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Kuwait exhibition presents Ukraine’s Islamic heritage and cultural ties
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Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's longest-serving PM fighting for survival
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Climate-threatened Fijian utopia rejects calls to relocate
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Arab World Institute president outlines plans for stronger Kuwait-France cultural links
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Israel to give verdict on Netanyahu in pivotal election
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Bolsonaro's party says it recognizes Lula's election win in Brazil
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Doha exhibition charts a millennium of Chinese maritime ceramics trade
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US-brokered truce begins in Ukraine city occupied by Russia
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New Zealand ex-PM Ardern to teach leadership in Sydney
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Qatar launches Fashion and Crafts Council to connect talent with global markets
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Ballon d'Or 'beyond wildest dreams' but Kane has plenty more to prove
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Jordan strikes militant groups in Syria after church attack
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No envy, no secrets: How Spain's Gipuzkoa became football coaching hotbed
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FIA chief praises Middle East motorsport volunteers and officials
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South Korea economy grows three times faster than expected in Q3
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Australia warns of 'unprecedented' AI threat
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Al-Thawadi urges technology to deepen human connection through shared experiences
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Qatar Amir arrives in Moscow for eighth GECF summit
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Ballon d'Or: Harry Kane's crowning moment
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Harry Kane wins men's Ballon d'Or
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Godts stars as PSG beat Lyon to go top of Ligue 1
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Trump slams 'rigged' Brazil election after ally loses to leftist Lula
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US rapper Macklemore launches 'Free Palestine Tour' after Ed Sheeran fallout
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Nadal returns for Vegas hardcourt event
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Venezuela leader criticizes Machado over dramatic return from exile
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Fainga'anuku named as loose forward for All Blacks northern tour
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Lula savors Brazil win as Bolsonaro rejects result, markets tumble
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Sinner to play rescheduled Saudi Six Kings in December
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Brazilian lawmaker Andre Janones, Lula's social media 'general'
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Spanish energy giant Repsol on Thursday vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil spill that has polluted beaches and killed wildlife.
Europe to fore in Ukraine crisis as US warns of Russian plot
The leaders of Turkey and France attempted to mediate in the Ukraine crisis on Thursday as Washington announced it had evidence of a Russian plan to fake a Ukrainian attack to justify invading its neighbour.
US claims evidence of Moscow plan for 'false flag' Ukrainian attack
The Pentagon said Thursday it had evidence of a plan by Moscow to film a fake Ukrainian attack on Russians to justify a real assault on its pro-West neighbor.
'Incredibly complex': the US raid that killed IS chief
By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria -- who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof -- was the head of the Islamic State group.
Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and Covid will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" stadium.
Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with West
China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday when he hosts Russia's Vladimir Putin, with the pair drawing closer as tensions grow with the West.
Using military to end trucker protest 'not in the cards': Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday poured cold water on sending in the military to clear protestors opposed to Covid vaccine mandates, whose convoy of big trucks are clogging Ottawa's downtown.
From Kansas school teacher to Islamic State battalion leader
On a scale of one to 10 of jihadist radicalization, an American woman alleged to have led an all-female Islamic State battalion in Syria was described by someone who knew her there as an "11 or a 12."
Tibetans protest 'Games of shame' at Olympic HQ
Around 500 Tibetans marched outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters on Thursday, led by an activist on skis dragging the Chinese flag behind him, to protest against Beijing hosting the Games.
'Incredibly complex': the raid that killed IS chief
By early December, US intelligence was certain of it: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria -- who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof -- was the head of the Islamic State group.
US raid on IS leader boosts Biden's foreign policy stature
The daring US helicopter raid deep in Syria that ended in the death of one of the world's most wanted men gives Joe Biden the kind of dramatic military win presidents crave -- and one the Democrat particularly needed.
Biden says IS leader killed, removing 'major terrorist' threat
President Joe Biden said Thursday a global "terrorist threat" was removed when the head of the Islamic State blew himself up after US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an "incredibly challenging" nighttime helicopter raid.
Erdogan offers Ukraine-Russia summit as Europe pushes to defuse tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Thursday on a visit to Kyiv to hold a Ukraine-Russia summit, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade.
Biden says 'major terrorist' blew himself up in US raid
President Joe Biden said Thursday a global "terrorist threat" was removed when the head of the Islamic State group blew himself up after US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an "incredibly challenging" nighttime helicopter raid.
Myanmar junta slams 'dictating' UN rights chief
Myanmar's junta on Thursday slammed "dictating" remarks by the United Nations human rights chief and accused the body of interfering in its affairs after it called for the world to ramp up pressure on the generals.
Brazil's Bolsonaro tweets support for podcaster Rogan
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted his support for embattled American podcast host Joe Rogan, whose spreading of disinformation about Covid-19 has caused a firestorm of controversy on streaming service Spotify.
IS chief blows himself up during US raid in Syria
US special forces carried out a nighttime airborne raid Thursday in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State group blew himself and his family up, the White House said.
Beijing Games set to open as Peng Shuai allegations back in spotlight
Thomas Bach will meet Peng Shuai at the Beijing Winter Olympics to assess her "physical integrity and her mental state", the IOC chief said Thursday, as controversy dogged the Games right up to the eve of the opening ceremony.
US says IS leader 'taken off battlefield' in Syria raid
US special forces carried out a brazen nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State group was "taken off the battlefield", US President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
Top India diplomat to boycott Beijing Games over torchbearer
India's top diplomat in Beijing will skip the Winter Games after a Chinese soldier involved in a deadly Himalayan skirmish took part in the Olympic torch relay, officials said Thursday.
Pakistan says 7 troops killed in southwest, rebels claim dozens
Seven Pakistani soldiers and at least 13 militants were killed in clashes in restive Balochistan province, the army said Thursday, while separatists claimed dozens more had died in fighting that was still ongoing.
Invasion or not, Ukraine's economy is already paying price
In his open-plan office in the centre of Kyiv, tech executive Dmytro Voloshyn lists off the tricky questions he's dealt with over the last weeks as fears have soared over a possible Russian invasion.
Erdogan in Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuse Russia tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed in Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine.
Erdogan visits Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuses Russia tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine.
'Where is Scholz?': Germany's new chancellor under fire
Two months into the job, the honeymoon is already over for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with critics accusing him of being "invisible" on the Ukraine crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden battles accusations of 'weakness' against US rivals
Is Joe Biden "weak" in the face of Russia, Iran or North Korea? This is the accusation leveled by opponents of the US president, who is trying to balance a firm hand with pragmatism to overcome multiple international crises and focus on a rising China.
Five things to know about 60 years of US sanctions on Cuba
Decreed in February 1962 and still in place today, American sanctions against Cuba is one of the world's longest-running boycotts by one country against another.
Erdogan visits Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuse Russia tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine.
13 killed in rare NW Syria raid by US special forces
US special forces hunted down high-ranking jihadists in a rare airborne raid in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing 13 people in an operation the Pentagon described as "successful".
Texas butterfly sanctuary shuts citing threats from Trump supporters
A butterfly sanctuary caught in the crossfire of polarizing conspiracy theories on illegal immigration to the United States said it will shut its doors Thursday, citing security concerns after receiving threats from supporters of former president Donald Trump.
Myanmar foreign minister barred from ASEAN meet: Cambodia
Myanmar's junta suffered a fresh diplomatic blow Thursday as regional bloc ASEAN barred its top diplomat from attending an upcoming meeting of foreign ministers.