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Australian MPs against US extradition push to visit US in solidarity with Julian Assange
Sep 06, 2023 05:24A group of Australian lawmakers have planned to visit the United States later this month to demand an end to Washington’s push to get WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited to the country.
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UK set to declare Russia's Wagner as 'terrorist organization'
Sep 06, 2023 05:19Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government, according to the UK Home Office.
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Islamic Movement in Nigeria commemorates Arba'een
Sep 06, 2023 02:25Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have joined millions of other Muslims in the world in the Arba’een march to commemorate the event.
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UN food agency has to cut food aid for 2 million more Afghans
Sep 05, 2023 13:13The UN World Food Program (WFP) says it has to cut rations to another two million Afghans this month, warning that the measures will “add to “already worrying levels of hunger and malnutrition.”
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France in talks with Niger officials over troops exit
Sep 05, 2023 12:11France has started talks with Nigerien officials over the withdrawal of "illegal" French troops from the country.
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Russia says it downed Ukraine's drones heading for Moscow
Sep 05, 2023 11:42Russia says its air defense systems shot down at least three Ukraine-launched drones that were heading toward Moscow.
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South Korean teachers protest bullying by parents, students amid suicide surge
Sep 05, 2023 11:20Tens of thousands of South Korean teachers have staged nationwide protests to demand improved rights, amid widespread mistreatment by parents and unruly students that has led colleagues to take their own lives.
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China signals Xi to skip G20 summit as ‘East is rising’
Sep 05, 2023 09:23The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that Premier Li Qiang will lead the country’s delegation at the upcoming summit of G20 in India, signaling that President Xi Jinping would not attend, what experts believe may be another way for Xi to pivot away from the US-dominated institutions.
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China warns neighbors against repeat of ‘Ukraine tragedy’ in Southeast Asia
Sep 05, 2023 03:42China says Southeast Asian countries must be cautious about being used as geopolitical pawns by foreign players sowing discord in the region for their own gain.
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Putin tells Erdogan: Russia open to grain deal negotiations
Sep 05, 2023 03:55President Vladimir Putin says Russia welcomes negotiations on restoring the crucial Black Sea grain export deal to mitigate the impact of food crisis.