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Myanmar making some progress but fragile – World Bank

Myanmar’s economy is slowly improving, but it is a fragile recovery. Economic growth is no longer stagnant, but is also “unequal”, with the most of the burden placed on the…

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This handout photo from Chase Doak taken on February 1, 2023 and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. The Pentagon said February 2 it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat. Chase DOAK / AFP

Chinese spy balloon did not gather data over US: Pentagon

The Chinese spy balloon shot down by a US fighter jet over the Atlantic in February did not collect intelligence as it flew across the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday. “It’s been our assessment now that it did not collect while it was transiting…

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This picture taken on April 27, 2023 shows South Korean drag queen Hurricane Kimchi performing during a drag queen show at an underground music club in the Hongdae nightlife district of Seoul. Hurricane Kimchi, also known as activist and artist Heezy Yang, said some resistance is inevitable while South Korea slowly gets used to the idea that LGBTQ people are part of society. “We are everywhere, so there should be LGBTQ events everywhere and we should be visible everywhere,” Yang told AFP. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

‘Get used to us’: South Korean drag queens fight for LGBTQ rights

Drag queen Hurricane Kimchi has torn through Seoul’s nightlife scene like their meteorological namesake for a decade, part of a burgeoning LGBTQ community fighting for their rights in socially conservative…

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A view of South Korean and Japanese national flags hoisted ahead of the arrival of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japan, South Korea revive currency swaps as icy relations slowly thaw

Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to revive a $10-billion currency swap deal, a symbolic but significant step as the countries’ leaders seek to improve long-strained ties amid increasing…

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Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)

Human remains have likely been recovered from the Titan submersible wreckage, US Coast Guard says

Human remains have likely been recovered from the wreckage of the submersible that imploded during an underwater voyage to view the Titanic, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. The news…

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In a first, India gifts active warship to Vietnam

An active duty missile corvette of the Indian Navy is on its way to Vietnam as a gift, the first warship given by India to any country. The domestically built…

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Challenges of Thailand’s policies concerning Myanmar refugees 

Thailand shares more than 3,000km of land and sea borders with Myanmar. So, when conflicts break out in the neighbouring country, Thailand’s border towns are always impacted. Despite there being…

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Voices of Myanmar refugees on Thailand’s policies and laws

After the February 2021 coup and violent crackdown on the people of Myanmar, many were forced to leave their homes and the situation has been deteriorating. While more and more…

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Biden unveils election battle plan: ‘Bidenomics’

President Joe Biden is making a big bet on the US economy powering him to re-election next year with the unveiling of a “Bidenomics” pitch to voters this week. After…

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Iranian pilgrims join this year’s hajj in their tens of thousands after Tehran reconciled with Saudi Arabia in March turning the page on seven years of enmity (Sajjad HUSSAIN/AFP)

Iranians go from ‘harassment’ to hajj happiness after Saudi pact

If a landmark reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran has eased tensions in the Gulf, clouds have also lifted at the hajj pilgrimage, where Iranian visitors finally feel welcome again….

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Adam Abu al-Rob, a six-year-old Palestinian eye cancer patient, is carried by his father Mamoun beside Yael Noy, who heads the Israeli charity Road to Recovery © JACK GUEZ / AFP

Israeli volunteers help Palestinians travel to hospitals

As dawn broke over the occupied West Bank, Mamoun Abu al-Rob and his son crossed into Israel, where a volunteer was waiting to take them to a hospital. Past the…

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Facility for releasing treated water into sea from Fukushima Daiichi unveiled

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has shown to the media a system to release treated and diluted water from the facility into the ocean. Tokyo…

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World’s largest hydro-solar power station at the highest altitude has been put into operation in Tibet

The first phase of the world’s largest hydro-solar power station at the highest altitude has been put into operation beginning Sunday. The first phase of the Kela photovoltaic power station…

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Russia seeks calm after aborted mutiny, West sees cracks in Putin’s power

Russia’s defence minister was shown on Monday discussing the war in Ukraine with troops – sending a message of business as usual after mercenaries trying to remove him briefly occupied…

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Former Taiwan’s Representative to Thailand, Chuang Sho-hang, attended Bangkok Design Week in February 2023. (Photo on the official website of The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand )

Taiwan’s representative in Thailand resigns over sexual harassment allegation

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed that former Taiwan’s Representative to Thailand, who took up the post of Taiwan’s Representative in Thailand in July 2022, was asked to…

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Police cordon off the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency via AP)

Riders plunge from a derailed roller coaster in Sweden, killing one and injuring several others

A roller coaster train derailed in Stockholm on Sunday, sending some passengers plunging to the ground in an amusement park accident that left one dead and nine injured, police and…

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Want a climate-friendly flight? It’s going to take a while and cost you more

When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it’s going to take a while for the strategy to take off. Sustainability was a hot topic this…

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Wagner chief to leave Russia in deal to ease crisis

The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won’t face charges after calling off his troops’ advance on Saturday,  Moscow said, easing Russia’s most serious security crisis in decades….

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Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s forces had entered the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don after vowing to topple the top military brass © Handout / TELEGRAM/ @concordgroup_official/AFP

Putin slams ‘treason’ as forces tackle Wagner revolt

President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that treason against his rule threatens Russia with civil war, as Moscow’s military launched an operation to tackle a revolt by the Wagner mercenary group.  The rapidly…

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Mercenary boss seizes southern city in Russia’s first insurrection for decades

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny after the private army of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin seized control of a southern city as part of an attempt…

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FILE – In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine. Prigozhin’s criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades of rigidly controlled rule by President Vladimir Putin without any sign of infighting among his top lieutenants. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. The security…

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US First Lady Jill Biden, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden wave from the Truman Balcony during a welcoming ceremony for Modi at the White House © ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

With an eye toward China, Biden goes all-in for Modi

Laser-focused on countering China, US President Joe Biden has embraced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he has few other world leaders, casting aside any concerns about the Hindu nationalist’s…

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Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion by 2050: study

The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an…

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Titanic sub destroyed in ‘catastrophic implosion,’ all five aboard dead

A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, ending…

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Journey to the bottom of the sea: On a Titanic tour

The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have…

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US places sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry, banks

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s defense ministry and two banks used by the ruling military junta to buy arms and other goods from foreign sources. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement the…

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Search for missing Titanic sub like ‘going into space’

Rescuers trying to find the orca-sized submersible that vanished on its way to visit the wreck of the Titanic are facing a gargantuan task that will test the limits of…

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, June 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool

Xi, Blinken agree to stabilize US-China relations in Beijing talks

China and the United States agreed on Monday to stabilize their intense rivalry so it does not veer into conflict, but failed to produce any major breakthrough during a rare visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary…

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Israel troops kill Palestinian near Bethlehem

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian the army accused of throwing petrol bombs near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem late Monday, Palestinian officials said. Zakaria Mohammed al-Zaoul, 20,…

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga to mark International Day of Yoga in Dehradun, India, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Living la vida yoga: India’s Modi will bend leaders into shape on International Yoga Day

India’s prime minister has a reputation of casting himself as an ascetic. So when Narendra Modi leads foreign dignitaries and bureaucrats in a session for International Yoga Day on Wednesday…

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Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway

A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage…

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UN rights chief slams ‘strangulation of civil society’

The UN rights chief raised concern Monday on attempts by several countries to silence human rights defenders and other civil society members, including those who cooperate with his office. “I…

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Blinken says US, China both want to ‘stabilise’ ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he agreed with China’s leadership on the need to “stabilise” relations but that he was “clear-eyed” on vast disagreements. “In every meeting,…

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US to sanction two of Myanmar’s state-owned banks

The US government is increasing pressure on the Myanmar military regime with additional sanctions on two state-owned banks, which will take effect on June 20th, according to a diplomatic source….

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UN to finally adopt high seas treaty

The world’s first international treaty to protect the high seas is due to be adopted Monday at the United Nations, a historic environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital…

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G7 leaders’ statement: Ukraine has budget support for 2023 and early 2024

Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Friday said they had ensured that Ukraine had the budget support it needs for this year and early 2024 as they renewed their commitment to provide…

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South Korean nurses strike after PM Yoon vetoes bill on pay, working conditions

Tens of thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday (May 19) after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a law to improve their pay and working conditions. The…

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Thailand remains in Tier 2 on latest US Trafficking in Persons report

Thailand remains in Tier 2 of the latest Trafficking in Persons report (2023 TIP Report), published by the U.S. State Department earlier today (Friday), along with other 104 out of…

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Asia’s April heatwaves were ’30 times more likely’ because of climate change – scientists

Record-breaking heatwaves that hit large parts of South and Southeast Asia in April were made “30 times more likely” as a result of human-induced climate change, an international team of…

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China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup

China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace…

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Nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan approaches a naval base in Busan, South Korea, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Gang Duck-chul/Yonhap via AP)

US guided-missile submarine arrives in South Korea, a day after North Korea resumes missile tests

The United States deployed a nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying about 150 Tomahawk missiles to South Korea on Friday, a day after North Korea resumed missile tests in protest of…

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew delivers his opening speech during the TikTok Southeast Asia Impact Forum 2023 in Jakarta on June 15, 2023. / AFP

TikTok’s venture into e-commerce paying off: report

TikTok’s nascent venture into online shopping is paying off, with its e-commerce affiliate gaining a substantial market share in Southeast Asia just a year after its launch, a report said…

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THIS CORRECTS THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S NAME TO MCGUIRK – The Australian flag flies on Parliament House, seen behind an unoccupied building on the grounds of a proposed new Russian embassy near the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Feb. 28, 2023. / AP

Australia creates law to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

Australia’s Parliament passed legislation on Thursday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds as tensions grow between Moscow and a major supporter of…

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(FILES) Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks during a press conference at the City of Miami Police Department in Miami, Florida, on June 12, 2023. / AFP

Miami mayor files candidacy for US presidential run

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed to run for US president on Wednesday, according to Federal Electoral Commission documents, joining a crowded Republican field hoping to upset former president Donald Trump’s…

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A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case

The 49-page federal indictment of former President Donald Trump lays out a stunning timeline of events, detailing allegations that he not only mishandled sensitive material, but also took steps to…

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South Korea sea salt demand grows ahead of Japan’s Fukushima contaminated water release

Ahead of Japan’s planned release of contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in the summer, demand for sea salt in neighbouring South Korea has recently grown and retailers…

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FILE – Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi waves to reporters as he arrives at the Chamber of Deputies to meet Mario Draghi, in Rome, Feb. 9, 2021. / AP

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86, according to his TV network

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He…

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A model shows a BTS 10th anniversary postage stamp during its unveiling event at Seoul Central Post Office in Seoul on June 12, 2023. Seoul this week marks 10 years of megastars BTS, the supergroup credited with bringing K-pop into the global mainstream and generating billions of dollars for the South Korean economy. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

South Korea celebrates 10 years of K-pop megastars BTS

Fans of K-pop megastars BTS flocked to hotspots around Seoul on Monday to mark the supergroup’s 10-year anniversary, with South Korea unveiling a special commemorative stamp series to celebrate. The…

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Passengers on THAI plane involved Tokyo airport incident return home

About 100 passengers on a Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft, which was involved in a taxi-way incident at Tokyo’s Haneda airport yesterday (Saturday), have been arriving in Thailand yesterday and…

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Boris Johnson’s bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnsonleft chaos in his wake Saturday after quitting Parliament with a blast at fellow lawmakers he accused of ousting him in a “witch hunt.” As…

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Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged…

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No injuries after planes collide on ground at Tokyo’s Haneda airport

Some flights were delayed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Saturday (June 10) after two passenger planes collided on the ground near a taxiway, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan’s…

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Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive

Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash, President Gustavo Petro announced. “A joy…

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Knife attack at park in French Alps critically wounds 4 young children as people cry for help

As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday, assaulting at least one in a…

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Houses are seen underwater in the flooded village of Dnipryany, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after the collapse of Kakhovka Dam. (AP Photo)

Drone footage of collapsed Ukrainian dam shows ruined structure, devastation and no sign of life

Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation shows the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds of submerged homes, greenhouses and…

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Seoul airport bus to rely on hydrogen by 2030

Seoul metropolitan government announces that all airport buses will be replaced by hydrogen buses by 2030. Most of airport buses are diesel-powered at present. This airport bus travels between Incheon…

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A firefighter directs water on a grass fire on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, British Columbia, Monday, June 5, 2023. / AP

Quebec orders more evacuations as dozens of wildfires in Canada remain out of control

Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated on Tuesday as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the…

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Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus after it’s unveiling on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. (Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP)

Apple’s Vision Pro goggles unleash a mixed reality that could lead to more innovation and isolation

Reporters are a skeptical bunch, so it was unusual to hear so many of them raving about their firsthand experience with Apple’s next Big Thing: the high-priced headset called Vision…

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This handout SkySat image taken and released by Planet Labs PBC on June 6, 2023 shows water flowing through the damaged Kakhovka HPP dam in southern Ukraine. / AFP

War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed

A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers…

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia amid strained ties, Israel normalization in mind

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a mission to steady Washington’s relationship with Riyadh after years of deepening disagreements on issues ranging from…

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[FILE] Outgoing New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech in parliament in Wellington on April 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Coote / AFP)

New Zealand gives former PM Ardern title of dame

New Zealand honoured former prime minister Jacinda Ardern with the title of dame on Monday, citing her leadership after the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ardern,…

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A drone view shows derailed coaches after two passenger trains collided in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

India’s worst train crash in decades kills at least 288

At least 288 people have died in India’s worst rail crash in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another…

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[FILE] Preparation of a chocolate ganache with local rum by chocolate maker Ralph Leroy in the workshops of Makaya Chocolat on December 23, 2020 in Petionville, Haiti. (Photo by Valerie Baeriswyl / AFP)

How chocolate could counter climate change

At a red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in one end, and out the other comes an amazing black powder with the potential…

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At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India

At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India’s deadliest…

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Chinese dissidents in New York open world’s only Tiananmen museum

Chinese dissidents who took part in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests unveiled a museum in New York on Friday dedicated to remembering the “democratic dreams of the Chinese people,” two…

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Indian train crash death toll jumps to 233, another 900 injured

At least 233 people were killed and 900 were injured when two passenger trains collided in India’s Odisha state, a government official said on Saturday, making the rail accident the…

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People gather by a medical centre building riddled with bullet holes at the Souk Sitta (Market Six) in the south of Khartoum on June 1, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Sudan fighting intensifies despite US sanctions

Shelling rocked greater Khartoum on Friday, as fighting between Sudan’s warring generals intensified despite US sanctions imposed after the collapse of a US- and Saudi-brokered truce. Witnesses reported artillery fire…

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives at Oslo City Hall during NATO’s informal meeting of foreign ministers in Oslo, Norway June 1, 2023. Hanna Johre/NTB/via REUTERS

NATO squabbles over speedy accession of Ukraine as decisive summit looms

Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv’s accession became apparent only…

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Visiting Moldova, Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready for NATO membership

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Moldova on Thursday that Ukraine was ready to be in the NATO military alliance, and that Kyiv was waiting for the bloc…

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Need more data for ‘accurate conclusion’ – South Korean experts after Fukushima inspection

South Korean experts on Wednesday (May 31) said more analysis was needed for an accurate conclusion after inspecting facilities related to water release from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power…

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Top AI CEOs, experts raise ‘risk of extinction’ from AI

Top artificial intelligence (AI) executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI”, which they urged policymakers to equate at par with risks…

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Muay Thai master Kru Din (Wittawat Kasom) teaches Lanna Fighting Muaythai, during a Thai boxing self-defence workshop for members of the LGBTIQ+ community, in the municipality of Cerro Navia, Santiago, on May 27, 2023. (Photo by Martin Bernetti / AFP)

‘Save your lives:’ Free Thai boxing lessons for LGBTQ people in Chile

Shield, duck, punch: At a municipal sports hall in Chile’s capital Santiago, dozens of members of the LGBTQ community gathered to learn Thai boxing self defense moves in a climate…

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China rejects US request for a meeting between defense chiefs

China has rejected a request by the United States for a meeting between their defense chiefs on the sidelines of an annual security forum in Singapore this coming weekend, the…

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China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station, officials said Monday. Monday’s announcement comes amid against the background…

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Leicester City’s English striker Jamie Vardy (C) reacts at the end of the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and West Ham United on Sunday.//AFP

Thai-owned Leicester City fall out of Premiere League

Leicester City FC have been relegated from the Premier League just seven years after a spectacular title win and a 2-1 triumph over West Ham on Sunday. The team’s chairman,…

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The giant isopod ramen has a chewy taste resembling lobster and crab. //Reuters

Taipei restaurant dishes up giant isopod noodles for adventurous patrons

REUTERS Taipei – A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei and it has people queuing up – both for pictures and…

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This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office on May 28, 2023 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressing supporters gathered outside his residence following his victory in Turkish presidential election at Kisikli district in Istanbul. The head of Turkey’s election commission on May 28, 2023 declared President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the winner of a historic runoff vote that will extend his 20-year rule until 2028. (Photo by MURAT CETIN MUHURDAR / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)

Undefeated Erdogan extends two-decade rule in Turkey runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed for national unity Monday after winning a historic runoff election that extended two decades of his transformative but divisive rule until 2028. The 69-year-old…

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US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire

The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile cease-fire due to expire Monday, as weeks of fighting reached a stalemate in the…

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Russia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed

Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday….

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FILE PHOTO: Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sails in Pacific Ocean waters, south of Okinawa prefecture, Japan (Reuters)

Taiwan reports Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through strait

The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing…

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NATO struggles in the shadows to find new leader

The race to be the next NATO boss is heating up. But it is a race run largely in the dark, with no sign of a winner yet. Jens Stoltenberg,…

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Man arrested after crashing car into Downing Street gates

A car collided on Thursday (May 25) with the front gates of Downing Street, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and residence is based, London police said, adding one person…

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Japan’s luxury melons fetch $25,000

A pair of premium melons from Japan’s northern city of Yubari has sold for 3.5 million yen, or about 25,000 dollars, at a festive market auction. The luxury fruit is…

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Swedish consulate in Saint Petersburg / Photo by wikimapia.org

Russia to shut Swedish consulate in Saint Petersburg, expel five diplomats

Moscow said Thursday it was expelling five Swedish diplomats and closing Russia’s general consulate in Gothenburg and Sweden’s diplomatic mission in Saint Petersburg. “A decision was made to declare five…

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U.S. singer Tina Turner performs at the O2 Arena in London March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ Tina Turner dies at 83

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the…

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. / AP

On Beijing visit, Russian prime minister says pressure from West is strengthening ties with China

Pressure from the West is strengthening Russia’s ties with China, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing Wednesday. Mishustin’s visit comes as…

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US top health official sounds alarm on child social media use

The top US health official on Tuesday issued a stark warning to parents, tech companies and regulators, saying the evidence is growing that social media use may seriously harm children….

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin / AFP

Russian PM arrives in China for talks with Xi, business forum

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China, Moscow’s foreign ministry said, for a visit in which he will meet with President Xi Jinping and ink a series of…

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TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana

TikTok on Monday filed suit in US federal court to stop the state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video-sharing app. The unprecedented ban, set to start…

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Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution: the cost

The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it? OpenAI bled around $540 million last year…

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What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt

If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the…

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Indonesia says it’s ready to broker Ukraine-Russia peace efforts

Indonesia is ready to broker peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the…

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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment event during the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023. / REUTERS

China summons Japanese ambassador over actions at G7

China Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong has summoned the Japanese ambassador to register protests over “hype around China-related issues” at the Group of Seven (G7) summit over the weekend, a ministry statement late…

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This picture taken on January 20, 2023 shows the storage tanks for contaminated water at the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Okuma of Fukushima prefecture. (Phiti by Philip Fong / AFP)

South Korean experts to begin inspections at Fukushima nuclear plant

A team of South Korean experts will start a four-day survey on Monday to check the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima…

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Zelensky seeks diplomatic, military support in Hiroshima

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will plead for diplomatic and military support in Hiroshima Sunday as he addresses G7 allies and a few nations who have pointedly declined to condemn Russia’s…

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(L to R) US President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol greet each other ahead of a trilateral meeting during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Biden invites Japan, S. Korea leaders to US for talks

US President Joe Biden on Sunday invited the leaders of Japan and South Korea to formal three-way talks in Washington, a senior US administration official said. The leaders met briefly…

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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) hosts a working session as part of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

G7 wants ‘stable’ China relations, warns on ‘militarisation’

G7 leaders on Saturday warned China over its “militarisation activities” in the Asia-Pacific region but said the bloc also wanted “constructive and stable relations” with Beijing. In a final communique…

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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd R) and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (front L) hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders’ Meeting in Hiroshima on May 19, 2023. (Photo by JAPAN POOL / POOL / AFP)

‘Unified’ G7 hits Russia with new sanctions

The United States and its G7 allies rolled out new sanctions against Russia’s “war machine” Friday, targeting Moscow’s lucrative diamond trade and more entities linked to the invasion of Ukraine….

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Erin Hawley, lead attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom, takes questions from the media following a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in New Orleans on May 17. Three 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges heard two hours of arguments in the case Wednesday afternoon. At issue are the Food and Drug Administration’s initial approval of mifepristone in 2000, and FDA actions making the drug more accessible in later years. The judges won’t rule immediately. (AP Photo)

Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a…

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(FILES) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on December 6, 2022.

Prince Harry, Meghan in ‘near catastrophic’ New York car chase

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” with paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday. But police and even the…

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