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Sri Lanka landslides feared as toll hits 618, widespread loss sweeps Asia
Disaster agency warns that monsoon storms are adding more rain and making hillsides unstable.
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In Jerusalem, Friedrich Merz assures Israel of Germany’s “unchanging” support
Visiting the Jewish state for the first time since taking office, the German Chancellor assured Israel on Saturday of Germany's "unchanging" support. Friedrich Merz is due to meet on Sunday…
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Russian attacks in Ukraine, Keith Kellogg says peace deal is 'very close'
Russian attacks carried out overnight and on Sunday left at least four dead in Ukraine. US envoy Keith Kellogg said a peace deal to end the war was “very…
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Russia pounds Ukraine's Kremenchuk as US-hosted peace talks wrap up
Russia launched a major overnight attack on the industrial Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, striking key water and heating infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. The assault came as a Ukrainian…
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Beijing and Moscow are conducting joint anti-missile military exercises on Russian territory
China and Russia held their third round of joint anti-missile military exercises on Russian territory in early December, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced late Saturday. Moscow signed...
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Algeria: 14 dead and 34 others injured after a bus overturned in the southwest of the country
14 people were killed and 34 others were injured on Saturday when a bus transporting passengers overturned in the state of Beni Abbes in southwestern Algeria, according to a statement issued by the Civil Defense. This is the deadliest traffic accident since last August, when…
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In post-Assad Syria, what future for transitional justice?
For more than fifty years, the Assad family maintained power by committing mass crimes. Since the fall of the regime on December 8, 2024, two commissions dedicated to transitional justice...
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Japan accuses Chinese jets of directing fire-control radar at its aircraft
Beijing says Japanese self-defence force aircraft repeatedly approached and disrupted the Chinese navy's training.
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Hope, flags, fireworks as Syria starts to celebrate a year without al-Assad
Syrians gathered to celebrate days before the December 8 anniversary, which will mark the day the capital was liberated.
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Syria’s al-Sharaa accuses Israel of ‘exporting crises’ across region
Syrian president says Israel uses pretexts to justify militarism and divert attention from Gaza massacres.
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In India, fire at a nightclub in Goa kills at least 25 people, including tourists
At least 25 people, including tourists, died in a fire at a busy nightclub in the popular seaside resort of Goa in western India, officials said Sunday morning...
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Supporters of Venezuela’s Machado rally in cities around the world
From Madrid to Lima, and Buenos Aires to Brisbane, supporters celebrate the opposition leader's Nobel Peace prize win.
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