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Sweden launches Nato bid, seeks to overcome Turkish objections
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‘I feel free’: France lifts Covid mask rule on public transport
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Iran hopes for expansion of ties with new UAE president
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Churches condemn Israeli police charge at Al Jazeera reporter’s funeral
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Covid-19 may spread rapidly in North Korea, WHO warns
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Lukashenko urges Russia-led CSTO military alliance to unite against West
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Lacking vaccines, N.Korea battles Covid with antibiotics, home remedies
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New York supermarket shooting probe to weigh if warning signs were missed
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Somalia’s foreign partners hail peaceful election of new president
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Russia calls Finland, Sweden joining Nato a mistake with ‘far-reaching consequences’
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Shanghai targets June 1 return to normal as Covid lockdowns cool economy
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Sri Lanka's new PM to address crisis-hit nation as fuel stocks run short
COLOMBO, May 16 — Sri Lanka’s new prime minister will address the crisis-hit nation later today, as the country’s power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel...
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Future king Charles heads to Canada on queen’s behalf
LONDON, May 16 — Prince Charles heads to Canada this week to represent head of state Queen Elizabeth II, with more attention than ever on his future role due to his mother’s...
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Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after tests
RIYADH, May 16 — Saudi Arabia’s ageing King Salman has left the hospital one week after being admitted for tests, including a colonoscopy, state media reported. Video...
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‘Copycat’ mass shootings becoming deadlier, experts warn after New York attack
NEW YORK, May 16 — An 18-year-old white man suspected of fatally shooting 10 people in a Black neighbourhood in Buffalo, New York, appears to be the...
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Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results
BEIRUT, May 16 — Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies and...
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Nato assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia
KYIV, May 16 — Nato on Sunday pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its “historic” bid to join the alliance and Sweden’s ruling party said it...
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Iran film-makers condemn arrest of fellow directors
PARIS, May 16 — A group of Iranian actors and film directors have published an open letter condemning the questioning and arrest of several film-makers in recent days as well as...
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At least 11 dead in Peru as bus crashes into ravine
LIMA, May 16 — At least 11 people, including two children, were killed and another 34 injured after a bus crashed into a ravine in Peru, authorities said on Sunday. The accident...
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US in mourning, outrage after ‘racist’ mass shooting
BUFFALO, May 16 — Grieving residents from Buffalo held vigils Sunday after a white gunman who officials have branded “pure evil” shot dead 10 people at a grocery store in a...
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Germany’s conservatives on track to win key state vote
BERLIN, May 16 — Germany’s conservative CDU party was on track to win a regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, but the Green party could emerge as...
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N.Korea reports eight more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak
SEOUL, May 16 — North Korea on Monday reported eight more deaths from “fever” after recently announcing its first Covid cases, with the military deployed to resolve...
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One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting
LOS ANGELES, May 16 — One person was dead and four others in “critical” condition after a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, law enforcement said Sunday, just one day...
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Russia’s behaviour amounts to repudiation of agreement with Nato, Germany says
BERLIN, May 15 — Russia’s behaviour amounts to the unilateral repudiation of a 1997 cooperation agreement with Nato, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said today....
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Nato’s Stoltenberg confident common ground can be found on Sweden, Finland membership
BERLIN, May 15 — Nato’s chief said today he was confident common ground could be reached to allay Turkey’s concerns over Sweden and Finland’s membership into the alliance...
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Explosions heard near site of Somali presidential vote
MOGADISHU, May 15 — Explosions sounding like mortar shells were heard today in the area of Mogadishu airport where parliamentarians were meeting to elect a new president,...
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Finnish leader says latest Putin talk on Nato ‘calm and cool’
WASHINGTON, May 15 — Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said today his latest talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his country’s bid to join Nato was measured and...
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Finland announces ‘historic’ Nato bid, as Sweden holds key meet
HELSINKI, May 15 — The Finnish government officially announced its intention to join Nato today, as Sweden’s ruling party was to hold a decisive meeting that could pave the...
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Ukraine’s top diplomat meets US Secretary of State, touts more weapon supplies
BERLIN, May 15 — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Berlin today and that “more weapons and other aid is on the way...
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Ten killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting at US grocery store
BUFFALO, May 15 — A heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot 10 people dead yesterday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a “racially motivated” attack that he...