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Will India-Pakistan rivalry hurt Russia-China led SCO grouping?
The invitations have all gone out. But when Pakistan hosts the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit next month, there’s one…
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‘I’m so happy’: Excitement in Indonesia ahead of Pope Francis’s visit
At the Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral in the Indonesian city of Medan, the mood at Sunday mass was unusually…
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Starvation crisis of ‘historic proportions’ in Sudan, aid groups warn
Sudan is facing “a starvation crisis of historic proportions” amid its civil war, three humanitarian groups have warned. The international community…
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DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to…
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Corruption pushing African youth to emigrate: Poll
Nearly 60 percent of young Africans want to leave their countries because their governments are not reining in corruption, according…
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‘Tragic childhood’: Gaza children vaccinated against polio, war continues
Maha Abu Shamas, 27, has been getting her four children, all under the age of 10, ready to get their…
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Virus hunters: The scientists tracking deadly diseases in tough conditions
It was September 2017 at a teaching hospital in Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa. An 11-year-old boy came into the…
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Putin shrugs off ICC war crimes warrant on visit to Mongolia
Vladimir Putin has started an official visit to Mongolia undisturbed, as Ulaanbaatar ignored an arrest warrant for the Russian president.…
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What’s the controversy over Trump’s Arlington cemetery visit about?
What was supposed to be a simple photo op for Donald Trump at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on…
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UK announces partial suspension of arms exports to Israel
The United Kingdom says it will suspend 30 of 350 arms exports licences to Israel, citing a “clear risk” they…
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