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Romania braces for heated presidential vote after controversial annulment
Romania is heading towards its most polarised presidential election in the country’s democratic history, with voters braced for the battle…
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Germany’s Merz urges quick steps to avert Gaza ‘famine’
Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged all sides to avert a “famine” in Gaza, which has been under…
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Xi says China, Chile should defend common interests of Global South, Xinhua reports
China President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told his Chilean counterpart that the two countries should strengthen cooperation and defend the…
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Trump urges enforcement of Iran sanctions amid nuclear talks
US President Donald Trump urged vigorous enforcement of sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, even as he said he hoped to reach…
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Putin has invitation to visit Iran, but dates have yet to be set: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to visit Iran, but no date has been finalized, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…
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Japanese military training plane crashes with two on board
A Japanese military training plane crashed shortly after takeoff, authorities said Wednesday, with reports indicating two people were aboard the…
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France convicts actor Gerard Depardieu for sexually assaulting two women
A French court has handed down an 18-month suspended sentence to actor Gerard Depardieu after finding him guilty of sexually…
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‘No guardrails’: How India-Pakistan combat obliterated old red lines
Guns have fallen silent for now along the tense India-Pakistan frontier, after a ceasefire that appears to have held for…
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Kurdish leader Ocalan told the PKK to disband, it did: Here’s what to know
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) says it is disbanding after more than 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish…
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Philippines election results: Who won, who lost and what’s next?
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC), is on course to win the mayoral election…
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