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Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya’s son killed in Israeli airstrike, Hamas confirms

A new escalation in the long-running Gaza conflict has drawn global attention after Hamas confirmed that the son of senior…

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Sri Lanka arrests 231 foreigners in latest crackdown on cyberscams

Sri Lanka police have arrested 231 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese and Vietnamese, following raids on suspected cyberscam centres in the…

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New Trump counterterrorism strategy targets Europe, leftists

US President Donald Trump’s administration accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new…

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Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship

AMSTERDAM: Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak…

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India state polls deepen Hindu-Muslim political divide, results show

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party drew increasingly strong backing from Muslim voters while Hindus ​overwhelmingly voted for Prime…

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Australia repatriates women and children linked to ISIS from Syria camps

A group of Australian women and children with alleged links to the extremist organisation Islamic State have begun returning to…

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ASEAN summit opens with energy crisis and regional conflicts at centre stage

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have begun a major summit in Cebu, with urgent discussions focused on…

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North Korea says not bound by nuclear non-proliferation treaty

North Korea’s UN envoy said his country was not bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty on nuclear weapons and external pressure…

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Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major…

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Beijing to play ‘greater role’ in ending Mideast fighting, China tells Iran

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing would play a “greater role” in ending hostilities in the Middle East…

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