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MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China's largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour.…
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NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama said on Saturday he is recovering from a knee surgery and feels "physically fit", brushing aside rumours of ill health on his 89th birthday. "Recently I had surgery on my knee, which has given me some…
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Kenya has been roiled by anti-government protests for the past two weeks that included deadly violence and widespread looting in parts of the country. Protests that were triggered by recent tax hikes have eventually culminated into a…
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President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his reelection campaign after a poor debate performance, vowing that "I'm staying in the race." In a fiery speech to supporters in…
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A Taiwanese fishing vessel was intercepted by a Japanese Fisheries Agency vessel for allegedly operating in Japanese waters early Friday morning, Focus Taiwan reports. According to Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA), the incident…
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David Barnea, head of Israel's Mossad spy agency, made a solo trip to Doha to meet Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, amid renewed efforts towards a potential ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas,…
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Eight people were arrested in India on Saturday for the murder of a politician who championed the rights of lower-caste Indians, police said. K. Armstrong, the state boss of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was hacked to death with…
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UNITED NATIONS: Over 1 million people in the Caribbean have been affected by Hurricane Beryl, UN humanitarians said Friday. Some 40,000 people have been affected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, more than 110,000 people in…
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Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less restrictions on social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign policy. Pezeshkian, who defeated hardline Saeed Jalili …
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Tropical Storm Beryl is blowing out to the Gulf of Mexico and appears likely to reach Texas within days after its strong winds and heavy rain largely spared Mexico's top beach destinations. The core of the storm, downgraded from a…
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