Economy
On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause
Since his papacy began in 2013, Pope Francis has signaled his intention to build bridges with other faiths. The global...
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China’s Xi hails ‘best in history’ Africa ties, pledges military aid
China is enjoying its “best in history” ties with African nations, leader Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as he pledged...
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Yagi strengthens to a super typhoon as it menaces ‘China’s Hawaii’
Typhoon Yagi has rapidly intensified to a super typhoon as it powers its way towards the Chinese holiday island of...
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A fugitive mayor who fled the Philippines amid China spy rumors is arrested in Indonesia
A disgraced mayor wanted in the Philippines for alleged links to Chinese criminal networks has been arrested in Indonesia after...
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‘Russian spy’ whale may have been shot dead, say animal rights groups
The death of a beloved white beluga whale has turned into a mystery in Norway as animal rights groups speculate...
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Another plane linked to Venezuela’s Maduro is under investigation in the Dominican Republic
This second plane, a Dassault Falcon 2000 registration number YV3360, is similar to the aircraft seized by authorities in the...
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Journalists injured by Israeli fire during military raid in West Bank, eyewitnesses say
Palestinian journalists say that they were fired on by the Israeli military during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Kafr Dan....
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Judges may soon have to run for election in Mexico. Critics say that’s bad news for its democracy
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has long been critical of his country’s Supreme Court as it stood in the...
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‘Ferocious violence’ accompanied ‘shocking’ levels of abuse at Ireland’s religious-run schools, report finds
Nearly 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse across hundreds of Ireland’s religious-run schools have been documented in a new report, marking...
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Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July effectively spiked a draft hostage and ceasefire deal by introducing a raft of...
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