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Singapore opposition politician held ahead of case against PM Lee

Opposition leader and lawyer, Lim Tean, was handcuffed and escorted from his office as he prepared his client's case against Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

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Trump says he has tested positive for Covid-19

US President and First Lady both test positive for coronavirus

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Judge blocks White House ban on skilled worker visas: Trade groups

Amazon, Apple and Facebook are among tech industry titans and organizations that signed on to a court filing saying US President Donald Trump's move blocking vi...

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Israeli Foreign Ministry expresses regret over Armenian decision to recall ambassador

The hostilities in Azerbaijan’s Armenian-dominated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh erupted on Sunday when both parties accused each other of violating a ce...

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Netanyahu says Hezbollah arsenal next to Beirut 'gas' depot

Hezbollah swiftly denied the latest charge and invited journalists to visit the site

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Slow progress on women's rights decried at UN summit

Only a handful of women speakers among the representatives for 170 countries

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EU threatens Turkey with sanctions unless 'provocations' stop

The proposed sanctions are over Turkey's oil exploration in Cypriot waters

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Kremlin says Navalny charges against Putin ‘unacceptable’

Russia accuses opposition leader of working in cahoots with CIA

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Google to invest US$1 bil in deals with newsrooms

CEO says internet giant will pay publishers to create, curate high-quality content for ‘a different kind of online news experience’

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Thai buffalo fest races on despite virus travel ban

Coronavirus curbs leave event with a fraction of usual tourist crowds

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EU launches legal action over UK Brexit bill

UK lawmakers adopted a bill that overwrites parts of the withdrawal treaty signed with the EU last year, resulting in a breach of international law

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Putin behind poisoning: Navalny

Toxicology tests show he was poisoned by the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok

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Agency launches fact-checking programme with TikTok

Under the agreement, AFP fact-check teams will verify potentially false and misleading videos