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‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake left the polling station at the…
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G7 backs Ukraine as Zelenskyy says he wants to end war next year
Leaders of the G7 alliance have reaffirmed support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes” as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza with 160 strikes
Israeli air strikes hit the Dahiyeh, Haret Hreik, and Chiyah areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut in the fifth consecutive…
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Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners
Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in…
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Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?
A laser beam downs drones by heating up and “frying” their electronics – each invisible, soundless “shot” is more precise…
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‘The atmosphere was electric’ – the fall and rise of Morocco’s cinemas
“You used to be able to smoke inside,” Omar Edressi recalls about Cinema Rif, the 86-year-old movie theatre that still…
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Spies like them: The intelligence war between Iran, Israel
The charging of CIA official Asif Rahman for allegedly leaking US intelligence of Israeli preparations for retaliatory strikes on Iran in October…
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Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza with 160 strikes
Israeli air strikes hit the Dahiyeh, Haret Hreik, and Chiyah areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut in the past few…
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Philippines evacuates thousands as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears
The Philippines has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and cancelled dozens of flights as a “potentially…
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Dutch government survives dispute over Amsterdam violence
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saved his governing coalition on Friday despite threats of an exodus by cabinet members over…
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