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Chinese premier’s visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access

LUSAKA: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia on Wednesday that…

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Lithuania says it will reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents

VILNIUS: Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers’…

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Doctors raise alarm over health risks related to Delhi air pollution

NEW DELHI: Worsening air quality in India’s capital New Delhi is causing a spike in health issues, doctors said on…

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Floods hit Vietnam again, killing at least 8, hindering coffee harvest

HANOI: A new round of floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in central Vietnam since the weekend has killed…

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‘We want to govern ourselves,’ says Palestinian after UN resolution to end war in Gaza

Palestinians in the West Bank on Tuesday rejected the UN Security Council’s adoption of a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald…

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Calm on Dhaka streets as Hasina’s party call for daylong strike after death sentence

Traffic in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on Tuesday appeared lighter than usual as the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s…

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UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short

ROME: The world is facing a deepening hunger crisis with resources falling far short of needs, the United Nations World…

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Japan warns citizens in China about safety as diplomatic crisis deepens

BEIJING/TOKYO: Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places, amid a deepening…

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Russia hosts SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow

MOSCOW: Officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) counties gathered in Moscow on Tuesday for Council of Heads of Government meeting.…

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Clamour for change inside the world’s COP30 climate negotiations

BELEM: An existential question hangs over this year’s COP30 summit in Brazil: what are the annual UN climate negotiations really…

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