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House Speaker McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan’s president in the US: Sources
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen in the US in coming weeks, two sources…
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Israel president says judicial compromise “closer,” markets jump
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday said a compromise in the government’s judicial overhaul plan could be imminent, sending financial…
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Wagner representative denied access to Russian army HQ in Ukraine, group’s boss says
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia’s military command in Ukraine on…
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Iran says it’s ready for a prisoner swap with Belgium
Iran on Monday expressed its readiness for a long-awaited prisoner swap with Belgium, days after the European country’s Constitutional Court gave the green…
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Taiwan presidential contender to visit US in April
The head of a small Taiwanese political party will next month become the first contender for 2024’s presidential election to visit the…
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Florida flight forced to return after bird crash causes fire
A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to…
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UN nuclear chief says Iran pledges more access for inspectors
Iran has agreed to reconnect cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and increase the pace of inspections,…
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‘Books they love’: A Kabul graveyard library for two schoolgirls
One morning in early October last year, 16-year-old cousins Marzia and Hajar Mohammadi were laid to rest next to one…
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Five killed in new Azerbaijan-Armenia clash in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijani troops and ethnic Armenians have exchanged gunfire in Azerbaijan’s contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, killing at least five people. Azerbaijan’s defence…
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North Korea says UN should demand end to South Korea-US drills
North Korea has called on the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to joint military drills by the United States and…
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