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Read MoreAs Hong Kong reckons with worst fire in decades, many see echoes of 2019Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response to the deadly Tai Po fire.
Read MoreTurkiye orders arrest of top-tier footballers, officials in gambling probeAt least 27 top club players are suspected of having bet on matches involving their own teams.
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Read MoreIranian delegation in the US for World Cup draw after threatening boycottHead coach Ghalenoei is part of the delegation attending the draw despite saying they would boycott it over visa issues.
Read MoreUNSC delegation meets Lebanon’s Aoun, tours south amid Israeli escalationVisit comes as Hezbollah leader slams Lebanon's recent civilian-led talks with Israel as a 'free concession'.
Read MoreOpening ‘Pandora’s box’: What happens if the US attacks Venezuela?Experts warn a US strike on Venezuela could trigger instability rather than a peaceful transition.
Read MoreMF Husain was forced into exile; now his work finds permanent home in QatarQatar opens Lawh Wa Qalam museum dedicated to India's most famous painter, who was hounded into exile by Hindu right.
Read MorePutin and Modi discuss trade and peace at summit talks in IndiaIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as talks began on boosting trade.
Read MoreWho is Brian Cole, arrested for planting pipe bombs in Washington in 2021?Cole, a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, was identified following a long investigation.
Read MorePakistan seeks new South Asian bloc to cut India out: Will it work?Pakistan says an emerging three-way cooperation with Bangladesh and China could be 'expanded and duplicated'.
Read MoreHong Kong student union suspended over calls for justice for fire victimsHong Kong Baptist University student union says suspension was 'unfounded' and may have 'ulterior motives'.
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Read MoreLIVE: Israel sets military budget at $34bn as it keeps attacking GazaPeople in the enclave fear the resumption of the full-scale genocidal war as Israeli ceasefire violations persist.
Read MoreIsrael “art-washing its war crimes” through EurovisionDorien Ballout on the boycott by the Netherlands and other countries of Eurovision 2026 after Israel allowed to compete.
Read MorePutin increasingly belligerent as truce talks flounder, Ukraine war ragesAs peace efforts fail to bear fruit, the Russian leader threatens Odesa and Mykolaiv - and warns of wider war on Europe.
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