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US Secretary of State Blinken meets Palestinian President Abbas in West Bank

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank on Thursday.

US Secretary of State Blinken meets Palestinian President Abbas in West Bank
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China's Xi sends condolences to Biden over Kissinger's death

China's President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials have sent messages of condolence to U.S.

China's Xi sends condolences to Biden over Kissinger's death
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Russia's Putin praises Henry Kissinger as wise and pragmatic statesman

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his condolences over the death of former U.S.

Russia's Putin praises Henry Kissinger as wise and pragmatic statesman
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Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election nears

Taiwan again reported Chinese warplanes and warships around the island on Thursday, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps up

Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election nears
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Singapore, Zurich world's most expensive cities - EIU

Singapore and Zurich tied for the world's most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it

Singapore, Zurich world's most expensive cities - EIU
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Taiwan president: China too 'overwhelmed' to consider invasion

China's leadership is too "overwhelmed" with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times.

Taiwan president: China too 'overwhelmed' to consider invasion
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Brazil increases northern border military presence amid Venezuela-Guyana spat -ministry

Brazil "has intensified defensive actions" along its northern border as it monitors a territorial dispute between its neighbors, Guyana and Venezuela, the country's defense

Brazil increases northern border military presence amid Venezuela-Guyana spat -ministry
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N Korea won't sit opposite U.S. for sovereignty negotiations - KCNA

North Korea said it will never sit face to face with the United States for negotiations over its sovereignty, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

N Korea won't sit opposite U.S. for sovereignty negotiations - KCNA
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India needs to take Canada's allegations seriously, Trudeau says after US case

U.S. allegations that an Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil underscores the need for India to take similar

India needs to take Canada's allegations seriously, Trudeau says after US case
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Israeli ex-hostage says she confronted Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza tunnel

An 85-year-old Israeli woman abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and set free two weeks later said she met its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar while in captivity and asked him how he was not ashamed for

Israeli ex-hostage says she confronted Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza tunnel
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Taiwan picks veteran diplomat as new US envoy

Taiwan on Wednesday appointed a veteran diplomat as its new de facto ambassador to the United States, Taipei's highest-profile global posting despite a lack of formal diplomatic

Taiwan picks veteran diplomat as new US envoy
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Jailed U.S. ex-marine Paul Whelan attacked in Russian prison by another inmate

Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan has been attacked by another inmate in a Russian prison while serving a 16-year sentence on espionage charges, Russia's prison service

Jailed U.S. ex-marine Paul Whelan attacked in Russian prison by another inmate
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Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause as temporary 'stop of bloodshed'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and militant group Hamas as a temporary "

Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause as temporary 'stop of bloodshed'
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Russia says it has got lots of requests for meetings with Lavrov at OSCE meeting

Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had received a lot of requests for one-on-one meetings with Sergei Lavrov, Moscow's top diplomat, on the sidelines of an OSCE meeting

Russia says it has got lots of requests for meetings with Lavrov at OSCE meeting
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Turkey expects to ratify Sweden accession to NATO 'within weeks', Swedish minister says

Turkey has said it expects to ratify Sweden's long-delayed accession to NATO within weeks, Sweden's foreign minister told journalists on Wednesday.

Turkey expects to ratify Sweden accession to NATO 'within weeks', Swedish minister says
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India forms committee to look into security concerns raised by US

India has set up a committee to look into security concerns raised by the United States, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

India forms committee to look into security concerns raised by US
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Russia says frigate hits Ukraine's military infrastructure with cruise missiles

A frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet launched an attack with four cruise missiles on Ukraine's military infrastructure, Russia's defence ministry said early on Wednesday.

Russia says frigate hits Ukraine's military infrastructure with cruise missiles
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Chechen leader's 16-year-old son named to post in rifle battalion

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in custody this year, has been named as an observer in a new battalion that is part of Russia's defence

Chechen leader's 16-year-old son named to post in rifle battalion
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Russia's Ryabkov warns US against entering new arms race

If the United States expects to win the next arms race then Washington is mistaken, a senior Russian diplomat said in remarks published on Wednesday, adding that a military conflict

Russia's Ryabkov warns US against entering new arms race
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Draft bill seeks 'loyalty agreement' from foreigners entering Russia

Russia's Internal Affairs ministry is preparing a bill that would oblige foreigners entering the country to sign a "loyalty agreement" that would bar them from discrediting official

Draft bill seeks 'loyalty agreement' from foreigners entering Russia
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Turkey told NATO that Sweden ratification could come before year-end, US official says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told NATO counterparts on Tuesday he was working hard on Sweden's NATO ratification which is currently being debated by the Turkish parliament

Turkey told NATO that Sweden ratification could come before year-end, US official says
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Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to visit Gaza

A Hamas senior official invited U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday to visit the Palestinian Gaza strip to see the extent of destruction caused by the Israeli bombardment.

Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to visit Gaza
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Elon Musk promises to wear symbol of Gaza hostages

Elon Musk, on a visit to Israel after being assailed for an anti-Jewish post on his social media site X, received a symbolic dog-tag from the father of an Israeli taken captive by Hamas in

Elon Musk promises to wear symbol of Gaza hostages
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Azerbaijan's Aliyev scolds Blinken over U.S. backing for Armenia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told U.S.

Azerbaijan's Aliyev scolds Blinken over U.S. backing for Armenia
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Venezuela may allow opposition appeals to advance as US deadline approaches

The Venezuelan government may allow appeals from opposition politicians seeking to remove bans barring them from public posts to progress in court, as a way to

Venezuela may allow opposition appeals to advance as US deadline approaches

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