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Global food prices hit nearly four-year high as wars, weather disrupt trade

The FAO warns that prolonged disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea, coupled with climate shocks, could push up consumer food prices

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Syria, Hezbollah held secret Turkey talks to ease tensions

Syrian government officials and Hezbollah representatives reportedly held their first known face-to-face talks in Turkey last month to ease tensions and address...

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US readies 9,000 troops, third carrier as Trump weighs renewed Iran strikes

Washington is preparing to deploy about 9,000 additional troops and a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East as President Donald Trump weighs renewed militar...

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Russia threatens nuclear response if NATO isolates Kaliningrad

The alliance rejected the threat and said its military activities posed no threat to Russian territory

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Trump threatens Iran with retaliation if linked to flydubai attack

Donald Trump has threatened to hit Iran “very hard” if investigators establish a Tehran link to the attempted crash of a flydubai flight to Israel

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Indian captain praised as hero after preventing mid-air disaster on Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight

Injured Boeing 737 pilot Smit Machchhar unlocks cockpit door while bleeding to allow passengers and off-duty crew to overpower knife-wielding co-pilot

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Tehran receives counter-proposal for ceasefire as United States complete Iraq withdrawal

Iranian-backed forces celebrate total American departure after 23 years of military presence while Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked over sequencing of St...

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Passengers and crew foil co-pilot hijack attempt on flydubai flight to Israel

Jet drops nearly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds following cockpit stabbing before passengers overpower attacker and land safely in Saudi Arabia

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Bangkok floods: The real pain starts when waters recede

Flooding hit hard across Bangkok and surrounding areas, with impacts felt in Rayong and other provinces as part of a wider event that began around mid-September...

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China warns of ‘resolute response’ if EU tightens trade curbs

Beijing warns of retaliatory measures against European interests if the EU proceeds with tougher restrictions on Chinese companies and products

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US withdraws from Iraq leaving strategic vacuum as Iran-backed groups gain ground

Iraqi officials warn the pullout could strengthen Iran’s allies and give Islamic State room to regroup

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“Why did you come here?” — Thai PM confronted by flood victim

Anutin Charnvirakul was challenged by a resident who shouted “Why did you come?” as the prime minister travelled by boat to deliver relief supplies to a flood-h...

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Human activity drives Indonesia’s forest fires as Sumatra, Kalimantan continues to burn

Authorities and environmental experts point to land clearing, agricultural practices and open burning as key drivers behind fires that have also worsened transb...