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Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

Ukraine said 75 countries and international organisations have agreed a "shared vision" of measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Ukrainian agricultural products and help

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security
Crime|News|World

Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack

Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack

Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack
Europe|News|World

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid

Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes in the conflict and Ukraine presses its offensive in Russia’s Kursk region

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid
Asia|World

One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam

One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam

One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam
News|World

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause
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China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says

China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says

China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says
Business|Economy|Environment|News|World

Soy grown illegally on Brazil's tribal lands finds its way to global markets

Farm cooperatives in Brazil that supply some of the world's biggest multinational agricultural firms are buying soybeans grown illegally on Indigenous

Soy grown illegally on Brazil's tribal lands finds its way to global markets
Africa|Asia|News|World

Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order

Dozens of African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.-led global order

Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order
Health|World

Palestinian children in south Gaza receive polio vaccinations amid continued war

Crowds of Palestinians gathered at medical centers in the south of the embattled Gaza Strip on Thursday for their children to be

Palestinian children in south Gaza receive polio vaccinations amid continued war
Europe|News|Political|Technology|World

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he did not understand France's actions against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was placed under formal investigation

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov
Europe|News|Political|World

Putin says Ukraine's Kursk incursion has failed to slow Russia's eastern advance

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Ukraine's incursion into the Russian region of Kursk had failed to slow

Putin says Ukraine's Kursk incursion has failed to slow Russia's eastern advance
News|World

China, India and Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine talks, Russia's Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that China, India and Brazil could act as mediators in potential peace talks over Ukraine.

China, India and Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine talks, Russia's Putin says
Asia|News|World

Japan's departing Kishida sends signal to successor with South Korea summit

When Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a final summit this week with South Korean President Yoon

Japan's departing Kishida sends signal to successor with South Korea summit
Africa|Crime|News|Sports|World

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy to attend Ramstein meeting, push for long-range missiles, Spiegel says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will take part in a meeting on Friday of the Ramstein group of nations which supplies arms to Ukraine, German magazine Spiegel reported.

Zelenskiy to attend Ramstein meeting, push for long-range missiles, Spiegel says
News|World

Harris' tax plan may cut corporate profits by 5%, says Goldman Sachs

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' proposed corporate tax hike could reduce S&P 500 company earnings by about 5%, with additional taxes potentially hitting

Harris' tax plan may cut corporate profits by 5%, says Goldman Sachs
MidEast|News|World

At least 6 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of vehicle West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health says

At least six Palestinians were killed and three wounded in the Israeli bombing of a vehicle in Tubas, West Bank, The Palestinian Ministry of Health and the Red Crescent reported on

At least 6 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of vehicle West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health says
News|World

A Māori king who urged racial unity in New Zealand is laid to rest and a new queen rises

New Zealand's Māori monarch, Kīngi Tūheitia, has been laid to rest atop a sacred mountain as his youngest daughter, Ngā wai hono i te po, became the second Māori queen in a tradition dating back to 1858

A Māori king who urged racial unity in New Zealand is laid to rest and a new queen rises
Asia|News|World

Malaysia will not stop South China Sea exploration despite China protests, PM says

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday the country will not stop its oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea despite claims by Beijing that Malaysia was infringing

Malaysia will not stop South China Sea exploration despite China protests, PM says
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Falling rates offer scant shelter from property storm

Global property markets, rattled by the steepest rise in interest rates in a generation, will get little relief

Falling rates offer scant shelter from property storm
News|Political|World

Russia says it will take action against US media in response to Russian media charges

Russia said on Thursday it would take retaliatory measures against U.S. media in response to U.S. charges against Russian media executives and state broadcaster RT, which Washington

Russia says it will take action against US media in response to Russian media charges
Americas|Business|Technology|World

Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president

Donald Trump is promising to make America the “crypto capital of the planet” if he returns to the White House

Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president
Africa|Economy|News|Opinion|World

UN chief warns Africa's inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest

African countries' inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources is a recipe for social unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on

UN chief warns Africa's inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest
Environment|News|Opinion|World

Pope Francis says climate change a common cause during Istiqlal Mosque visit

Pope Francis on Thursday invited Muslims and Catholics to push global leaders to confront the dangers of climate change and extremism, and spoke of the common

Pope Francis says climate change a common cause during Istiqlal Mosque visit
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

US warned Nippon Steel its U.S. Steel bid risks harming American industry, sources say

The Biden administration told Nippon Steel in a letter on Saturday its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S.

US warned Nippon Steel its U.S. Steel bid risks harming American industry, sources say

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