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‘World must stand strong’ against Iran: US VP Pence
US Vice President Mike Pence urged world leaders gathered Thursday in Jerusalem to “stand strong” against Iran, calling it the…
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Australia fires reignite as temperatures soar, rain eases
Soaring temperatures and strong winds reignited bushfires in Australia’s southeast on Thursday cloaking Canberra in hazardous smoke and forcing the…
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China ‘fails to repatriate’ N Korea workers despite UN sanctions
China failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions, a senior US…
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Harvey Weinstein described as ‘serial predator’ as trial begins
Prosecutors on Wednesday portrayed former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as a serial predator who used his power to manipulate and…
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More than a dozen killed in attack in South Sudan border region
At least 19 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan-South…
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‘Perilous times’ for Iraq’s Shia militias after Soleimani killing
On January 3, soon after Iranian General Qassem Soleimani left Baghdad airport in an armoured vehicle, a US drone fired…
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Will the ICJ order Myanmar to stop alleged Rohingya genocide?
The highest court of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, will on Thursday be issuing its much-anticipated decision on…
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Pakistani PM Imran Khan calls for UN action on India dispute
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for the United Nations to help mediate between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan over…
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US impeachment trial: Democrats roll out case against Trump
US House Democrats opened marathon arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, trying to convince sceptical Republican senators…
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Concern grows about deadly virus in rural China as Wuhan sealed
The public security bureau in the rural town of Dazhu in China’s northeast Sichuan province is bustling ahead of the…
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