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Mayor of Turkiye’s secular stronghold Izmir joins Erdogan’s party

ANKARA The mayor of Izmir, Turkiye’s third-largest city and a bastion of its secular opposition, joined President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling…

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WHO chief calls for transparency

GENEVA The WHO said Wednesday it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician —…

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AI ‘widening economic inequality’, IMF chief warns

NEW YORK The global AI boom is fast becoming the key driver of economies around the world but the boom…

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Iranian president says US deal ‘not out of reach’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that reaching an agreement with the…

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Russia kills 11 in strikes on Ukraine

MOSCOW Russia fired 70 missiles and also drones in one of its biggest strikes at Ukraine, targeting the Ukrainian energy…

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Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported…

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US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war

FAIRBANKS, Alaska: US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful”…

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Australia’s op vows ‘largest cut to immigration’

Australia’s conservative opposition vowed on Tuesday to implement the “largest cut to immigration” in the country’s history if it takes…

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Ethiopian PM elected for another five-year

ADDIS ABABA The first regular inaugural session of the 7th House of Peoples’ Representatives was held in Addis Ababa, marking…

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Russia says Ukraine hit two facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

MOSCOW Ukrainian drones attacked two facilities at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine overnight on Monday, but…

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