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French man on death row in Indonesia expected to return home in two weeks, minister says
Serge Atlaoui is expected to be transferred after an agreement was reached with the government in Paris, Yusri…
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ready to swap North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian PoWs, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says there ‘should be no doubt left’ that Russia is dependent on military assistance from …
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Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from …
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says nearly 15,000 Russian troops have died in Kursk
Russia’s defence ministry claims capture of Kurakhove, a Ukrainian logistics hub which Russian forces have bee…
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Myanmar junta to free about 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty, including 180 foreigners
It was not clear whether Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held virtually incommunicado since 2021 coup, would be…
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South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol
The warrant was sought over Yoon’s controversial and short-lived decision to impose martial law early in Decem…
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Ukraine war briefing: US grants $6bn in aid to Ukraine before Trump inauguration
Aid package includes weapons and economic assistance to pay for critical government services; Ukraine foreign …
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Authorities in South Korea seek arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon
Authorities plan to question Yoon on allegations of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion after his…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia vows to retaliate after state media reportedly blocked on Telegram in EU
Moscow says the move is ‘censorship’ and that it reserves the right to ‘respond in the same manner’. What we k…
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South Korea plane crash: what we know so far
A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok crashed after attempting a landing at Muan airport, with 179 of the 181 passeng…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia must give clearer explanation of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, Zelenskyy says
Moscow has confirmed its air defences were repelling Ukrainian drones at the time of plane’s flight but has no…
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Indonesia receives official request from France to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui
Minister says request regarding welder arrested in 2005 on drugs charges will be discussed in January amid spa…
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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Human wave’ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US
Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyang’s soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing…
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Xi Jinping urges party to ‘turn knife inward’ to tackle corruption
Sweeping corruption crackdown is hallmark of Chinese president’s leadership, but his party remains plagued by …
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South Korean officials seek stability as Joe Biden says alliance ‘linchpin’ in region
Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader, offers to work with the government of Han Duck-soo, the acting president…