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China angered as Hong Kong activists granted asylum in UK, Australia
Hong Kong activist Tony Chung and ex-lawmaker Ted Hui have been granted asylum in the UK and Australia.
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Trump downplays need for ceasefire before private Zelenskyy meeting
Donald Trump talked down the need for a ceasefire to end the Ukraine war as he greeted Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The children abandoned by South Korea’s adoption policy
The story of Simon, a bi-racial South Korean adoptee, reveals the hidden history behind South Korea’s adoption system.
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Zelenskyy arrives at White House for talks with Trump
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump about Russia's war.
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Right-wing US network Newsmax to pay $67m over false 2020 election claims
Newsmax has paid $27m so far, and will pay $20m in 2026 and $20m in 2027 to technology firm Dominion Voting Systems.
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Air Canada CEO says ‘amazed’ striking workers are disregarding work order
A leader for the striking union says he would risk jail time rather than allow crew to be forced back to work.
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Trump’s changing stance on Ukraine war
US President Trump has repeatedly changed his position on the Ukraine war.
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Robots sprint, box and play football at first World Humanoid Games
Hundreds of humanoid robots showed of their skills at the first World Humanoid Games in Beijing.
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Koen Olthuis: Why the future of cities may be floating
Can floating cities protect from rising seas? Architect Koen Olthuis says it’s time to live with water, not fight it.
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Texas Democrats ending two-week walkout over gerrymandered US GOP House map
California Democrats have advanced countereffort to redraw their congressional boundaries, against Trump's push.
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Iran’s president visits Armenia for talks on US-backed Azerbaijan corridor
Iran rejects TRIPP, says the presence of American companies in the region would be 'worrying'.
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UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action
PM’s office says it is a crime to fund a banned group after award-winning author promises to back pro-Palestine group.
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Russia pounds Ukraine, kills more civilians before White House meeting
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says attacks on civilians are 'demonstrative and cynical' before high-stakes talks.
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In Gaza, death does not come all at once. It comes in instalments
The fate of the Noufal family echoes the tragedy of Palestinian families slowly being wiped out by genocide.
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Will Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?
Iraq is debating a new draft law that would give the PMF militias formal standing in state institutions.
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‘Flames that consumed the hills’: Portugal, Spain reel from wildfires
Emergency services are under strain due to the 'worst' fires in Portugal in years, Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego says.
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Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal as Israel signals will continue war
Palestinian group tells mediators it approves latest Gaza ceasefire proposal and is ready to resume talks.
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Greece’s Crete sees surge in boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
Greece has suspended processing of asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa since July.
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New Zealand MP suspended over Gaza calls for action
New Zealand Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick says pressure is mounting on governments to end the genocide in Gaza.
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New Pakistan monsoon deluge kills 20 people: Local officials
Rains sweep away villages in worst-hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as rescuers search for 150 missing people.
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