World
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More Russians flee to Finland during weekend, border data shows
Almost 17,000 Russians crossed the border into Finland during the weekend, an 80% rise from a week earlier, Finnish authorities said on Monday, as the influx of people continued in the wake of Russia…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says two more burial sites found in liberated Izium
Ukraine has discovered two more mass burial sites containing the bodies of hundreds of people in the northeastern town of Izium, which Kyiv recaptured from Russia this month, Ukrainian President Volo…
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Equatorial Guinea president to run again to extend 43-year rule
The world’s longest-standing leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, will run for office again in November elections, his party announced on Friday, likely extending a 43-year tenure t…
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Ukraine to slash ties with Iran over ‘evil’ drones supply to Russia
Ukraine said on Friday it would downgrade diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s decision to supply Russian forces with drones, a move President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called “a collaboration with evil…
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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as clear warning to North
A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, set to join other military vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea. USS R…
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[Ukraine war] Russian men flee to border in bid to escape military call-up
Queues have sprung up along Russia’s border as men attempt to leave the country amid a military call-up for the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation on W…
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North Korea denies supplying weapons to Russia
North Korea says it has never sold weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so, following US reports that Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish stockpiles. US officials had said Russia was in …
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China’s former justice minister Fu Zhenghua jailed for life for accepting bribes
A former Chinese justice minister was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of taking bribes and helping criminals including his brother hide illegal activity. 67-year-old Fu who was…
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Cholera outbreak kills 20 surrendered Boko Haram members
A cholera outbreak in Hajj camp where about 12,000 surrenders are currently kept in Maiduguri, Borno state’s capital, has led to the death of about 25 people including 20 surrendered Boko Haram fight…
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U.S. kills 27 al Shabaab militants in Somalia air strike
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had killed 27 fighters from the al Shabaab militant group in an air strike in Somalia’s central Hiran region, where the army and allied forces have launched an …