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San Diego mosque shooting probed as hate crime after gunmen kill three before apparent suicide

Two teenage suspects died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after opening fire near California’s largest mosque, while community leaders condemn the attack as...

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Israel detrains around 100 activists after naval raid on Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla

Israeli forces boarded and seized multiple humanitarian vessels in international waters near Cyprus after surrounding the Global Sumud convoy, intensifying inte...

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Fighter jets crash in midair during air show at Idaho Air Force base (video)

Videos posted online showed the two planes getting tangled together in midair before four parachutes opened in the sky as the planes plummeted to the ground.

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Drone strike on UAE nuclear facility heightens Gulf tensions

Attack near Barakah nuclear power plant and renewed drone interceptions in Saudi Arabia deepen fears of wider regional escalation as diplomatic efforts to end t...

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Oil surges above US$110 as Gulf drone attacks and Iran standoff shake global energy markets

Brent crude futures climbed US$1.44, or 1.32 per cent, to US$110.70 a barrel by 2337 GMT after earlier reaching their highest level since May 5

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Moderate earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea region with shallow depth

Seismic tremor measuring magnitude 5.2 recorded overnight near Papua New Guinea, with monitoring agencies placing the quake at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres

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Qantas flight diverted after passenger allegedly bites crew member

According to reports, the flight QF21 from Melbourne, headed to Dallas on May 15, had to make a stop in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, due to a disru...

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Taiwan reaffirms sovereign status after Trump warns against formal independence declaration

Taipei insists it is already an independent and sovereign state while pledging to preserve cross-strait stability

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Canada confirms suspected human case of rare Andes hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak

Canadian health authorities have confirmed a presumed case of the Andes hantavirus involving a passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius

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Iran has to 'make a deal', Trump says

Iran says it is ready for a deal but does not trust US

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US antitrust watchdog opens investigation into ARM over chip licensing practices

United States Federal Trade Commission reportedly launches an antitrust investigation into whether the company abused its dominant position in the global chip d...

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Trump hesitates on Taiwan arms deal after Xi warns of risk of conflict

United States President Donald Trump signals uncertainty over a multibillion-dollar weapons package for Taiwan following direct appeals from Chinese President X...

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Trump leaves Beijing with modest deals as China issues sharp warning over Taiwan and Iran

Despite lavish diplomacy and warm public exchanges between Washington and Beijing, markets were left disappointed by the lack of major breakthroughs