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French navy probing claims masked off-duty marines battled rioters
The French navy is investigating claims masked off-duty marines tackled rioters in the western city of Lorient, home to a major military…
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine sought weapons for counteroffensive to start sooner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN he wanted a counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces to have started sooner than it did in June…
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US State Secretary urges multinational force to restore order in Haiti
US State Secretary Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order, echoing recent…
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Ukraine says ‘particularly fruitful’ few days in counteroffensive
A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces has been “particularly fruitful” in recent days, according to a senior security official. The…
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World registers hottest day ever recorded on Monday
Monday was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The…
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‘No military utility’: S Korea rubbishes N Korea’s spy satellite
South Korea has said its analysis of the wreckage from a North Korean spy satellite that crashed into the sea…
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In Singapore and Hong Kong, Korean dream tempts domestic helpers
When Filipino domestic helper Metchie Oyonoyon first read about South Korea’s plans to open its doors to foreign domestic workers,…
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China cancels visit from EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell
China has reportedly cancelled a visit from the European Union’s foreign affairs minister, who was due to visit Beijing next…
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‘Scared for our kids’: Pit toilets endanger South African pupils
Schools across rural South Africa have perilous and degrading pit latrines – a heritage of the apartheid era that campaigners…
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In India, desperate kidney sellers scammed on Facebook
One morning in February 2020, a couple of months after she had an accident and was unable to work, Surya…
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