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Ex-South Korea President Gets 30 More Years for Drone Plot

A court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 more years in prison for ordering drones sent into N...

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China's Xi Jinping Makes Rare Visit to North Korea After Seven Years

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a rare state visit to North Korea, his first to Pyongyang in nearly seven years, stat...

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Zelensky Proposes Direct Face-to-Face Peace Talks With Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin offering to meet wi...

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US and Iran Exchange New Wave of Strikes Around Strait of Hormuz

The United States and Iran have exchanged a new round of military attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the third ...

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Netanyahu Directs IDF to Expand Gaza Control to 70 Percent

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has publicly declared that he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to incre...

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Netanyahu Vows to Intensify Israeli Strikes Against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel will significantly increase its military campaign against Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monda...

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Trump Tells Negotiators Not to Rush Into Iran Deal

US President Donald Trump has told his negotiating team not to rush into a deal with Iran, easing earlier signals that a...

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Putin Arrives in China Days After Trump's Departure From Beijing

Beijing is preparing to host another world leader less than a week after Chinese President Xi Jinping played host to Uni...

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Trump Tells Iran Clock Is Ticking as Peace Talks Hit Deadlock

US President Donald Trump has issued a clear and urgent warning to Iran, with peace talks to resolve the continuing conf...

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Taiwan Will Not Provoke Conflict nor Surrender Sovereignty, Says President

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has made a clear and measured statement following a high-stakes summit between Unite...

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Cuba's Energy Crisis Set to Worsen as Russian Oil Runs Out

Cuba's energy crisis is already severe and is about to get much worse, the country's energy minister warned in a...

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Steven Miles Apologises to Queensland Parliament Over Contempt Finding

Queensland Opposition Leader Steven Miles has apologized to state parliament after an ethics committee recommended he be...

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King Charles State Visit Aims to Revitalise US-UK Relations

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the USA on Monday to begin a 4-day visit. The UK's Ambassador, Sir Christi...

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White House Warns of Mass AI Technology Theft by Chinese Firms

The White House has publicly confirmed that there are large-scale campaigns from outside entities (particularly China) t...

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MAGA Turns on John Thune Over SAVE Act Delay

The Republican Party is united on the issue of increased tensions, and this is due to M.A.G.A.-aligned groups that are p...

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Canada Must Reduce Its Overdependence on the United States

Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, sent a powerful message to Canadians that our longstanding integrated economies w...

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ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to Step Down at End of May

The acting director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, announced his resignatio...

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Met Police Probe Mandelson Over Epstein Leak Claims

It is confirmed by the Metropolitan Police that Peter Mandelson has been placed under investigation for his possible inv...

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US Pursues Third Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker

The tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have reached new heights as the U.S. Coast Guard has begun to pursue yet ano...

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Modi Alliance Leads in Early Bihar Election Trends

The first counts in the Bihar assembly election show a pattern, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Janat...

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Starmer Prepared to Resist Labour Leadership Challenge

According to supporters of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, any attempts by Labour MPs to depose the leader would be met...

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Trump Sends California Troops to Portland After Court Ruling

President Donald Trump ordered that federalized troops stationed in California be sent to Portland, Oregon, after a cour...

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Trump withdraws EJ Antoni nomination for BLS

U.S. President Donald Trump has retracted his nomination of economist E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labour Statistic...

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Trump’s selective claims on political violence face scrutiny

Utah Governor Spencer Cox made a public plea to Americans not to politicize the assassination of Charlie Kirk. His reque...

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Trump Urges EU Tariffs on China and India

Donald Trump has called on the European Union (EU) to impose tariffs of up to 100% on China and India to push Russian Pr...

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Trump Blocked from Firing Fed Governor Cook

A federal judge has put a temporary stop to President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governing board membe...

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Trump Defends Move on 600,000 Chinese Student Visas

President Trump is addressing a certain degree of pushback from Republicans over his decision to permit 600,000 student ...

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South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Indicted

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of the ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been officially indicted, facing b...

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Trump’s 50% Tariff Hits India as Modi Pushes Self-Reliance

Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India have officially come into force, weeks after he ordered an additional 25% pena...

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Netanyahu Calls Albanese Weak, Accuses Him of Betrayal

New tensions have arisen between Israel and Australia after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Australian...

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Ex-South Korean First Lady Arrested in Corruption Case

Prosecutors then arrested Kim Keon Hee, the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning and charged h...

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Opposition Protests Over Vote Manipulation Claims

In India, a political uproar has erupted after opposition parties alleged that the Election Commission is showing partia...

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Trump Assumes Control of DC Police, Deploys Guard

The DC National Guard was seen throughout Washington, DC, on Tuesday after being mobilised and federalising the city'...

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White House Orders Smithsonian Review

It launched an extensive internal examination of the Smithsonian Institution, which oversees most major public museums n...

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Bihar Voters List Errors Spark Political Dispute

The Election Commission of India has put forth a revised draft electoral roll for Bihar, which is all set to go to the p...

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Trump Orders Homeless Out of Washington DC

US President Donald Trump has called for homeless people to "move out" of Washington, DC, as part of his pledg...

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Trump Demands Intel CEO Resignation Over China Ties

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan should resign after former President Donald Trump says his Chinese connections are a conflict and a...

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Trump Hints at National Guard Use in DC

After a carjacking involving a former federal employee, former President Donald Trump has recommended taking control of ...

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U.S. Condemns Brazil's House Arrest Order for Bolsonaro

The U.S. government has harshly criticized a Brazilian Supreme Court decision to place former President Jair Bolsonaro u...

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Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on India Over Russian Oil

President Donald Trump on Monday said he intends to increase tariffs against India "very substantially" follow...

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Trump Fires BLS Head, Cites 'Rigged' Jobs Report and Tariffs Push

BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was removed from her post after the disappointing July jobs report. He said a replacem...

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Grand Jury Hearings Ordered Over Trump-Russia Allegations

Pam Bondi, the US attorney general of Florida, has reportedly asked state prosecutors to investigate whether two politic...

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UK Divided Over China's Plan for Massive London Embassy

Hong Kong police have placed a £95,000 bounty on the head of a woman who went missing wearing an expensive Rolex w...

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Trump's Jobs Data Clash Raises Fears of Political Interference

Economists, officials, and political observers were concerned by President Donald Trump's firing of Erika McEntarfer...

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Canada Weighs Options After US Trade Deadline Missed

The United States and Canada appeared to be at a trade deal checkpoint as their acrimonious talks wound down with no cle...

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Trump's Super PAC Amasses Nearly $200 Million War Chest

Former President Donald Trump's political sway is being supercharged by his super PAC, MAGA Inc., which brought in a...

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Supreme Court Blocks Sara Duterte Impeachment

The Philippines' Supreme Court has halted the impeachment of Vice-President Sara Duterte, giving her a respite from ...

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White House Denies Trump Link to Epstein Files

The White House has rejected reports that President Donald Trump's name appears in Justice Department records relate...

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Trump Concerned Over Israeli Strikes in Gaza, Syria

President Donald Trump was reportedly taken by surprise last week following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Syria. Accord...

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Trump's Second Term Divides Voters After Six Months

Six months into President Donald Trump's second term, voter opinions remain starkly divided. Some voters are strongl...

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SNAP Cuts Threaten Access to Healthy Food Nationwide

As the Trump administration pushes a national campaign for healthier eating, recent $186 billion cuts to the federal Sup...

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Gabbard Denies Russia Interference, Contradicting Trump Officials

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently cast doubt on long-standing conclusions about Russia's inte...

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Japan PM refuses to quit after election loss

Japan's ruling coalition faced a major political blow after losing its majority in the upper house. Despite the outc...

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Far-Right 'Japanese First' Party Sanseito Gains Ground in Japan's Election

A once-fringe political party in Japan has surged into the spotlight following a surprising victory in the recent upper ...

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67 Palestinians killed while seeking Gaza aid

At least 67 Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza while waiting for aid trucks, according to the Hamas-run health mi...

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Eswatini Faces Anger Over Arrival of US Deportees

The arrival of foreign deportees from the United States has sparked widespread anger in the small African nation of Eswa...

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Why China Stayed Neutral in Iran-Israel Conflict

During the recent Iran-Israel war, China maintained a careful distance, avoiding direct involvement even as Iran faced a...

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Trump: Release Any 'Credible' Epstein Information

President Donald Trump has urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to release "any" information pertaining to convict...

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Language Dispute Sparks Violence in Maharashtra

The controversy started this past April when the government of Maharashtra state announced that Hindi would be made mand...

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Starmer and Macron Defend Pragmatism Against Populist Rise

Addressing reporters shoulder to shoulder, the two leaders recognised the political obstacles they each confront in the ...