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Incoming Taiwan president Lai to pledge steady approach to relationship with China
Taiwan’s next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island’s relationship with…
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South Korean military says North Korea test-fired ‘ballistic missiles’
North Korea has test-fired short-range “ballistic missiles” towards the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military said, a day after…
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Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7
The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday. The three…
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At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province
At least 50 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed following a new bout of heavy rains and…
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Has India’s Muslim population really exploded?
The share of Indian Muslims in the country’s population has soared by more than 43 percent since 1950: That’s the…
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Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation?
With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling as…
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Slovak PM Fico in ‘serious condition’ as shooting suspect appears in court
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico remained in hospital in “serious condition” as the man accused of attempted murder faced his…
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Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees
Lebanon and the Lebanese people are still suffering a debilitating economic crisis that has gripped the country since 2019. The…
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Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’
Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian…
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G7 finance ministers to back EU plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will back a European Union plan to…
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