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Shinzo Abe: Why a state funeral for Shinzo Abe is controversial
A week ago, the global “great and good” were gathered in London for the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth
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Giorgia Meloni: Italy’s far right set to win election – exit polls
Ms Meloni is widely expected to form Italy’s most right-wing government since World War Two. That will alarm much of
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DOJ can continue Trump classified docs investigation without special master: Appeals court
A panel of judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a request from the Justice Department to stay
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Syrian official says so far, 77 dead in migrant boat sinking
ARIDA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon — At least 77 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sank off Syria
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Russian men join exodus, fearing call-up to fight in Ukraine
ISTANBUL — Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being
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Fiona updates: Rare hurricane warnings issued in Canada as storm nears
Fiona, now a Category 3 hurricane, is taking aim at Canada, where residents are bracing for what could be one
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Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with
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Storm hammers Japan with rain, man dies driving into pond
TOKYO — Tropical Depression Talas unleashed fierce rainfall Saturday in parts of Japan, setting off landslides, halting trains and killing a man
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Liz Truss admits no US trade deal in ‘short to medium term’
The prime minister is in New York for the UN General Assembly, where she will meet US President Joe Biden.
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Italy elections: Far-right party sacks candidate for Hitler praise
In a 2014 Facebook post, Calogero Pisano, a party co-ordinator in Agrigento in Sicily, compared party leader Giorgia Meloni to
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US detentions at Mexico border pass two million a year for first time
According to new figures from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the figure of 2.15 million represents a 24% increase
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Ukraine war: Occupied areas call urgent vote to join Russia
Russia’s invasion has stalled in recent months and Ukraine has recaptured swathes of territory in the north-east. Now Russian-backed officials
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Nova Scotia shooting: Families say inquiry raises more questions
The joint provincial and federal inquiry is hearing from family members and their representatives as it wraps up months of
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Why is Russia calling ‘votes’ in occupied Ukraine?
There are echoes of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, but this is different, as all four regions are at war and
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Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US – Joe Biden
“We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over,” said Mr Biden in a television
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US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud
The suspects are accused of stealing $250m (£220m) from a government aid programme that was supposed to feed children in
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Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia
When Yang Weibin saw the ad for a telesales role in Cambodia, he immediately said yes. The 35-year-old Taiwanese wasn’t
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Hurricane Fiona: Dominican Republic hit as storm strengthens
Forecasters say the category three storm, with wind speeds of 115mph (185km/h), could worsen to a category four – the
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George and Charlotte to join Westminster Abbey mourners
Nine-year-old George and his sister, seven, will form part of a procession with the Royal Family, following the coffin as
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French ‘Spider-Man’ scales skyscraper aged 60
Alain Robert climbed the Tour TotalEnergies in the Défense business district using no ropes or harness. “I want to send
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