Putin says Russia’s nuclear-armed underwater drone was tested successfully
MOSCOW: Russia has conducted a successful test of a new atomic-powered and nuclear-capable underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday,
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Trump visits South Korea as $350 billion trade deal with Seoul appears
commitments, a trade deal between the US and South Korea appears more elusive as Trump seeks $350 billion in investment
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Philippines to take ASEAN chair with focus on South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia handed over the chairmanship of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc to the Philippines on Tuesday, with territorial disputes
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Former Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina stripped of citizenship after military takeover
Rajoelina, whose whereabouts remains unknown after he fled the country following protests that demanded his resignation, also holds French citizenship.
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Russia says successfully tested new nuclear-capable cruise missile
MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid
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UN stopped working, failed to protect Gaza war victims: Brazilian President Lula
KUALA LUMPUR: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took a swipe Saturday at the United Nations and other multilateral
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South Korea says ‘considerable’ chance Kim, Trump will meet next week
SEOUL: South Korea’s unification minister said Friday he believed there was a “considerable” chance that US President Donald Trump will
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European Union agrees on new sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow oil fleet and LNG imports
against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning its imports of liquefied natural gas, the Danish EU
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Top UN court to rule on Israel’s obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians
THE HAGUE: The top United Nations court is set to give an opinion Wednesday on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure
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Japan’s first female prime minister is an ultraconservative star from male-dominated party
TOKYO: Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has
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