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Xi vows unwavering support for North Korea’s Kim in rare Pyongyang visit
Xi arrived in Pyongyang to a red-carpet welcome from Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju, alongside a guard of…
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes Philippines, 32 dead
Mindanao The death toll from a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao rose to at least…
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Stabbing wounds six at New York’s Penn Station
NEW YORK Six people were wounded Sunday in a stabbing at New York’s Penn Station, the city’s mayor said, as…
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UK PM Starmer set to ban ‘harmful’ social media for under-16s
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16…
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Venezuela leader to meet Erdogan on surprise Istanbul visit
ISTANBUL: Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday after arriving in Istanbul on…
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EU debates using 6.6-bn-euro Ukraine arms fund as Hungary lifts veto
Nicosia: The European Union is debating how to use a long-blocked 6.6-billion-euro ($7.6-billion) fund meant to pay back countries for…
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Taiwan says China maritime operation ‘provocative’
TAIPEI: Taiwan said Monday that China’s maritime operation in waters to the east of the island democracy was “provocative” and…
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North Korea nuclear programme ‘absolutely non-negotiable’: Kim Jong Un’s sister
Beijing North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is “absolutely non-negotiable”, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said in a…
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UN Security Council marks 2 years of Houthi detentions, demands immediate release of 73 UN staff
NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continuing detention of scores of…
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US-Iran war pushing millions into food crisis, warns UN
Mogadishu The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran…
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