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China, Russia protect world order based on international law: Xi

Shawdesh Desk: China and Russia protect the system of international relations with the central role of the UN and the world order based on international law, Chinese President Xi Jinping

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Lawrence Wong takes oath as new prime minister of Singapore

Shawdesh Desk: Singapore on Wednesday swore in Lawrence Wong as its new prime minister on Wednesday, replacing Lee Hsien Loong following two decades in office, with the new leader warning

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Bus accident in Peru leaves 16 dead

Shawdesh desk: At least 16 people were killed Tuesday in Peru when a bus rolled off a ledge in the mountainous Ayacucho region, authorities said. The bus was carrying more

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Court convicts German far-right politician of using Nazi slogan

Shawdesh desk: A German court on Tuesday convicted one of the country’s most controversial far-right politicians, Bjoern Hoecke, of deliberately using a banned Nazi slogan at a rally. The court

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Israeli tanks push into Rafah

Shawdesh desk; Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas ‘backward’, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, adding that talks have reached ‘almost a stalemate’, reports AFP. ‘Especially

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Georgia passes ‘foreign influence’ bill despite protests

Shawdesh desk: Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a controversial ‘foreign influence’ law that has sparked weeks of mass protests against the measure, which Brussels has warned would undermine Tbilisi’s European

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Fighting rocks Gaza despite US warning

Shawdesh Desk: Israel battled Hamas in Gaza on Monday, including in far-southern Rafah, despite US warnings against a full-scale invasion of the crowded city and of the threat of post-war

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Georgians protest against Russian law

Shawdesh Desk: Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country’s parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial ‘foreign influence’ law that critics say was inspired by

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