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Anger over bloated new Sri Lanka government

Citizens furious over ‘useless’ public spending in middle of its worst economic crisis

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Ukraine reconstruction to cost US$349 bil: report

Figure considered minimum, expected to grow in coming months as war continues

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King Charles III vows ‘lifelong service’ as crowds mourn queen

73-year-old monarch thanks ‘darling mama’ for ‘devotion’ to ‘family of nations’

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North Korea nuclear stance a ‘threat to peace’: France

This, after Pyongyang passes law allowing preventive strikes, including in face of conventional attacks

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China warns UN cooperation ‘in danger’ after Xinjiang report

Beijing’s ambassador to global body says review influenced by ‘political motivations’

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Fat Leonard flies the coop: authorities believe fugitive has left US

Despite this, manhunt continues for M’sian-born man who escaped house arrest last Sunday

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N. Korea to begin Covid-19 vaccine campaign in November: state media

Leader Kim Jong-un recommends all citizens wear masks to protect their health

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Shipping giant changes course to save Sri Lanka whales

Route adjustment expected to reduce strike risk as much as 95%

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Europe can get rid of Russian energy ‘chokehold’: Blinken

Crisis presents ‘tremendous’ opportunity to reduce gas dependence on Moscow, he says

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UK rail, postal strikers halt in respect of queen’s death

Union groups suspend sector-wide protests against rising cost of living as country mourns

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Radical Sikhs kill man for chewing tobacco near India’s Golden Temple

Police arrest three members of Nihang sect over murder at faith’s holiest shrine

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UN chief visits Pakistan to boost flood aid for millions of victims

With one thirds of the nation now underwater, at least US$10 bil needed for infrastructure recovery

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UN appoints Austria’s Volker Turk as next human rights chief

Diplomat to succeed Chile’s Michelle Bachelet