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Pope Francis to make 12-day Asia trip in September

VATICAN CITY (AFP) : Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in September, the Vatican…

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Educated and unemployed: India’s angry young voters

MUMBAI (AFP): At a run-down job centre in the suburbs of India's financial capital Mumbai, 27-year-old Mahesh Bhopale dreams of…

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Modi woos south in bid for pan-India ride to power

NEW DELHI (AFP): Few doubt Narendra Modi will win re-election in India's marathon polls starting this month -- the question…

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UN deputy chief calls for making 2024 ‘turning point’ for education

UNITED NATIONS (APP): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for a transformation in education as she addressed a…

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Russia and Germany urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on edge

(Reuters): Russia and Germany on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said it was…

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UN slams ‘cruel’ second-wave attacks in Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The United Nations on Thursday condemned what it called a “particularly troubling” wave of attacks in Ukraine…

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American Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in shadow of Israel’s deadly war against Gaza

NEW YORK (APP): Muslims across the United States celebrated the Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, but events were overshadowed by the Israel’s…

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Italian coast guard rescues 22 shipwrecked people, recovers 9 bodies

MILAN (AP): The Italian Coast Guard rescued 22 people and recovered nine bodies after a smugglers’ boat capsized in a…

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Slovakia’s pro-Russia PM deepens energy and transport ties to Ukraine

BRATISLAVA (Reuters): Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose pro-Russian views have put him at odds with allies, sought to deepen…

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Russia’s FSB says British special forces operating in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters): Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that Britain’s Special Boat Service had been operating in Ukraine…

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