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China’s birth rate falls to lowest on record
There were just 7.92 million births recorded last year, a rate of 5.63 births per thousand people. (AFP pic) BEIJING:…
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Syrian army takes territory east of Aleppo after Kurdish forces withdraw
Syrian army convoys enter the Deir Hafer area in the eastern Aleppo countryside, Syria. (EPA Images pic) DEIR HAFER: Syria’s…
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Trump invites more leaders to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Donald Trump had already declared himself the chair of the body, as he promotes a controversial vision of economic development…
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Trump threatens tariffs on nations that don’t back Greenland takeover
The US president has questioned his country’s core role in Nato over Greenland. (AFP pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump…
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Canada’s Carney hails ‘strategic partnership’ in talks with Xi
In October, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada should double its non-US exports by 2035 to reduce reliance on the…
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UK to increase age reservists can be called up to 65
British veterans who have already left the military will not be affected unless they opt in. (EPA Images pic) LONDON:…
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Japan’s PM readies snap election, Feb 8 ballot eyed
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, will be looking to ride a surge in public support since coming to…
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Pope prays for dialogue, peace in Iran and Syria
Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City.…
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Japan’s PM mulling snap election in coming weeks
Despite 70% cabinet approval, Sanae Takaichi’s slim lower-house majority makes it difficult for the Japanese prime minister to pass ambitious…
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French opposition parties seek to topple government over Mercosur
Farmers of the Coordination Rurale union gather in a demonstration to urge the French government to block the Mercosur trade…
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