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Australia’s Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games
Australia’s state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of…
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‘There is always risk’: The Zimbabwean de-miner in South Sudan
When the call came from war-ravaged South Sudan in June 2011, Job Tawengwa did not hesitate to say yes. Harare-based…
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Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan’s visit
Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy Turkish drones, one of several lucrative contracts President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured for Turkey’s…
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Biden makes belated invite for Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit US
President Joe Biden, after a lengthy delay, has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States for an…
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Photos: Greece wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts
Wildfires outside Athens have forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes, as high winds pushed…
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Mysterious object found on Australian beach could be space junk
The Australian Space Agency has launched an investigation into whether a mysterious cylindrical object that washed up on a remote…
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Photos: Greece wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts
Wildfires outside Athens have forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes, as high winds pushed…
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World Bank chief warns mistrust splitting Global South and West
The new head of the World Bank has warned that growing divides between rich and poor nations risk deepening poverty…
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Moscow claims attacks were retaliatory
Russia’s defence ministry says all targets were hit in overnight air attacks on Ukraine’s Odesa and Mykolaiv ports, describing them…
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Britain brushes off Russian accusations of UK’s involvement in Crimea bridge attack
Britain rejected accusations by Russia on Monday that British intelligence services might have been involved in an attack on Russia’s bridge…
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