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China’s military tracks US destroyer through Taiwan Strait amid rising tension
China’s military said it organized troops to follow and monitor a US destroyer that transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according…
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White House urges Congress approval for $20 billion F-16 sale to Turkey
US President Joe Biden’s White House sent a letter to members of Congress on Wednesday urging approval of a $20…
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UN Security Council to discuss Ukraine downing Russian plane allegations
The UN Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss Moscow’s charges that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian transport…
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Drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa injures one, causes fire: Governor
A drone attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday injured one person and started a fire, regional…
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US welcomes Sweden’s NATO ratification by Turkey, says process not yet complete
The United States on Wednesday welcomed the Turkish parliament’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership bid this week and urged Ankara to formally finalize…
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Undeterred by Gaza war, thousands of Indians turn up for jobs in Israel
It’s a frigid January morning and the sun has not risen yet. A shivering Pramod Sharma queues up outside the…
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Several killed in Israeli attack on UN shelter housing 800 in southern Gaza
Several people have been killed after a United Nations shelter in Gaza‘s southern city of Khan Younis was shelled by Israeli…
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Drones attack deep in Russia as Medvedev threatens Ukraine’s ‘existence’
Russia and Ukraine traded deadly aerial attacks on civilian centres in the past week of the war, but Ukraine also…
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Sudan’s Hemedti embraced abroad as he terrorises civilians at home
On January 6, Sudanese paramilitary leader Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo, better known as “Hemedti”, visited the memorial in Kigali that commemorates…
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No survivors in plane crash, governor says
Belgorod governor says all those on board a Russian military transport plane that crashed in the region have died. Ukrainian officials caution…
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