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India signs $7.3b 156 homemade copters deal
India on Friday announced a $7.3 billion deal to purchase 156 locally made light combat Prachand helicopters for its air…
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No military solution to conflict in DR Congo, Pakistan tells UNSC
Pakistan on Thursday called for “fully” implementing last month’s UN Security Council resolution that demanded the withdrawal of Rwadan-backed M23…
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Israel hits Beirut as ceasefire rattled
Israel made good on its threat Friday to strike Beirut after rockets were fired towards its territory, rattling an already…
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Putin calls for removing Zelensky
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a “transitional administration” to be put in place in Ukraine and vowed his…
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Massive quake kills over 150 in Myanmar and Thailand, rescue efforts underway
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and parts of neighboring Thailand on Friday, killing more than 150 people and causing…
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Australia PM Albanese calls general election for May 3
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for a national election to be held on May 3, aiming for a…
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Emergency declared in Myanmar, Thailand areas hit by deadly earthquake
A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and…
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China’s Xi vows deeper cooperation in meeting with Bangladesh’s Yunus
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged deeper cooperation with Bangladeshi counterpart Muhammad Yunus in a meeting that came as…
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Space telescope Gaia ‘retired’
Europe’s Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into “retirement” on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of…
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Greenland agrees to form broad government
Greenland’s Democrats will announce a four-party coalition government on Friday, local media said on Thursday, following an election overshadowed by…
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