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US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a dire warning to the Asia-Pacific region and the world: China’s designs...
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Israel’s plan to ‘conquer’ Gaza is leaving Palestinians with little place to go: 5 maps show how
Even before Israel’s war in Gaza started, the territory was one of the most densely populated places on the planet,...
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US senators meet with Zelensky in Kyiv as doubt cast over upcoming Ukraine-Russia peace talks
A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions...
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Russian military figure killed in explosion deep inside the country, authorities say
A Russian deputy governor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was killed in an explosion in southern Russia...
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The Vatican has held sacred belongings for a century. Now their Indigenous owners want them back
Inside Vatican City, the home of Pope Leo, lies a vast collection of Indigenous artifacts that some people say shouldn’t...
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Israel approves biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades
Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as...
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Diego Maradona’s homicide trial is declared invalid by court
The homicide trial of Diego Maradona’s medical team for alleged malpractice was declared invalid by an Argentine court on Thursday....
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Dozens of European politicians vow to attend Budapest Pride despite ban on LGBTQ gatherings in Hungary
Earlier this year, Hungarian lawmakers passed new legislation which outlaws Pride events in the country and allows authorities to use...
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Mud and rock buries evacuated Swiss village after glacier collapse, one person missing
A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice,...
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China snubs Asia’s largest defense forum as tensions with US simmer
China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance for a high-level meeting with...
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