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Chinese premier extends congratulations to new Grenada PM

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday congratulated Dickon Mitchell on his assuming office as Grenada's prime minister.In a congratulatory message, Li said that Grenada

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Xi inspects Wuhan, stresses China's self-reliance in science, technology

President Xi Jinping has stressed keeping the lifeline of science and technology firmly in China's own hands and making the country's development more independent, self

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Yael Braun-Pivet becomes first woman speaker of French parliament

France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday agreed to pick an MP from President Emmanuel Macron's coalition as the first woman speaker, despite the ruling alliance lo

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Protests spread across Ecuador due to food and fuel shortages

Protests broke out across Ecuador over shortages of food and fuel, and the rising cost of living. On Wednesday, protesters marched through Quito, demanding a fuel price

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Macron holds talks with opposition parties after rejecting French PM's resignation

French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's offer to resign, the presidency said on Tuesday, ahead of his talks with other political part

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Macron holds talks with opposition parties after rejecting French PM's resignation

French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's offer to resign, the presidency said on Tuesday, ahead of his talks with other political part

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EU states fail to reach deal on Russian oil embargo

The EU failed on Sunday to agree on an embargo of Russian oil, but diplomats but will still try to make progress ahead of a Monday-Tuesday summit on an exemption for pi

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Russian lawmakers give initial approval to bill allowing foreign asset takeover

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday gave the initial approval to a bill that would allow Russian entities to take over foreign companies that have left the market in oppositio

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China records net inflow of cross-border capital in April

China has continued to record a net inflow of cross-border capital and maintained the yuan's generally stable exchange rate as Chinese banks reported a large net foreig

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Russian media trumpets 'surrender' as Ukraine ends Azovstal steel plant mission

Ukraine's military command declared early Tuesday that the mission to defend the besieged Azovstal steelworks by "the heroes of our time" in the southern port of Mariup

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UN: Ukraine civilian deaths "thousands higher" than official toll

The death toll of civilians in Ukraine are thousands more than the official UN record of 3,381, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said at a

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Biden nominates new Supreme Allied Commander Europe

General Christopher Cavoli, the current commanding general of United States Army Europe and Africa, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as NATO Supreme A

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China on Russia-Ukraine conflict: No one wants World War III

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that no one wants to see the outbreak of World War III, and that China supports the settlement of the

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Biden, allies hold video call on Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden consulted with his country's allies on Tuesday on the latest developments in Ukraine, according to the White House. The purpose of the call was

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Pakistani PM Sharif's new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan's new cabinet took their oaths in a ceremony on Tuesday, state television reported.The new cabinet, made up of allied political parties, was sworn in over a we

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Afghanistan: Explosions hit western Kabul

Explosions hit the west of Kabul on Tuesday, with casualties reported. Kabul police spokesperson Khalia Zadran said "three different explosions at Abdul Rahim Shaheed H

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Second round of presidential election starts in East Timor

East Timor on Tuesday holds the second and final round of its presidential election as voters choose between Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta and incumbent p