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International

China’s Wang meets Jokowi, Indonesian president-elect Prabowo

China’s top diplomat met Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto on Thursday as Beijing seeks to boost

Russia says neutralised 20 drones, 2 missiles

Russia on Thursday said it had neutralised 20 drones and two ballistic missiles in areas bordering Ukraine, including Rostov where

Israel considered a retaliatory strike on Iran: reports

Israel considered carrying out a strike on Iran in retaliation for last weekend’s unprecedented attack but then aborted the plan,

Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 18

Rescuers were removing mountains of rubble on Thursday from the site of a lethal Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s historic

Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest: source

 Myanmar’s junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP

Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership

The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians’ application to become a full UN member state, several

European stock markets mixed at open

Europe’s main stock markets were mixed at the start of trading Wednesday, with London steady and eurozone indices rising. London’s

Trial judge warns Trump over intimidation, seven jurors picked

The judge in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial on Tuesday warned the Republican presidential hopeful against intimidating jurors as seven

US to impose new sanctions against Iran in upcoming days — White House

Washington will impose additional sanctions against Iran, aimed against Iranian missile and drone development programs, as well as companies that

Peru’s PM seeks confidence vote as Rolexgate scandal rages

Peru’s embattled government will on Wednesday ask Congress for a vote of confidence that collides with its umpteenth scandal: how