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Russian nuclear-capable bombers conduct ‘scheduled’ flight over waters near Scandinavia, prompting foreign jet escort
MOSCOW, Dec 25 — Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a “scheduled” flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, prompting “fighter jets of foreign countries” to escort them, Russia’s Defence Ministry said today, according to Russian news agencies. Neither the date of
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Putin hails ‘invincible friendship’ and ‘militant fraternity’ with North Korea in New Year letter
SEOUL, Dec 25 — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin touted an “invincible friendship” with North Korea in a New Year letter to leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported today. In the message, received in Pyongyang last week, Putin praised the
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Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope, revives Christmas Day service tradition
VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 — Pope Leo XIV held the first Christmas mass of his pontificate yesterday, greeting thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square before the service. During the mass, Leo said Christmas was a feast of “faith,
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Trump and Prabowo to sign Indonesia-US trade deal in January after resolving tariff disputes
JAKARTA, Dec 23 —Indonesia and the US have agreed on all substantial issues for a tariff deal, paving the way for the signing of an agreement by presidents Prabowo Subianto and Donald Trump at the end of January, Indonesia’s chief
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Cambodia wants Kuala Lumpur as neutral ground for border talks with Thailand, cites ‘safety concerns’
PHNOM PENH, Dec 23 — Cambodia’s defence ministry has asked Thailand to hold bilateral talks in the neutral venue of Kuala Lumpur, according to a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday, with the countries set to negotiate truce terms after
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After seizing two vessels, US forces chase ‘dark fleet’ tied to Venezuela’s oil exports
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 — The US Coast Guard was pursuing another allegedly sanctioned tanker on Sunday, a US official told AFP, as Washington ramps up its pressure campaign targeting Venezuela’s vital oil sector. The “active pursuit” in the Caribbean Sea
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Australia PM orders police, intelligence review after deadly Bondi Beach shooting
SYDNEY, Dec 21 — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today he has ordered a review into the police and intelligence services after two gunmen shot and killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach. A father and
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Cambodia says over 500,000 forced from homes by Thailand border clashes
PHNOM PENH, Dec 21 — More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced from their homes by two weeks of deadly border clashes with neighbouring Thailand, Phnom Penh’s interior ministry said today. “At present, more than half
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Nine killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg in second such attack this month
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 21 — Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early today, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month. Ten more were wounded when around a dozen men
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Crowds swim and paddle at Bondi Beach in tribute to victims
SYDNEY, Dec 19 — Many hundreds of people swam and paddled surfboards off Australia’s Bondi Beach on today to honour the 15 people shot and killed at a Jewish festival. Crowds gathered at the iconic Sydney surf spot to remember
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