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US walks out of UN Security Council over French envoy’s ‘North Korea’ comparison
UNITED NATIONS, July 28 — The United States walked out of a UN Security Council meeting Monday when France’s ambassador took the floor, protesting French comments comparing the US to North Korea and other authoritarian states regarding votes on human
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Iran denies talks with US, insists Strait of Hormuz discussions are only with Oman
TEHRAN, July 27 — Iran’s foreign ministry today said it was not currently involved in negotiations with the United States, despite a halt in recent fighting between the two sides. “Mediators may convey messages from the American side to us
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Marcos says ‘perhaps time to revisit nuclear energy’ as Philippines battles high electricity prices
MANILA, July 27 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared a national energy emergency this year, said today that nuclear power might hold answers for a country paying the highest electricity prices in the region. Marcos made the suggestion in
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Blast rocks Philippine justice ministry hours before Marcos’s state address
MANILA, July 27 — A homemade bomb detonated near the entrance of the Philippine justice ministry early on Monday, officials said, hours before a suspected unexploded device was found near the country’s Senate. The explosion just after midnight, which resulted
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Flash flood at north-west China tourist site kills 10, injures 23 as heavy rain triggers alerts across southern region
BEIJING, July 26 — A flash flood caused by heavy rain struck a tourist site in north-west China today, killing 10 people and injuring 23, state media reported. “A mountain torrent triggered by short-term heavy rainfall at a scenic spot
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France’s wildfire front ‘very unfavourable’, interior minister warns as blazes threaten Unesco‑listed Bordeaux
PARIS, July 26 — French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned today the wildfire situation in France was “very unfavourable” as firefighters battled to hold the blazes back from the Unesco-listed city of Bordeaux in the south-west. “Another difficult night on
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Palestinians report Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques amid surge in West Bank violence
QUSRA (Palestinian Territories), July 26 — Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank overnight today, after this week’s deadly clashes in the territory left six people dead. Violence in the Israeli-occupied West
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Philippines considers Australia‑style social media ban for minors after deadly school shooting
MANILA, July 26 — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the Philippines will consider replicating or improving Australia’s social media ban for minors to counter online radicalisation and prevent future school shootings, Philippine News Agency
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Iran army warns Middle East war will ‘expand further’ if US airstrikes resume
TEHRAN, July 26 — Iran’s army warned today that the Middle East war would widen if the United States chose to press ahead with attacks on the Islamic republic, ahead of the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to
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Russia eyes North Korean reinforcements, missile launchers — Zelensky warns Asia in danger
KYIV, July 26 — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country. Preparations for the extra troops are being made in Russia’s Voronezh region
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