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Today: September 23, 2024

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US soldier detained in Russia, US Army says

A U.S. soldier has been detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, the U.S.

US soldier detained in Russia, US Army says
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Reuters wins two Pulitzers, ProPublica takes coveted public service award

Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, taking home the breaking news photography award for searing images of the Israel-Gaza conflict as well as the national reporting

Reuters wins two Pulitzers, ProPublica takes coveted public service award
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EU aims to increase food exports to China despite trade tensions

On a visit to China this week, EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said his focus will be on increasing agri-food exports to the world's second largest

EU aims to increase food exports to China despite trade tensions
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Morning Bid: Relief rally follows week to forget

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The relief rally spreading through Asian markets is set to sweep into Europe at the open, with the FTSE in particular set for

Morning Bid: Relief rally follows week to forget
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Taiwan hopeful of reaching tax deal with US next year

Taiwan hopes to reach a long-mooted tax agreement with the United States next year, Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun said on Wednesday, which both sides have said will foster more

Taiwan hopeful of reaching tax deal with US next year
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Bank Indonesia's first rate cut pushed to Q3, smaller cuts this year as rupiah falls - Reuters poll

Bank Indonesia will cut its key interest rate next quarter and again in the fourth quarter, later than previously expected, as inflation rises and the rupiah

Bank Indonesia's first rate cut pushed to Q3, smaller cuts this year as rupiah falls - Reuters poll
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North Korea accuses US of stoking tension with 'nuclear supremacy'

North Korea's nuclear programme is a self-defensive move to head off a nuclear war in the face of the U.S. pursuit of "nuclear supremacy," state media KCNA said on

North Korea accuses US of stoking tension with 'nuclear supremacy'
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Exclusive-Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials

More than 60 countries have said they back a deal spearheaded by the European Union, United States and United Arab Emirates to

Exclusive-Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials
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U.S. repatriates 11 citizens from northeast Syria

The United States repatriated 11 U.S. citizens, including five minors, from northeastern Syria, the State Department said on Tuesday, in the largest single return of Americans

U.S. repatriates 11 citizens from northeast Syria
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Volunteers reinforce gravediggers at main Israeli military cemetery

Volunteers helped gravediggers at Israel's main military cemetery on Wednesday as burials began for soldiers slain in the assault on Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip.

Volunteers reinforce gravediggers at main Israeli military cemetery
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Israeli team arrives in Cairo to assess Hamas truce position

A team of mid-ranking Israeli officials has arrived in Cairo to assess whether the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas can be persuaded to shift on its latest

Israeli team arrives in Cairo to assess Hamas truce position
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Janet Jackson to play 2024 Essence Fest instead of the Smoothie King Center this summer

Janet Jackson will make her fourth appearance at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture this summer in New Orleans

Janet Jackson to play 2024 Essence Fest instead of the Smoothie King Center this summer
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Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election, state TV says

Jordan's independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier he hoped the polls

Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election, state TV says
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US carries out first airdrop of aid into Gaza, officials say

The U.S. military on Saturday carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza, two U.S. officials said.

US carries out first airdrop of aid into Gaza, officials say
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Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison

A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner

Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison
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UK's Prince William pulls out of memorial service for his godfather because of 'personal matter'

Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince William has pulled out of attending a memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, because of a personal matter

UK's Prince William pulls out of memorial service for his godfather because of 'personal matter'
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US House Speaker Johnson heckled and booed at Columbia, center of Gaza protests

Columbia University students heckled U.S.

US House Speaker Johnson heckled and booed at Columbia, center of Gaza protests
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Global military spending climbed 7% in 2023 amid conflicts, think-tank SIPRI says

Global military expenditure grew 7% to $2.43 trillion in 2023, the steepest annual rise since 2009 as international peace and security deteriorated, a leading think-tank said on

Global military spending climbed 7% in 2023 amid conflicts, think-tank SIPRI says
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Air New Zealand falls after earnings outlook cut on stiff competition

Air New Zealand trimmed its annual earnings estimates on Monday, citing economic headwinds and a cost-of-living crisis leading to softer revenue in domestic and North

Air New Zealand falls after earnings outlook cut on stiff competition
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Putin's spy chief tells U.S: Ukraine will become your Vietnam

Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief told the United States on Thursday that Western support for Ukraine would turn the conflict into a "second Vietnam"

Putin's spy chief tells U.S: Ukraine will become your Vietnam
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Russia's biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid

Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on Wednesday, causing serious damage at three

Russia's biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid
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Asked about peace talks, Russia's Lavrov says: Ask Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday that the West was trying to exhaust Russia in Ukraine and that if peace talks were to take place then Kyiv would have to change its

Asked about peace talks, Russia's Lavrov says: Ask Ukraine
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Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday he is committed to carrying out a transition that will allow exiled people to return to the

Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners
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Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown

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Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown
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Israel offensive in Lebanon could increase risk of broader war-U.S. general

An Israeli offensive in Lebanon has the potential to increase the risk of a broader conflict that draws in Iran and Iran-aligned militants,

Israel offensive in Lebanon could increase risk of broader war-U.S. general

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