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Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths...
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Egyptian authorities say 17 people missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea
At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas,...
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Romania in shock after far-right populist enters presidential election’s runoff with most votes
Romania’s political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, electoral data...
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British man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in Kursk region, state media says
A British man has been taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian state media has reported....
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Israeli prime minister approves Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘in principle,’ source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah “in principle” during a security consultation with Israeli...
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Pakistani police fire tear gas as thousands supporting Imran Khan arrive near capital
Pakistani police Monday fired tear gas canisters at supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to stop them from...
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‘They came and demolished everything’: Palestinians fear more evictions in the West Bank under Trump
Where the high hills of the occupied West Bank tumble into the Jordan valley, half a dozen heavy Israeli diggers...
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Hong Kong is becoming a hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say
Hong Kong has become a center for money laundering and sanctions evasion under the tightening grip of Beijing, US lawmakers...
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A capital on lockdown, internet shutdowns and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan?
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through barricades around the capital Tuesday and marched...
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South Korea convicts man over binge eating to dodge military draft
A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided...
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