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Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send forces to Haiti to fight gangs
Vectus Global, a security company led by Erik Prince, has a contract to battle Haiti's gangs and restore tax collection.
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Gaza is no anomaly: Hunger and hoarding are the West’s oldest weapons
Across continents and centuries, Western domination has always been achieved by feeding the few and starving the many.
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Photos: Putin’s 25-year legacy with US presidents
A visual journey through Putin's interactions with five US presidents spanning a quarter-century of diplomacy.
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial delayed over health concerns
The 77-year-old founder of the Apple Daily newspaper is charged with foreign collusion over 2019 protests.
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Gaza health workers forced to work in “starvation conditions”
“As a healthcare worker, you go to work not sure if you're ever going to come back to your family.”
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Trump-Putin Alaska summit: What’s on the agenda and what’s at stake?
The highly anticipated summit could see the beginnings of a peace deal but will likely not end the war, experts say.
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‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups
Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.
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South Korea to restore pact halting military activity on North Korea border
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung said he will restore a military agreement to rebuild trust with North Korea.
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Mali’s military arrests generals, suspected French agent in overthrow plot
Malian minister says situation under control after plot foiled to 'destabilising the institutions of the republic'.
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Australia finds record meth, cocaine, heroin use in wastewater analysis
Australians consumed drugs with a street value of about $7.5bn, representing a 34 percent rise in annual consumption.
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Trump promises to ‘save’ jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China's Communist Party.
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As Trump splits from India, is the US abandoning its pivot to Asia?
US partners in Asia, such as India, might consider their own shifts in response to Trump's moves. But it won't be easy.
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China’s aircraft carriers in Pacific signals ability to ‘contest’ US power
Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.
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Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
For Trump-Putin summit about possible land swaps, Alaska is an appropriate venue, 158 years after it exchanged hands.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,268
Here are the key events on day 1,268 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Serbian antigovernment protests escalate in third night of clashes
Protests started last year after deadly collapse of rail station roof, with President Vucic accused of corruption.
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Air Canada has cancelled flights as a strike looms. Here’s what it means
A possible strike by flight attendants has resulted in a scheduled lockout that may affect 130,000 passengers each day.
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US government in talks to take stake in Intel: Report
Talks for an undisclosed stake come days after President Donald Trump called for Intel’s CEO to resign.
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California governor boosts redistricting effort in growing feud with Trump
Amid Texas brouhaha, Gavin Newsom takes combative stance against Trump, urges other Democratic leaders to 'punch back'.
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Family of Gaza football legend Suleiman al-Obeid mourn his death
The family of Palestinian football icon Suleiman al-Obaid mourn his loss after he was killed at a Gaza aid centre.
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