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Islamic State woman who allowed Yazidi child to die gets 10 years in German jail
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‘Captain America’ protester convicted under Hong Kong national security law
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EU demands immediate release of Sudanese leader, cabinet members
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President Biden to attend Asean-US summit tomorrow
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UN appeals for fresh injection of funds for famine-threatened Yemen
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Thousands evacuated as floods hit central Vietnam
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Myanmar junta accuses UN envoys of bias and interference
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Russia reports record-high daily Covid-19 infections
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Amnesty to shut Hong Kong offices given national security law risks
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Cambodia passes law barring dual citizenship for holders of top posts
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Amnesty to shutter Hong Kong offices, blames security law
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China will uphold world peace, Xi says on anniversary of return to UN
BEIJING, Oct 25 — President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international rules, amid concerns expressed by the United States and other...
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German IS bride accused of murdering Yazidi girl faces verdict
BERLIN, Oct 25 — A Munich court will decide on Monday whether a German woman believed to have joined the Islamic State jihadist group is guilty of the war crime of letting a...
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Sources: Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Oct 25 — Most of the members of Sudan’s cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested on Monday in an apparent coup in the capital...
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In setback for Kishida, Japan’s ruling LDP loses upper house seat
TOKYO, Oct 25 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suffered an unexpected blow just days before his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heads into national polls, as the...
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New Zealand reports second-highest daily Covid-19 cases in pandemic
AUCKLAND, Oct 25 — New Zealand reported 109 new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Monday, the bulk of them in its largest city, Auckland, as the country saw its second-worst...
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US to begin UK appeal against Assange extradition block
LONDON, Oct 25 — The United States government will on Wednesday begin an appeal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial for publishing military secrets,...
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Colombia prepares to extradite drug lord ‘Otoniel’ to US
CAREPA, Oct 25 — Colombia’s government announced Sunday it is working towards extraditing the country’s most-wanted drug trafficker “Otoniel” to the United States, a day...
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Australia looks to roll out Covid-19 booster shots soon as curbs ease
SYDNEY, Oct 25 — Australian officials plan to roll out Covid-19 booster shots soon to prevent a resurgence of cases, as residents in the two largest cities of Sydney and...
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Myanmar junta says UN rights report on country ‘incitement to violence’
YANGON, Oct 25 — Myanmar’s junta on Sunday labelled the United Nation’s latest rights report on the conflict-wracked nation an “incitement to violence” and accused the...
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Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid, says wife
BANGKOK, Oct 25 — An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar’s 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an overnight raid, his wife said Sunday, in the latest blow to...
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Reports: Facebook failing to contain hate speech in India
NEW YORK, Oct 25 — Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate ethnic violence, and did not deploy resources to curb the...
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Three dead, three missing after avalanche on Ecuador volcano, say officials
QUITO, Oct 25 — An avalanche Sunday on a snow-capped Ecuadoran volcano, the highest peak in the country, killed at least three climbers and left three others missing, officials...
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Fauci says vaccines for kids in US between five and 11 likely available in November
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 — Vaccines for kids between the ages of five and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci...
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Erdogan’s critics say expulsion call is diversion from economic woe
ISTANBUL, Oct 25 — President Tayyip Erdogan’s political opponents said on Sunday that his call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies was a bid to divert attention from...
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Mudslides, power outages as storm drenches burn-scarred California
LOS ANGELES, Oct 25 — A powerful storm drenched wildfire-scarred northern California on Sunday, triggering mudslides and downing electric lines with winds blasting San Francisco...
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UK reports 39,962 Covid-19 cases, 72 deaths
LONDON, Oct 24 — Britain today reported 39,962 new cases of Covid-19 and 72 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test. While figures published by the government during...
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Hurricane Rick edges closer to Mexican coast north of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 — Hurricane Rick edged slowly closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, expected to unleash heavy rains north of the beach resort of Acapulco late in the...
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Pelosi says ‘we’re almost there’ on huge US legislative bills
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 — After months of fierce political wrangling, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that she expects agreement on a huge social spending package and a vote on...
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Saudi-led coalition says killed over 260 Yemen rebels
RIYADH, Oct 24 — The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said today it had killed more than 260 Huthi rebels in the past three days near the strategic city of Marib....