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India's Modi to visit Ukraine on Aug. 23, weeks after rebuking Putin
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine on Friday to boost ties with Kyiv, weeks after a trip to Moscow in...
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Factbox-What is G7's plan for financial aid to Ukraine?
The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies agreed in June to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine $50 billion in loans,...
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Blinken warns Israel and Hamas of last chance to end Gaza war
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that the latest push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...
Aug 19, 20244 min read
Factbox-Gaza ceasefire talks: The main sticking points
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel stepping up diplomatic pressure in a last-ditch attempt to secure a...
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Parties backing Indonesia's Prabowo close ranks to thwart rival's Jakarta governor bid
JAKARTA - Parties backing President-elect Prabowo Subianto on Monday rallied behind a single candidate for governor of the capital...
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister
BANGKOK - Paetongtarn Shinawatra was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Sunday, two days after parliament elected her,...
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week
DOHA/CAIRO - Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting...
Aug 17, 20244 min read
Turkish MPs brawl during debate on jailed opposition lawmaker
ANKARA - A fistfight broke out in Turkey's parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague,...
Aug 17, 20242 min read
China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar, says foreign minister
CHIANG MAI, Thailand - China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar and backs a regional plan to find a way out of the ongoing...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Indian doctors call for nationwide shutdown after brutal rape of medic
MUMBAI - Anger over the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in eastern India showed no signs of dying down on Friday, as medics called for...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Tokyo braces for Typhoon Ampil as homes evacuated, flights cancelled
TOKYO - Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo on Friday, as a...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo secures parliamentary majority
JAKARTA - Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto has secured a parliamentary majority after the party that backed his rival in the...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
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