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Turkey jails 18 more Istanbul municipal officials in growing crackdown
A Turkish court has jailed pending trial 18 employees of the Istanbul municipality on corruption charges, state-owned Anadolu and…
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Japan tariff envoy departs for US for second round of talks
Tokyo’s tariffs envoy departed Wednesday for a second round of negotiations in Washington, where Japan could offer concessions such…
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North Korea conducts first test firing of its new warship’s weapons system
North Korea earlier this week conducted the first test firing of the weapons system of the new “Choe Hyon-class” warship…
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Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack
Pakistan’s information minister said Wednesday that Islamabad had “credible intelligence” India was planning an imminent military strike, vowing a “decisive…
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At least 15 killed in fire at Indian hotel: Police
A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 15 people, police…
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Australian woman faces trial over alleged mushroom murders
An Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington faces trial Wednesday, in a case that has…
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Russia’s drone attack kills 12-year-old girl in Dnipropetrovsk region: Ukraine
A Russian drone strike overnight killed a 12-year-old girl and injured her parents in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, the country’s emergency…
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France warns of sanctions on Iran if nuclear deal not reached
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will not hesitate to reimpose sanctions against Tehran if European security is threatened by Iran’s…
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Human rights attacks accelerated by Trump second term: Amnesty
The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a “multiplicity of assaults” which have accelerated since…
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Zelenskyy praises ‘liquidation’ of top Russian military figures
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service on Monday for the “liquidation” of top Russian military figures over the more…
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