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Russia restarts major gas pipeline, expands Ukraine war goals
Russia is resuming supplies of gas via a major pipeline to Europe on Thursday, the pipeline operator said, amid concerns Moscow would use its vast energy exports to push back against Western pressure…
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[Boris replacement] Race to become UK PM down to final two, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain’s next prime minister after they won the final lawmaker vote, setting up the last stage of the…
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Wickremesinghe wins parliamentary vote to be Sri Lanka’s new president
Sri Lankan lawmakers voted in acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, hoping his long experience in government would help pull the country out of a crippling economic…
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[Photos] Donald Trump arrives in New York with wife Melania for ex-wife Ivana’s funeral
Ex-President of the US, Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump were seen arriving in New York City two days before funeral services that have been announced for his first wife, Ivana Trump.…
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Malaysia raises minimum women marriage age to 18, one year jail for polygamy without permission
The Kedah state assembly in Malaysia has approved amendments to the state Islamic Family Enactment to raise the minimum marriage age for Muslim women to 18 years. Speaking at the assembly this week, …
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Hydration priority as Britain records highest ever temperature of 40C
Britain recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C (104F) on Tuesday as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, scorching fields and damaging airport runways and train tracks. The Met Office said t…
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Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin leader’s first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Mosco…
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Autopsy indicates Angola ex-leader died of natural causes, Spanish court orders more testing
Preliminary autopsy results show the death of Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos was due to natural causes, a Spanish court said on Monday while ordering further examination. Dos Santo…
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Anthony Fauci to retire by end of U.S. President Biden’s term – Politico
Dr Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert who is the chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, will retire by the end of Biden’s term, he told Politico in an interview on Monday. Fauci,…
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[VIDEO NEWS] Ukraine’s president fires spy chief and top state prosecutor
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday abruptly fired the head of Ukraine’s powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the state prosecutor general, citing dozens of cases of collaboration with…