China military: US combat ship ‘illegally’ entered waters near Ayungin Shoal
BEIJING — China’s military on Monday said a US combat ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal or
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World Bank, UAE lead climate financing boost at COP28
Governments, development banks and companies announced initiatives to mobilize billions in climate cash at the COP28 summit.
Read moreNorth Korea says interference in its satellites would be declaration of war
North Korea says it would respond to any US interference in space by eliminating the viability of US spy satellites.
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Myanmar crisis, South China Sea to headline ASEAN summit
Southeast Asian leaders will gather Tuesday in Indonesia for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar and
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Hamas frees eight hostages to Israel as talks seek to extend Gaza truce
GAZA/TEL AVIV — Hamas on Thursday released eight Israeli hostages in Gaza under a last-minute extension of a truce deal
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Russia’s Supreme Court bans ‘LGBT movement’ as ‘extremist’
MOSCOW —Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as “extremists,” in a move that representatives
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Elon Musk curses out advertisers who left X over antisemitic content
Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to “go f*ck yourself”
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Pope Francis strips conservative US cardinal of some privileges, Vatican official says
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, quoted the pope as saying that American Cardinal Raymond Burke, one
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Pope trip to COP28 will go ahead despite health issues, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who is recovering from a lung inflammation, will attend the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai as planned,
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Qatar says French, German, Argentinian nationals among 11 Israeli hostages set to be freed
DOHA, Qatar – French, German and Argentinian dual nationals are among 11 Israeli hostages to be freed in a fourth
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