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Thai top court orders ex-PM Thaksin jailed for one year

Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country’s most powerful and polarising statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one…

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France’s Macron seeks new prime minister after government’s collapse

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking his fifth prime minister in less than two years after opposition parties united…

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Nepal PM Oli quits as anti-corruption protests spiral, says aide

KHATMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, his aide said, as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and…

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Indian lawmakers vote to elect new vice president

NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers began voting to elect a new vice president on Tuesday, more than a month after the…

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Kremlin says sanctions will never force Russia to change course

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that no sanctions will ever be able to force Russia to change course on…

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Trump threatens Russia with sanctions after biggest aerial attack on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to impose more sanctions on Russia, after the Kremlin unleashed its biggest-ever aerial barrage…

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Rules of war ‘being shredded’ worldwide, UN rights chief warns

The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that international law and the rules of war — the foundation…

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IAEA sees progress in Iran nuclear talks but warns time is short

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Monday that talks with Iran over resuming…

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WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to…

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Israeli Supreme Court says Israel deprives Palestinian prisoners of food

TEL AVIV: In a highly rare exercise of wartime legal restraint, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Sunday that the Israeli government…

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