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Hamas rejects U.S.-backed UN resolution on Gaza, condemns international force

The group warned any international force operating in Gaza would be stripped of neutrality and become a party to the conflict

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Japanese film releases suspended in China amid heightened diplomatic tensions

Screening of several Japanese films in China has been suspended following a diplomatic flare-up sparked by remarks on Taiwan from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...

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UN Security Council backs U.S. plan for Gaza but Hamas rejects disarmament

Washington says vote opens route to stabilisation and political dialogue as Russia and China withhold support

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Exiled Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

The court sentenced the ousted prime minister to death, concluding a long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising l...

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Australia rules out co-hosting COP31 with Turkiye amid ongoing deadlock

Albanese confirms that Australia will not co-host next year’s UN climate summit with Turkiye, citing UN rules and an unresolved bidding impasse.

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Trump signals sanctions on Russia traders as Indian exporters gain from tariff relief

The U.S. President Donald Trump announced Republican plans to impose sanctions on nations doing business with Russia, with Iran potentially included.

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Britain unveils sweeping asylum reforms inspired by Denmark

Labour government hardens stance to counter rise of populist Reform UK party saying reforms inspired by European countries where refugee status is temporary

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Trump’s expansive bond buying raises fresh questions over presidential investments

The U.S. President amassed at least USD82 million in corporate and municipal bonds within five weeks, including acquisitions in sectors boosted by his own admin...

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Mahmoud Abbas faces deepening irrelevance as Palestinians confront postwar uncertainty

Palestinian president marks two decades in office amid shrinking authority, collapsing public legitimacy and mounting fears that Gaza’s future will be shaped wi...

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Nine dead as explosives detonate at Kashmir police station

The explosion at Nowgam police station comes just days after a car bomb in New Delhi killed at least eight people in what authorities have described as a terror...

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Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, where displaced families endure winter rains

The armed wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said Godard’s body was recovered in southern Gaza

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Trump says Cambodia, Thailand going to be fine after calls over conflict

Thailand this week suspended a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal and demanded an apology over allegations that Cambodia had laid fresh landmines, which Cambodia deni...

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Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount

Democrats criticise Trump for inflation linked to tariffs as trade deals entered with Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador to eliminate tariffs