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Japan’s Takaichi set to become country’s first female PM

Japan’s ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its new head on Saturday, putting her on course to become…

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Mass protests, strikes in Italy for Gaza

ROME: Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Italy on Friday during a large-scale strike over the treatment of the…

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Iran executes six men over alleged Mossad links, cleric’s killing

Iran on Saturday executed six militants accused of links to Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, and one Kurdish militant involved in…

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Afghan Taliban foreign minister to visit India for first time

Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN Security Council Committee temporarily lifted a travel ban,…

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Trump gives Hamas until Sunday to reach Gaza deal

US President Donald Trump gave Hamas until Sunday evening to reach an agreement on his plan for Gaza’s future, calling…

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Syria to establish first post-Assad parliament amid political inclusivity concerns

DAMASCUS: Syria will hold an indirect vote on Sunday to establish its first parliament since Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a…

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Afghan issue: 4-nation meeting, Moscow Format Summit scheduled on Oct 6-7

An important four-nation meeting on Afghanistan has been scheduled for October 6 in Moscow, while the 7th Moscow Format Summit…

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Mullally named as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England

Sarah Mullally was named on Friday as the first female head of the Church of England but her appointment as…

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UN says at least 91 killed in besieged Darfur city last month

CAIRO: At least 91 civilians were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces,…

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Russia targets Ukraine’s natural gas facilities in biggest attack of the war

KYIV: Russia launched its biggest attack of the war overnight against natural gas facilities run by Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz Group,…

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