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When Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te quietly stepped off a borrowed royal jet in the southern African kingdom of Eswatini earlier this month, he completed one of the most daring diplomatic journeys in
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An unusually large and heavily layered motorcade escorting President Donald Trump through Beijing during his recent state visit to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping has drawn significant attention from observers, particularly due
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Shakira returned to the global football stage on Thursday with the launch of “Dai Dai,” the official anthem for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking what the Colombian singer described as her
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German prosecutors have charged a pediatrician in the eastern state of Brandenburg with 130 counts of child sexual abuse, including rape, in a case that has shocked the country and exposed serious
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