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Oil rises on Saudi plan to deepen output cuts from July
Oil prices have risen by more than $1 a barrel after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production…
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Greek NGO leads ‘crazy’ bid to rid Mediterranean of plastic waste
Three divers’ heads bobbed in the sea. Then, two white balloons surfaced. Attached to them, recovered from a depth of…
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Could Spain’s far-right Vox party win July 23 snap elections?
Across much of Europe, support for the far right is surging – and after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s decision to…
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Guinea-Bissau holds legislative polls amid political deadlock
Guinea-Bissau heads to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections as voters seek stability more than a year after President…
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New Zealand pilot kidnapping exposes Indonesia’s Papua ‘hotspot’
When Phillip Mehrtens landed his single-propeller Pilatus plane on the runway in Paro in the highlands of Papua, it was…
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Journalist Bao Choy wins appeal at Hong Kong’s top court
Documentary journalist Bao Choy has won her appeal at Hong Kong’s top court over a conviction for accessing vehicle registration…
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India, US agree on roadmap for defence industry cooperation
India and the United States have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation for the next few years, the Indian…
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Brazil’s Lula is right on global politics and wrong on Ukraine
When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in in January, many policymakers in the West breathed a…
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Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume
India’s official investigation into its deadliest rail crash in 20 years has begun after preliminary findings point to signal failure…
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Amnesty calls for global action to mitigate heatwaves in Pakistan
A prominent human rights organisation has issued an urgent plea for global action to protect Pakistan from extreme heatwaves, saying…
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