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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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Italian teen to become first millennial Catholic saint on Sunday
VATICAN CITY, Sept 4 — A British-born Italian boy who died of leukaemia in 2006 will become the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday, in a ceremony led by Pope Leo in St. Peter’s Square that is
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Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality
BEIJING, Sept 4 — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed life-prolonging organ transplants and the prospect of immortality as they chatted ahead of Beijing’s massive military parade this week, according to remarks picked up by state
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Xi flanked by Putin, Kim Jong Un at Beijing military parade in show of power against West
BEIJING, Sept 3 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade of military might in Beijing yesterday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies
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Thailand edges toward snap polls as caretaker PM pushes to dissolve parliament
BANGKOK, Sept 3 — Thailand’s acting prime minister moved to dissolve parliament Wednesday, his party said, after the largest opposition group backed a rival candidate to lead the country. The decision — a potentially legally fraught one — could see
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What to know as Kim Jong Un makes rare China trip for WWII parade
BEIJING, Sept 3 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled into Beijing by armoured train yesterday, ahead of a huge military parade celebrating the end of World War II today. He is expected to use the trip to hold
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