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‘Very significant’: Xi-Biden meet could help lower tensions, say analysts
The first meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden this year is a positive signal that the…
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Madagascar kicks off presidential polls amid calls for boycott
Madagascar has kicked off its presidential election after a turbulent campaign period marred by boycotts and allegations of election irregularities.…
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Analysis: Israel’s ‘war on hospitals’ vs Hamas military exaggerations
The past week of Israel’s land incursions into Gaza can be called a “war on hospitals”. Most of Israel’s military…
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Gaza war pushes tumultuous Israel-Turkey ties into ‘deep freezer’
The mounting death toll in Gaza has seen Turkish politicians, especially President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, become increasingly direct in their criticism of…
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Out of medicines, care: Gaza’s cancer patients face death amid Israel war
Sitting in her wheelchair, Saida Barbakh looks around at the crowded classroom in a United Nations-run school in Khan Younis…
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Canada’s Justin Trudeau tells Israel to end ‘killing of babies’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for Israel to stop “killing babies,” earning a furious response from Israeli counterpart…
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UN Security Council adopts resolution for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza
The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip” to allow…
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NATO to modernize surveillance jets in face of Russia threat
NATO on Wednesday announced it will buy six Boeing aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, bolstering…
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Canada’s Trudeau tells Israel ‘killing of babies’ must stop; Netanyahu hits back
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the killing “of women, of children, of babies” in the Israel-Hamas war must stop, sparking…
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Sunak says new Rwanda migrant treaty, laws planned after court rules plan unlawful
Britain’s government has already been working on a new treaty with Rwanda and could change the country’s laws after the…
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