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Russia’s Putin urges restraint in call with Iran’s Raisi as tensions soar
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for restraint as Israel weighs its response to Iran’s unprecedented weekend drone and missile...

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Israel artist says Venice Biennale pavilion won’t open until Gaza ceasefire
The artist representing Israel at the Venice Biennale has announced her exhibit will not open until an agreement is reached for a...

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Israeli tanks push back into northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah
Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes have conducted...

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Muslim pupil loses UK court bid over Michaela school prayer rituals ban
A Muslim pupil in the United Kingdom has lost a court challenge against a top London school’s ban on prayer rituals in a case about...

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Armenia claims Azerbaijan ‘completed’ ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan has “completed” the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia claimed to the UN’s top court. In a case brought by Yerevan...

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Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?
Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is dangerously close to suffering an accident because of recent drone attacks on...

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Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack
Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

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Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE
Heavy rains and flash floods have swept parts of the Gulf region, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruption in the...

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Fire engulfs iconic stock exchange building in Denmark’s Copenhagen
A fire has engulfed Copenhagen’s former stock exchange, one of the oldest and most well-known buildings in Denmark’s capital, causing its...

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‘Playing with fire’: Ukraine’s frustration grows with US lawmakers,
Athens, Greece – Frustration with the United States for holding back critical financial and military aid from Ukraine spilled into the...

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Heavy rains, lightning in Pakistan kill at least 50 people
At least 50 people have been killed in heavy rains and lightning across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said, as authorities...

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Analysis: Ruling party errors give Turkey’s opposition hope for future
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled over the country for nearly two and a half decades, undefeated. In that time, elections...

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Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan
Lightning and heavy rains have killed hundreds of people across Pakistan and Afghanistan. At least 50 people have died in Pakistan in...

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International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi
Marking the first anniversary of the arrest of Tunisia’s prominent opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, an international committee has...

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Thousands protest in Georgia over contentious ‘foreign agents’ bill
Thousands of Georgians took to the streets in protest and politicians came to blows in parliament as governing party legislators gave the...

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Boat capsizes in Kashmir, killing at least four; children among 15 missing
A boat carrying a group of people has capsized in a river in Indian-administered Kashmir, drowning four of them, news agency Press Trust...

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China, US defence chiefs hold first substantive talks in nearly 18 months
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun have held their first substantive talks in nearly 18...

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers worst bleaching on record
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which stretches for some 2,300km (1,429 miles) off the country’s northeastern coast, is suffering its...

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Solomon Islanders vote in election that could shape ties with China
Voters in the Solomon Islands are casting their ballots in a general election that is being closely watched by Australia, China and the...

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Summons War Cabinet For Second Time In Less Than 24 Hours
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours yesterday to decide on the...

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