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Saudi Arabia, UAE row escalates as Yemen separatist leader flees with Emirati help
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the head of a group of southern separatists backed by the United…
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Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years
Bangladesh and Pakistan are to resume direct flights after more than a decade, Dhaka’s national airline said on Thursday, as…
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Indonesia’s flood kills 16, displaces hundreds
JAKARTA: Torrential rains battered Indonesia’s Siau Island, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people, with another three…
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Thailand says Cambodia violated truce with ‘accident’
BANGKOK: Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom…
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China hopes for stable ties with South Korea
BEIJING: China’s top legislator told South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Beijing on Tuesday that he hoped for stable…
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Thailand says Cambodia violated truce with ‘accident’
BANGKOK: Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom…
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Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, the country’s meteorological office said, with no tsunami warning issued. There…
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Xi urges S Korea’s Lee to make ‘right choices’
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on his visiting South Korean counterpart to join Beijing in making the “right strategic…
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Indian diaspora magazine launched – Oman Observer
New Delhi: Celebrated music composer and Padma Shri awardee Shankar Mahadevan launched Pravasi Samwad, a dedicated magazine for the global Indian…
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Malaysia to introduce 10-year term limit for prime minister
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would introduce legislation this year to limit the prime minister’s term to a maximum…
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