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Earthquake in Indonesia kills 56, destroys homes
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and wounded hundreds in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, with rescuers…
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Founder of Argentina’s anti-dictatorship ‘mothers’ dies aged 93
Hebe de Bonafini, who led a group of Argentine women known as the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in defying…
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UN nuclear chief denounces strikes on Ukraine power plant
The UN’s atomic watchdog chief on Sunday denounced “targeted” strikes at Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, calling for a “stop…
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Saudi crown prince lands in Qatar for World Cup kickoff
Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince and a delegation of ministers arrived in neighbouring Qatar on Sunday morning to attend the…
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Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq
Turkey announced Sunday it had carried out air strikes against outlawed Kurdish militant bases across northern Syria and Iraq which…
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Countries agree on ‘loss and damage’ fund in overnight session to approve COP27 deal
Countries agreed early Sunday at the COP27 climate summit to set up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate…
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Biden granddaughter weds in White House ceremony
President Joe Biden welcomed guests to the White House Saturday for the wedding of his granddaughter Naomi — an unprecedented…
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Mahathir suffers first election defeat in 53 years
Presidents of three political parties, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of Bersatu, Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang of PAS and Syed…
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Sunak says UK will support Kyiv ‘until Ukraine has won’
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday vowed his country would stand by Kyiv’s side “until Ukraine has won” during…
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‘We’re free’: Ukraine families reunite as Kherson train station reopens
Tears, smiles and the occasional artillery explosion on Saturday greeted passengers as the first train in eight months pulled into…
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