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Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage
Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holidayT…
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Afghanistan says Pakistani strikes kill seven and wound 85 in first attack since peace talks
Pakistan officials dismiss Afghan media reports and official statements about strikes on university in Kunar p…
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Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report
Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO cla…
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China blocks $2bn Meta takeover of AI agent developer Manus
Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investmentBusines…
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Weather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fears
Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central CanadaWidespread heavy …
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Trump cancels his envoys’ Pakistan trip for Iran ceasefire negotiations
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were to travel to Islamabad to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiationsDonald …
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Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran war
White House says its Middle East envoys will meet Tehran’s foreign minister in Islamabad Middle East crisis – …
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Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool
Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer heat app…
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Ice block stalls hundreds of Everest climbers at base camp
Officials assessing route after serac between base camp and camp one deemed unstable and too risky for climber…
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Take action over officials in Kyrgyzstan ‘helping Russia evade sanctions’, MPs and peers say
British foreign secretary told to impose new measures as ruble-pegged cryptocurrency A7A5 is supported in coun…
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Philippines’ ex-president Rodrigo Duterte to face trial for crimes against humanity
ICC judges say there are substantial grounds to believe Duterte guided anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousa…
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‘They tore up everything’: the wolf hunters of Kyrgyzstan – in pictures
In the remote village of Ottuk, men protect their precious sheep by heading into the mountains. Luke Oppenheim…
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‘Lawrence is karma’: the gangster who became an icon of Modi’s India
Lawrence Bishnoi has been in high-security custody for more than a decade. During that time, he has been linke…
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‘Like living in a cage’: Islamabad stuck in lockdown as city waits on US-Iran talks
Pakistani capital in pandemic-style limbo as people work from home, public transport is closed and businesses …
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World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns
Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality …