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China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements

US State Dept warns of ‘shadowy’ deals with Beijing, move raises alarms in regional capitals

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11 babies killed in Senegal hospital fire: president

Country’s second such blaze in a month was caused by ‘short circuit’, says local politician

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India, China relations threaten to freeze over

Invasion of Ukraine upends world geopolitics, disrupting already fragile relationship between nations, writes Srikanth Kondapalli

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Grief turns to anger after gunman murders 21 at Texas school

More details emerge about troubled teen shooter who legally bought assault rifle used in massacre

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls for Western unity as Russia advances

Moscow is now bombarding Severodonetsk, calling on West to lift sanctions

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Killer whale spotted swimming in Seine River, France

Orca appearance sparked amazement, garnered concern from conservationists

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‘Partygate’: UK PM faces reckoning of report

Polls show deep public disapproval of scandal, conservative MPs to decide if Boris Johnson remains an electoral asset by next month

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Pakistan’s ousted PM calls for rally, cops block capital

Roads leading to Islamabad blockaded, police deploying tear gas to disperse supporters in major city

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Pfizer offers to sell drugs at no-profit basis to world’s poorest countries

Initiative increases access to company-patented medicine, vaccines to nearly 1.2 billion people

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Georgia Republican voters rebuke Trump, snubbing his preferred candidate

Governor Brian Kemp wins comfortably in primary despite being in former president’s crosshairs

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New Australian govt urges China to drop trade tariffs from earlier row

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Beijing’s policies are damaging country’s economy, hurting workers

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Brunei to end early endemic phase on May 31, ease Covid-19 rules in June

Beginning next month, country will impose no limit on gatherings at home or in halls

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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles, Seoul military says

Launches come day after US President Joe Biden’s visit to region to shore up alliances