South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into war, while acknowledging
Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, was greeted like a celebrity during his recent visit to India—an extraordinary turn described in The New York Times as a striking departure from decades of
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Taiwan is set to distribute millions of civil defence handbooks to households across the island this week, Reuters reports, in an unprecedented effort to prepare residents for a wide range of emergencies,
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Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a proposal to allow U.S. military bases back in the country, according to preliminary results from a national referendum held on Sunday. With approximately 95% of ballots counted,
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Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant empire is navigating turbulent times, yet the Ironman chef shows no sign of slowing down, The Times UK reports. The 59-year-old celebrated his latest milestone with a high-profile dinner
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A Sri Lankan influencer, Geeth Sooriyapura, is at the centre of a sprawling network of more than 100 Facebook pages posting anti-migrant and Islamophobic disinformation targeting the UK, according to reporting by
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In March, HK Patil, Karnataka’s state law minister, presented a controversial bill to the legislature that allows the government to seize Bangalore Palace and its 472 acres of prime city-centre land from
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Four armed Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered waters administered by Japan early Sunday, intensifying a diplomatic flare-up triggered by recent remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan. Japan’s Coast Guard
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The Caribbean Community’s reparations commission will meet British officials and politicians from November 17 to 20, aiming to advance cooperation and promote public education on the reparations agenda. The talks come amid
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Britain announced on Saturday that it intends to revoke statutory duties such as housing and weekly allowances for asylum seekers who are able to work but choose not to, as well as
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A Chinese businessman, Chao Xu, 33, described by authorities as one of the most dangerous sexual offenders they have ever encountered, has been sentenced to life in prison for a series of
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North Korea has lashed out at the Group of Seven after its foreign ministers urged the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, calling the appeal an assault on the country’s sovereignty and
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group have signed a framework agreement in Doha, marking the most significant step yet toward securing a peace deal after months of escalating
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In eastern Ukraine near Kramatorsk, Ukrainian intelligence has reported Russian Lancet drones hovering like predators over the battlefield, ready to strike with lethal precision. Medics and soldiers working at the frontlines warn
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The Miss Universe Organization was meant to enter a new era in 2024, but instead its leadership has erupted into an international spectacle. Raúl Rocha Cantú, the Mexican businessman who serves as
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In a statement released by China’s Foreign Ministry, officials said Takaichi’s remarks posed “major risks” to the safety of Chinese nationals in Japan. The rare travel warning comes after Takaichi suggested last
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