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China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’
Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to BeijingChi...
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Iraq’s paramilitary groups say they will disarm. Will that ever happen?
Powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr among those who say their groups will integrate into the state.
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Family mourn Indian sailor killed in US strike on oil tanker
The wife and family of an Indian sailor killed in a US strike on a tanker off Oman this week have gathered in mourning.
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Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Bradford painter whose sun-kissed visions of California broke world records at auction has diedDavid Hockney, the iconic...
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‘Torture isn’t new to Palestinians’: How Israel learned from colonialism
A chain of sexual violence that Britain built, France refined and Israel inherited is being used against Palestinians.
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USA vs Paraguay: World Cup 2026 group match – Trump, schedule, lineups
FIFA World Cup cohosts United States begin their campaign against Paraguay, with Donald Trump's attendance in doubt.
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Is Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ inside Lebanon an attempt to grab gas reserves?
Israeli zone extends into Lebanon's maritime territory, raising fears that it could become a long-term 'resource grab'.
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Starmer’s leadership under further pressure after defence ministers quit – UK politics live
Both John Healey and Al Carns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence invest...
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Video: What Iran’s football fans think about the World Cup
What’s it like supporting your team in a World Cup hosted by a country that’s at war with yours?
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China arrests US researcher it says is suspected of ‘spying’
Beijing's Foreign Ministry confirms US reports about detention of scholar focusing on politics of neighbouring Myanmar.
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Tears and tributes as crowds gather to mourn death of Thailand’s Princess Bha
Beloved royal, said to have embodied ‘everything good in Thailand’, died in hospital after nearly four years in comaAt K...
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Funding cuts and repressive laws raise risk of new HIV epidemic, says UNAids
UN agency head warns of ‘major threat’ as global testing and treatment fallsA funding crisis and increasing repression o...