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UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis

The world has the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to secure a sustainable future if more ambitious actions are taken, a United Nations report has said, noting that actions taken so far are…

March 21, 2023
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Xi and Putin meet in Moscow as Ukraine war rages

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his "dear friend" Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote…

March 20, 2023
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Chinese nationals killed by armed group in Central African Republic

Raiders have killed nine Chinese nationals in an attack on a mine in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic, a local mayor said.

March 20, 2023
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President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Azerbaijani people on Novruz holiday

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accompanying the First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Arzu Aliyeva have viewed the progress of works carried out in the Talish village of the Tartar district.

March 19, 2023
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Russia's Putin visits Mariupol city following Crimea tour

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Mariupol, Russian state media reported, the Ukrainian city of Donetsk region that fell to Russian troops in May last year.

March 19, 2023
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile, South Korea says

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests from…

March 19, 2023
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French roads blocked, refineries on strike after Macron pension move

Protesters blocked a key highway around the French capital and escalated strikes at refineries on Friday in a new show of anger after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary…

March 17, 2023
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China wants Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks

China is concerned about an escalation of the war in Ukraine and wants Moscow and Kyiv to hold peace talks, senior Chinese diplomat Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart over a phone call on Thursday.

March 17, 2023
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Japan, South Korea hail thaw after summit

Japan and South Korea announced relaxed trade controls and a return of frequent reciprocal visits on Thursday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol visits Tokyo on a trip intended to rebuild ties between the neighbours.

March 17, 2023
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Indonesia policeman jailed over football stadium crush

An Indonesian court jailed a police officer for 18 months on Thursday over negligence contributing to one of the worst stadium disasters in the history of football.

March 16, 2023
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Saudi Arabia could invest in Iran ‘very quickly’, says minister

Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran “very quickly” after they agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the Saudi finance minister said on Wednesday, despite sweeping US sanctions against Tehran.

March 16, 2023
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Russia vows to respond ‘proportionately’ to US ‘provocations’ in future

Intensified spying by American drones near Ukraine could lead to an escalation and Russia will respond proportionally to future intelligence-gathering operations, Moscow’s defence chief has told his US counterpart.

March 16, 2023
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Political tensions, new protests over French pension bill

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan are staging a new round of strikes and protests as a joint committee of senators and lower-house politicians examines the contested bill.

March 15, 2023
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US willing to cooperate with Pakistan over IMF deal: US envoy

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome wished for a deal between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assuring Washington's willingness to support the country in its efforts to resume a stalled $6.5 billion bailout…