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World leaders punch back at US climate denial ahead of Brazil’s COP30 negotiations

BELEM, Brazil: Country leaders at a climate summit in Brazil on Thursday bemoaned the fractured global consensus on climate action,…

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Trump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted

US President Donald Trump said that Iran has been asking if US sanctions against the country can be lifted. “Iran…

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UN Security Council removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council has removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet…

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Tanzania charges 98 people with treason over election protests, filings show

NAIROBI: Prosecutors in Tanzania charged 98 people with treason on Friday for alleged involvement in violent protests that broke out…

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China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with the new Fujian aircraft carrier

BANGKOK: China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that…

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North Korean and Russian military officials discuss further cooperation in Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea: Senior North Korean and Russian military officials discussed strengthening cooperation in their latest talks this week in…

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Explosion at mosque in Indonesian capital injures 54 people, police say

JAKARTA: Dozens of people were injured and hospitalised after an explosion occurred during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a…

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India tests digital systems for biggest ever census

India is trialling mobile software systems as it prepares to conduct the world’s largest — and first fully digital —…

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Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza as exchanges outlined in fragile ceasefire proceed

DEIR AL-BALAH: Officials at Gaza’s largest functioning hospital said Wednesday that the bodies of 15 more Palestinians were returned from…

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Iraq’s Maliki: Former PM could heavily influence election despite troubled past

BAGHDAD: Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remains a potent force in Iraqi politics despite long-standing accusations that he fuelled sectarian…

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