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Top US diplomat Daniel Russel says US remains strong ally of Philippines

Mr Daniel Russel, the most senior US diplomat for Asia, said on Monday (Oct 24) President Rodrigo Duterte’s brash foreign policy statements were creating “consternation” in the US and other nations, but that deep ties between Manila and Washington are providing stability.

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Victory in sight, Hillary Clinton seeks to press advantage through early votes

Mrs Hillary Clinton has moved aggressively to press her advantage in the presidential race, urging black voters in North Carolina to vote early and punish Republican office-holders for supporting Mr Donald Trump, even as Mr Trump's party increasingly concedes he is unlikely to recover in the polls.

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With Tom Hanks aboard, "S.N.L." parodies final presidential debate

After Donald J. Trump deemed “Saturday Night Live” a “hit job” last week, the show wasted no time in skewering his latest debate performance against Hillary Clinton.

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US election: Obama calls Trump's election rhetoric "dangerous"

​President Barack Obama has said Republican Donald Trump's insistence that he might not accept the election result is "dangerous".

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85 Japan lawmakers visit controversial Yasukuni war shrine to mark autumn festival

​A group of 85 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial war shrine on Tuesday (Oct 18), in an annual pilgrimage that has angered China and South Korea, who see it as a painful reminder of Tokyo's warring past.

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US vice-presidential candidates Tim Kaine, Mike Pence duel in televised debate

Mrs Hillary Clinton and Mr Donald Trump's running mates snatched the spotlight for the White House race on Wednesday (Oct 5), facing off in their only debate of the campaign with the US elections just five weeks away.

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World Leaders Gather to Mourn Shimon Peres, and Possibly His Dream

From across the ocean and across the Green Line, they came on Friday to the mountaintop sanctuary of Mount Herzl to bid farewell to Shimon Peres, marking what one called the “end of the era of giants.” But the question of the moment was whether it was a funeral for a man or for his dream.

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Elon Musk outlines Mars colony vision

Mr Musk, who founded private spaceflight company SpaceX, was speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Tuesday.

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Lang Lang Is Named New York’s First ‘Cultural Tourism Ambassador'

New York City, already a top international tourist destination, has a message for visitors from China: There’s more to see than the Empire State Building and Times Square.

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Ex-president Sarkozy seeking return to office

France's presidential race started in earnest yesterday as seven rightwing candidates including former president Nicolas Sarkozy were confirmed to contest a November primary, with the nominee seen as the likely winner of next year's election.

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Eight in 10 Indians back PM Modi: Poll

More than two years into his tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to have broad support in India, despite criticism over stalled economic reforms and religious and caste tensions in the country, according to a new report by the Pew Research Centre.

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Philippine Senator, an Outspoken Duterte Critic, Loses Key Post

For one outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly antidrug campaign in the Philippines, the denouement came quickly.

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Erdogan, at United Nations, Defends Turkey's Move Into Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey defended his decision to send ground troops into Syria on Tuesday, saying that his military’s incursion had helped establish “peace, balance and stability in a region taken over by hopelessness.”

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Hitman's claims: Call to probe Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte

The Philippines is facing calls to investigate its brash, populist President over allegations he had a hand in more than 1,000 murders when he was mayor of the southern city of Davao.

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"Ice man" keeps up tradition of delivering by bicycle in India's blistering heat

As the temperature heads towards 40 deg C in New Delhi, Mr Ram Babu sets off on his bicycle in an unlikely race against time to deliver ice before it melts.

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French former PM: Financing mechanism is the key to "B&R" Initiative

French former Prime Minister, Mr. Dominique de Villepin, attended “Belt and Road Summit-Financing Through Silk Road Bonds”, co-organized by International Capital Market Association(ICMA) and Dagong Global Credit Rating, in Hong Kong on September 8. He points out that the “Belt and Road” Initiative provides more room for international cooperation to stabilize the global economy.

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Trump, Clinton make their cases at forum ahead of final stretch of presidential race

Mrs Hillary Clinton and Mr Donald Trump battled over their judgement and preparation to be commander-in-chief at a forum that sounded the starting gun for the final stretch of the presidential race and offered a potential preview of what are expected to be rollicking debates in the weeks to come.