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Mob in Pakistan kills man accused of burning Quran
A Pakistani man accused of desecrating the Quran was slain and burned Thursday by a crowd that removed him from…
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Billionaire Melinda Gates backs Biden in first-ever US presidential endorsement
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates has given Democratic incumbent Joe Biden her first ever US presidential endorsement, citing his support for…
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Hungarian PM Orban to meet Italian Premier Meloni ahead of EU summit
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Rome next Monday for talks with Italian premier Giorgia Meloni, his press chief said on…
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Italy coastguard recovers 12 migrant bodies after boat sinks
Italy’s coastguard said Thursday it had recovered 12 more bodies including women and children after a migrant boat sank this…
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US official to visit Vietnam to reaffirm support following Putin’s visit
A senior US official will visit Vietnam on Friday and Saturday to reaffirm American support, the State Department said Thursday,…
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Russia’s potential arms deal with North Korea sparks global concerns
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Korea in what Washington…
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‘Bring hard justice’: Liberia civil war survivors welcome war crimes court
Rufus Katee, 60, remembers Liberia’s civil wars well. It was July 1990 when the then-26-year-old ran to escape the fighting…
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Biden unveils plan allowing hundreds of thousands to gain US citizenship
United States President Joe Biden has unveiled one of the largest immigration regularisation programmes in recent history, offering a pathway…
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Canada holds off on sending military trainers to Ukraine amid NATO hesitation
Canada does not think the time is right to send military trainers back to Ukraine, given hesitation among NATO allies about such a…
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Hunter Biden’s lawyers withdraw motion for new trial in federal gun case
Lawyers for Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, on Monday withdrew a filing seeking a new trial in…
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