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Ukraine ramps up calls for ‘pressure’ on Russia as talks end with no ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine’s first direct talks in three years began Friday with hopes as dim as the gray Istanbul skies....
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Israeli military says it has launched first stages of major offensive in Gaza, same day Trump leaves region with no deal
The Israeli military says it has launched the first stages of a new major offensive in Gaza, in a development...
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Head of controversial new Gaza aid group says he won’t be part of displacing Palestinians, urges UN to participate in plan
Jake Wood, the foundation’s executive director, said he did not yet know when or how many aid trucks Israel would...
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Poland’s presidential election could end last vestige of populist resistance to PM Tusk
Since winning power back from the hands of his populist rivals a year and a half ago, Poland’s Prime Minister...
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Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-leader Morales clash with police in push to secure his candidacy
Hundreds of supporters of ex-President Evo Morales marched toward Bolivia’s top electoral court on Friday to push for their leftist...
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Russia sentences Australian man to 13 years in prison for fighting for Ukraine
Russia has sentenced an Australian man to 13 years in a maximum-security prison for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, state prosecutors...
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India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory. So why is it being included in the next census?
For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from...
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Trump says US is ‘very close’ to a nuclear deal after Iran ‘agreed’ to its terms
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is “very close” to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran after...
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More than 1,000 US kids were named ‘King’ last year. But in New Zealand, that name is banned
It seems some parents in New Zealand just can’t get the message. Once again, King has topped the list of...
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At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels killed in India’s ‘biggest ever operation’ against decades-old insurgency
Indian police have killed 31 suspected Maoist rebels in what is being described as the “biggest ever operation” against the...
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