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Russian army chief in Syria meets Kurds over Turkey tensions

The chief of Russian forces in Syria has met with a Kurdish commander over threats by Turkey to launch a new incursion into northern Syria, a Kurdish spokesman and an A

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Iran beefs up border security near Iraq, citing 'separatist' threats

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stepped up military presence near the western and northwestern borders of the country to deal with "separatist" threat

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Reformist leader Anwar close to becoming Malaysia's next PM

Reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim edged closer to become Malaysia's new prime minister after a political party agreed Thursday to support a unity government fol

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Chinese, U.S. presidents reach agreements on bilateral ties, discuss Ukraine issue

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday reached a series of agreements on maintaining bilateral dialogue and coordination in various fields,

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Soaring prices loom as raging Spanish truck drivers strike again

You could be forgiven for feeling a little 'deja vu' in Madrid, as truckers and other transport workers took to the streets to express their anger on Monday. The 'Spani

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Türkiye coordinates efforts for Russian grain, fertilizer exports: minister

Türkiye said on Tuesday it has been coordinating efforts to remove obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer.The deal that paved the way for the resumptio

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Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports over ship attack claim

Russia on Saturday suspended participation in the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet and civilian ships

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Australia-Japan security agreement endangers regional peace

On October 22, the prime ministers of Australia and Japan signed a bilateral security agreement to address unspecified risks over their "shared values and mutual strate

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Jan. 6 panel won't let Trump turn testimony into circus: Vice chair

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot won't give former President U.S. Donald Trump the chance to turn a possible live TV appearance of his subpoenaed test

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Iran imposes sanctions on British officials, institutes for 'backing terrorism'

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals for "supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, promoting

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Truss apologizes for going 'too far and too fast' with economic changes

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized for "mistakes" in her program that caused investor confidence to evaporate and her poll ratings to plunge before nearly al

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EU leaders reaffirm support for Ukraine, squabble over gas price cap

European Union leaders on Friday agreed to give more financial and military aid to Ukraine, but a full day of talks in Prague's ornate royal castle seemed to bring them

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France's Emmanuel Macron to up Ukraine weapons deliveries after public criticism

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he will step up arms supplies to Ukraine in the wake of criticism that Paris wasn't doing enough to help the war eff

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Half of world's new energy vehicles are in China: NDRC

The number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) registered in China has hit 10.99 million by end-August, accounting for around half of the world's total, an official with the

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UN, Moscow discuss Russian grain, fertilizer exports

Senior United Nations (UN) and Russian officials met in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss Russian complaints that Western sanctions were impeding its grain and fertilizer

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Germany considers u-turn on nuclear energy in response to fuel crisis

Germany could extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plants in what would be a major policy u-turn after Russian gas supplies were halted, sending Europe scrambling f

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Japan's 'China threat' claim an excuse for military expansion: MOFA

Japan should immediately stop reinforcing the so-called peripheral security threats and seeking excuses for its military expansion and army forces, the Chinese Foreign