigeria sweats in heat wave as costs to stay cool go up
LAGOS: Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat…
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Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges
MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges…
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