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China, Australia can become ‘trusting’ partners, Xi says
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday that their countries could become “trusting partners,” pledging to work with Canberra on everything from regional security to climate change as the two leaders…
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Jewish-led peace activists protest at Statue of Liberty to demand Gaza ceasefire
Hundreds of protesters, many from the group Jewish Voice for Peace, staged a sit-in on Monday outside New York’s Statue of Liberty, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
Video on social media, including…
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Hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with man in custody, 4-year-old daughter safe
The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears…
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Pope Francis calls for ceasefire in Hamas-Israel conflict
Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his call for an end to the Hamas-Israel conflict, urging the release of hostages and humanitarian aid for Gaza, describing the situation as “very serious.”
“I continue to think about the serious situation…
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Australian court rules in favor of govt over Syria repatriations
Australia does not have a legal obligation to repatriate 31 of its citizens from Syria’s Al-Roj detention camp, a court has ruled, The Guardian reported on Friday.
The Australian branch of Save the Children had launched the case,…
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Trump asks appeals court to lift gag order imposed on him in 2020 election interference case
Former President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to lift a gag order restricting his speech about potential witnesses, prosecutors and court staff in the case that accuses him of scheming to overturn his 2020 election…
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Russia denies Ukraine conflict at ‘stalemate’
Russia on Thursday rejected comments from Ukraine’s most senior military official that their nearly two-year conflict had reached a stalemate, as Kyiv said fighting around a key town had eased.
The frontline between the Ukrainian army…
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Spain’s Canary Islands on course for record migrant arrivals
A total of 30,705 undocumented migrants have reached the Canary Islands in the Atlantic in the first 10 months of this year, nearing a full-year record of 2006, data from Spain’s Interior Ministry showed on Thursday.
The number of people…
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UK PM Sunak discusses situation in Gaza with Egypt’s El-Sisi
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and the wider Middle East, Sunak’s office said in a statement following the call.
Sunak’s office said the…
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Pope says two-state solution needed for Israel-Palestine
Pope Francis said on Wednesday a two-state solution was needed for Israel and Palestine in order to put an end to wars such as the current one and called for a special status for Jerusalem.
In an interview with Italian state television…
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