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Australian authorities deploy drones, helicopter after surfer killed by great white shark off Sydney beach
SYDNEY, Sept 7 — Australian authorities today deployed drones and a helicopter to monitor the waters around a popular Sydney beach after a surfer was killed by a great white shark yesterday, officials said. Two beaches in Australia’s most populous
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South Korea slams US release of Hyundai arrest video as ‘regrettable’ amid trade talks
SEOUL, Sept 7 — South Korea said the US government’s release of images of the arrest of hundreds of Korean workers was regrettable, especially as the incident followed so closely after a summit between the two nations’ leaders. US immigration
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Israel flattens Gaza City high-rise as it tells residents to flee
JERUSALEM, Sept 6 — An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City today—the second in as many days—after the military warned people to flee south to a “humanitarian zone” ahead of a planned offensive to capture the area. Israel
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Thai PM-elect names veterans to cabinet, hoping to bring ‘confidence’
BANGKOK, Sept 6 — Anutin Charnvirakul, a shrewd dealmaker and mainstay of Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, was elected prime minister yesterday, capping off days of drama and a scramble for power during which he outmaneuvered the most successful
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Jihadist strikes on Mali’s mines leave Chinese firms paying the price
ABIDJAN, Sept 5 — Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. While present across wider west Africa, the powerful
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Le chat noir? Panther kept as ‘baby’ lands French couple in court
LILLE, Sept 5 — A French couple kept Louise, a playful black panther, in an apartment in northern France, triggering panic when she was spotted roaming nearby rooftops. The pair were handed suspended jail sentences on Thursday for illegally keeping
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Trump reacts to Modi, Putin, Xi meeting: ‘We’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China’
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 — US President Donald Trump today said India and Russia seem to have been “lost” to China after their leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, highlighting his split from New Delhi and Moscow as
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Trump to reinterpret 1987 missile treaty to expand global attack drone sales, unlock US$142b Saudi deal
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 — President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally reinterpret a 38-year-old arms control treaty to sell sophisticated “Reaper” style and other advanced military drones abroad, according to a US official and four people familiar with the plan.
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With diplomatic tour de force, China’s Xi Jinping shows he’s ‘totally in charge’
BEIJING, Sept 5 — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping organised his first parade to mark the anniversary of the end of World War Two, in 2015, he placed his two predecessors by his side in a show of respect and
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Not for Russia to ‘decide’ if West can deploy troops to Ukraine: Nato chief
PRAGUE, Sept 4 — Nato chief Mark Rutte said today that Russia has no veto over whether Western powers can deploy troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees if a truce is reached. “Why are we interested in what
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