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APD | Indonesia to acquire 2 squadrons of F-16 Viper Block 72 fighter jets

By APD writer Aditya Nugraha Indonesia Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Yuyu Sutisna said the nation planned to acquire

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British PM says snap election will be tough

Political leaders in Britain gave their reactions Tuesday after lawmakers in the House of Commons voted for a snap general el

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One million Chileans march in Santiago, city grinds to halt

Unrest continued to sweep across Chile on Friday as the country reached the seventh day of furious protests over inequality a

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ASEAN ministers pledge to build smart connectivity for digital transformation

The 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (TELM

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Netanyahu's rival tasked with forming Israeli gov't

Benny Gantz, Israel's former military chief, was given on Wednesday the mandate to form a new government after Prime Minister

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Berlin police investigate increasing number of "cocaine taxis": report

Police in the German capital Berlin observed an increasing number of drug dealing with so-called cocaine taxis, the Berlin-Br

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APD | Green parties secure significant vote surges in Switzerland parliament election

By APD writer Aditya Nugraha BERN, Oct. 21 (APD) New centrist parties with environmental focus have secured combined votes of

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Iran ready for further cut of nuke commitments: spokesman

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the country's readiness for further cut of its commitments under the 2015 Iranian

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APD | Afghanistan: 62 die in blast at prayers

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan More than 62 people died, and 100 were wounded at a mosque on Friday, as multiple explosions br

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Iranian, Turkish FMs discuss latest developments in Syria over phone

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the latest developments in Syria with his Turkish counterpart over the

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Heavy gun battles in Mexico after arrest of drug lord El Chapo's son

Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested one son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in an operati

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APD | Turkey’s Erdogan vows to continue military operation in Syria ahead of US top delegation visit

By APD writer Aditya Nugraha ISTANBUL, Oct. 17 ** (APD)-** Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to continue its m

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APD | Migrant workers to benefit from Qatari reforms

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, Oct. 17 (APD) – Qatar announced wide-ranging reforms to its labor market with the goal of

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APD | Indian origin economist wins Nobel Prize

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan Abhijit Banerjee, an Indian-American economist recently won the Nobel Memorial Prize for Econom

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Hollywood star Cate Blanchett pleads for an end to statelessness

Hollywood star Cate Blanchett gave her backing to a global campaign that seeks to address the plight of an estimated 10 milli

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Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter

The solar system has a new winner in the moon department. Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed p

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Turkish military campaign against Kurdish forces begins in NE Syria

The Turkish military campaign against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began on Monday night in northeastern Sy