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Kenya police chief quits after deadly protests
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France seeks govt as PM vows to guard against extremes
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France says four migrants drowned trying to cross Channel
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Japan warns on China, North Korea in annual defence report
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Hungary's Orban meets Trump after NATO summit
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban jetted off to Florida on Thursday to meet with former US president Donald Trump after the end of the NATO summit in Washington.
60 bodies found after Israeli operation in Gaza City
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Philippines to 'stand our ground' in South China Sea dispute
The Philippines will "stand our ground" in a dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, a top security official said Friday, eight years after an international ruling against China in the territorial contest.
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Australia charges married couple with spying for Russia
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Biden says 'disappointed' with troubled Gaza aid pier
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Turkey's Erdogan warns against NATO-Russia conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option.
Syrians prepare for 'predetermined' election
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Australia charges couple over Russian spying
Australian police have charged a married couple with spying for Russia, top officials said Friday, accusing them of accessing defence-related documents for Moscow.
'Time to end the war': Biden sees progress on Gaza deal
President Joe Biden said Thursday that US mediators were making progress in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal as he called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
NATO leaders vow to stand by Ukraine as doubts hang over Biden
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Colombia calls for creditor help to underpin peace, end cocaine trade
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Biden in 'Putin' blunder ahead of high-stakes press conference
US President Joe Biden mistakenly introduced Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian foe Vladimir Putin at a NATO summit Thursday in a blunder just hours before a press conference that could decide the fate of his reelection bid.
US says it will soon end Gaza aid pier operation
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'Hardly anything' will deter Israel's Gaza war: S.Africa judge on ICJ case
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Zelensky urges NATO leaders to lift all limits on striking Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on NATO leaders to drop all restrictions on letting Kyiv strike inside Russia with Western weaponry as they wrapped up a three-day summit in Washington.