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Brice Oligui Nguema sworn in as Gabon's transitional president

Brice Oligui Nguema, president of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), was sworn in on Monday as Gabon's "transitional president" in

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Sweden to join European Sky Shield Initiative: PM

Sweden will be part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) and participate in air policing over the Baltics, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday

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Türkiye summons French envoy over PKK protests

Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the French ambassador on Monday and voiced "dissatisfaction" with French authorities' attitude toward protests by the Kurdistan Worker

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69 countries oppose interference in China's internal affairs at UN human rights session

A group of 69 countries at the ongoing 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday opposed exploiting human rights issues to interfere

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69 countries oppose interference in China's internal affairs at UN human rights session

A group of 69 countries at the ongoing 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday opposed exploiting human rights issues to interfere

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China's top legislature slams U.S. bill with negative China content

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, has voiced strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to a U.S. bill containing negative content rel

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False sense of security on jabs as Europe again COVID epicenter: WHO

Europe is once again the epicentre of the COVID-19 amid a "false sense of security" over the protection offered by vaccines, and "no country is out of the woods", World

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'Taiwan independence' means loss of peace, says mainland spokesperson

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said "Taiwan independence" means the "loss of peace and the fall of disaster" and urged Taiwan compatriots not to be victim

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Russia tracks U.S. destroyer in Black Sea amid NATO drills

Russia's Black Sea Fleet is tracking the movement of U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Porter that entered the Black Sea on Saturday, said the Russian Defense Ministry.

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China says supports COVID-19 origins tracing in multiple countries

The Chinese government has always supported the scientific origin-tracing of COVID-19 but is opposed to the politicization of the study or using it to shifting blames, said Zeng Yixin, deputy head of

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Thousands gather to mark first anniversary of the deadly Beirut blast

Thousands of Lebanese gathered to mark the first anniversary of the deadly blast in Beirut which killed at least 214 people. Most had come to offer prayers and commemora

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Iran says not in a hurry to revive nuclear deal under current govt

Iran's current administration is not in a rush to push for the negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement before the new government takes power in August, the spokesman for the outgoing Rouhan

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Ukraine withdraws from Xinjiang-related anti-China statement

The permanent mission of Ukraine to the United Nations Office in Geneva on Friday said on its website that the country had withdrawn its signature from a joint statement on the human rights situation

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China urges Britain to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs

Chinese authorities on Thursday voiced strong opposition and disapproval over the so-called "six-monthly report on Hong Kong" released by the British government and urg

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Beijing refutes Hungarian politicians' 'erroneous remarks' on China

The Chinese Embassy in Hungary on Sunday voiced firm opposition and stern condemnation after certain politicians in Budapest, capital of Hungary, "made extremely erroneous remarks concerning China an

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Austria, Slovenia, Czech Republic want North Macedonia in EU

The foreign ministers of Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovenia voiced unanimous support Saturday for North Macedonia and Albania to start membership talks with Europ

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Chinese Embassy opposes official contact between U.S., Taiwan

The Chinese Embassy in France on Sunday voiced resolute opposition to official contact between the United States and Taiwan "in any form" after the U.S. Embassy in France invited Wu Chih-chung, an of