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Venezuela launches nationwide military drills amid US troop build-up
Venezuela’s military is practicing its readiness for war, as the US continues its troop build-up in the Caribbean.
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Sanctions are not a humane alternative to war
Without built-in health protections, sanctions kill civilians as surely as bombs and bullets.
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Forty-two migrants presumed dead after shipwreck near Libya: UN
Accident would add to more than 1,000 migrant deaths in central Mediterranean crossings this year.
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Ukraine suspends justice minister for alleged link to $100m corruption case
Justice Minister German Galushchenko allegedly took part in the scheme involving state nuclear power firm Energoatom.
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Myanmar’s urban assassins: The fighters hunted by the military
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes military attempts to crush underground rebel groups operating in big cities.
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Would Trump’s $1bn lawsuit against the BBC hold up in court?
The US president would find it difficult to prove defamation if he sues in the US, where free speech is safeguarded.
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Is earned success an illusion?
Is success really earned, or is meritocracy an illusion?
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Video: Newly opened bridge collapses in China
A newly constructed bridge in southwest China has partially collapsed.
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Nine in 10 Afghan families skip meals, take on debt: UNDP
Hit hard by aid cuts and sanctions, Afghanistan is struggling to absorb 4.5 million returnees since 2023.
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Are Zohran Mamdani’s financial promises feasible for NYC?
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised to make the city more affordable. But can he fund his policies?
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Australia, Indonesia agree to upgraded defence pact
The security pact, to be signed in January, pledges both countries to consult each other on security concerns.
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‘Our land is not for sale’: Indigenous people protest at COP30 in Brazil
No agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners or illegal loggers, the protesters say at UN climate summit in Belem.
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19 bodies, black box recovered after Turkish army plane crash in Georgia
A Turkish investigative team begins work at the crash site in coordination with Georgian authorities.
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Russia loses legal battle to build embassy near Australia’s Parliament
Australia's High Court says government acted within its rights when it passed a law revoking 99-year lease for site.
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Carlos Alcaraz rallies to defeat Taylor Fritz at ATP Finals in Turin
Spaniard's victory moves him to within one win of beating out Jannik Sinner for yearend number one ranking.
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Thousands evacuated in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Fung-wong closes in
The slow-moving storm is due to make landfall on Wednesday night after departing the Philippines.
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Colombia’s Petro halts intelligence sharing with US over Caribbean strikes
Announcement comes as US aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean and Presidents Trump, Petro feud.
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LIVE: India, Pakistan launch probes after blasts in New Delhi, Islamabad
Blasts in the capitals of India and Pakistan on Monday and Tuesday killed 13 and 12 people, respectively.
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Why is Trump talking about nuclear testing?
The world banned nuclear testing in 1996. The US says it might be time to start again.
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South Korea’s former PM, spy chief arrested over martial law declaration
Investigations and arrests continue after South Korean ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol's failed bid to impose martial law.
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