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Aukus: France pulls out of UK defence talks amid row
France's defence minister has cancelled talks with her UK counterpart amid the row prompted by a new security deal between...
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Pentagon admits kabul drone strike that killed 10 civilians, including up to 7 children was a ‘tragic mistake’
US officials have apologised for killing innocent civilians in a drone strike near Kabul airport on 29 August, admitting they...
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Nicki Minaj’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘swollen testicles’ claim is false, says Trinidad health minister
Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Wednesday criticized as "false" the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that...
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Lebanon gets a new government, its first since last year’s deadly port blast
A new government has been formed in crisis-ridden Lebanon, ending a more than year-long power vacuum that began shortly after...
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Astronauts return to Earth after China’s longest space mission
Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after completing the country's longest crewed space mission. They spent 90 days at...
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Israeli police recapture four of six escaped Palestinian prisoners
Israeli police say four of the six men who escaped from a prison in Northern Israel on Monday have now...
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More than $1 billion in aid pledged for Afghanistan as country faces ‘most perilous hour’
More than $1 billion in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan to help ease one of the world's "worst humanitarian...
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Afghanistan: Taliban announce new rules for female students
Afghan universities will be segregated by gender, and a new dress code will be introduced, the Taliban has said. Higher...
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Australia to trial vaccine passports over coming days as post-Covid opening preparation begins
Australians have been told to "dust off (their) passports" after the federal government announced it would begin a trial of...
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Soaring inflation and energy costs are forcing China to sell some of its precious oil supply
China is starting to sell off some of the oil it keeps in strategic reserve in a bid to lower prices in...
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