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Philippines swear in Ferdinand Marcos Jr as president
Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the new president of Philippines succeeding outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte. Marcos Jr – nicknamed Bong Bong – Bong won the election landslide l…
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Putin blatantly denies responsibility for missile attack on Ukranian shopping mall that killed 18; we don’t ‘shoots just like that’
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has denied that Moscow’s military were responsible for a strike on a crowded shopping centre in the Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk earlier this week, in which 18 peopl…
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Doctors, bankers storm out to protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel
Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island’s worst economic crisis…
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UK parliamentary committee sets out plan to investigate PM Johnson
A British parliamentary committee set out the details on Wednesday of how it will investigate whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament over COVID-19 lockdown breaking events at his Down…
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NATO invites Finland, Sweden to join, says Russia is a ‘direct threat’
NATO invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsinki and Stockhol…
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Governor of Texas blames President Biden as 46 bodies found in truck’s tractor-trailer in San Antonio
At least 46 dead bodies were found in a truck’s tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday evening, in what authorities suspect may be a shocking instance of cross-border migrant trafficking go…
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Qatar to host indirect Iran-U.S. talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal-media
Qatar will host indirect talks between Iran and the United States in coming days, Iranian media reported on Monday, amid a push by the European Union to break a months-long impasse in negotiations to…
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G7 pledges unwavering support for Ukraine; shopping centre ‘hit by Russian missile’
Western nations on Monday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defence systems, as Russian forces closed in on the last big city s…
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At least 26 killed in attack in South-West Cameroon, medical officer says
At least 26 villagers were killed in an attack on Saturday in the Akwaya district of Cameroon’s South-West region, where separatist insurgencies have added fuel to long-running inter-ethnic conflicts…
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Anger, tears flow in South Africa after 21 teens died following accidental poison in pub
South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the weekend, as investigating authorities said the youths were probably accidentally poisone…