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Dec 13, 20242 min read
Russia to further tighten rules on earnings of 'foreign agents', lawmaker says
MOSCOW - Russian lawmakers want to stiffen even further the rules governing the income received by those deemed "foreign agents" to...


Dec 13, 20241 min read
China, Egypt agree on need to promote peace in Middle East
BEIJING - China's foreign minister Wang Yi said Beijing agreed with Egypt that both nations should promote peace and negotiations to...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
Russia in contact with Syrian rebels, hopes to keep military bases, Interfax reports
MOSCOW - Russia has established direct contact with the political committee of Syria's Islamist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
Indonesia president suggests scrapping regional elections to cut costs
JAKARTA - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has suggested scrapping one of the country's two nationwide elections to cut costs,...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
Security concerns spur New Zealand to regulate who can monitor satellites
WELLINGTON - The New Zealand government said on Friday it will pass legislation next year to prevent entities that "do not share the...


Dec 13, 20243 min read
Their labour in demand, Germany's Syrians are in no rush to leave
BERLIN - It took only a few hours after the fall of Bashar al-Assad for some German politicians to begin suggesting it was time for...


Dec 13, 20243 min read
Explainer-What do we know about investigations faced by South Korean President Yoon?
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face criminal...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
Trump to meet widow of former Japan PM Abe on Sunday, source says
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with Akie Abe, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Sunday...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
France's Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his fourth prime minister of 2024, tasking the veteran centrist...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
US grand jury charges former Syrian prison official with torture
WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison from...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
China says Philippines has 'provoked trouble' in South China Sea with US backing
BEIJING - China accused the Philippines on Friday of having "provoked trouble" in the South China Sea with U.S. backing, a week after...


Dec 13, 20243 min read
Breaking silence on possible drills, China says will not be soft on Taiwan independence activities
BEIJING/TAIPEI - China's defence ministry on Friday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying it was up...
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