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Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest...
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Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Moscow sent hundreds of drones into Kyiv
Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones...
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Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the...
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Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile
Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a...
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For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?
A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without...
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Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV,...
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‘We want an answer’: They fear their relatives are among the hundreds of bodies piled up at a crematorium in Mexico
Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium...
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Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal
Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza,...
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Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal
President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said...
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China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against...
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