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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Philippines 123 Agreement Signing Ceremony

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Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations (New York Times)

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UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen (AP)

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Rishi Sunak's meeting with China's Xi Jinping called off after G7 meeting clash as missiles fired into Poland (Sky News)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo tells G20 members they must avoid another world war as he opens a leaders' summit dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Bali. (RFP)

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UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman to sign revised deal with France on Channel migrants (BBC)

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Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers (AP)

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Ukrainian police, broadcasts return to long-occupied city (AP)

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AU envoy: Ethiopiaâ€™s warring sides agree to stop hostilities (AP)

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Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad (AP)

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Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors (AP)

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Burkina Faso President resigns, coup leader says, as army faction seeks Russia support (Reuters)

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Qatar Conscripts Civilians for World Cup Security (Reuters)

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Qatar conscripts civilians for World Cup security (Reuters)

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Ignited by fuel costs, Haiti looting, violence escalate, targeting charities, politicians (Miami Herald)

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Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraineâ€™s Kharkiv area (AP)

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Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan President's arrest in Singapore (AP)

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Indonesia: Jokowi visits Ukraine and Russia amid global food crisis (Deutsche Welle)

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Documents: Dominican minister slain over denied permits (AP)

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Hurricane Agatha sets May record, then weakens over Mexico (AP)

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Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to attend Novemberâ€™s G20 summit in Bali (MSN)

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NZ, Japan boost security ties amid Russia, China concerns (AP)

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Court shuts down another human rights group in Russia (AP)

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Both sides claiming victory in Honduras Presidential vote (AP)

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Turkey's Erdogan lifts threat to expel Western Ambassadors (AP)

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ASEAN leaders hold summit with Myanmarâ€™s general shut out (AP)

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Turkey to banish 10 Western Ambassadors, Erdogan says (Reuters)

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Ecuador's President decrees state of emergency over crime (AP)

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China central bank says Evergrande debt woes are manageable (Reuters)

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Evergrande says six execs have returned funds from advance redemption of products (Reuters)

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West Africa to impose bans, freeze assets of Guinea junta (AP)

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Measles cases halt Afghan evacuee flights from two key bases (AP)

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The Latest: UN chief to hold meeting on Afghanistan funding (AP)

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Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support (AP)

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India pushes back against US human rights discourse (The Times of India)

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Haiti police battle gunmen who killed President, amid fears of chaos (Reuters)

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EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion (AP)

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Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem's Aqsa hours after Gaza truce (Reuters)

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Hamas fires rockets deep into Israel, escalating tensions (AP)

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Clashes, prayers in Jerusalem on Muslim Laylat al-Qadr (Reuters)

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Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange (AP)

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Navalny hails rallies; doctors urge him to end hunger strike (AP)

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Indonesian leader orders all-out effort to find submarine as oxygen runs low (Reuters)

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Russia orders troops back after massive drills in Crimea (AP)

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UK to pay 120 million pounds compensation to investors in failed LCF fund (Reuters)

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Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent (AP)

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Attack on Niger presidency repelled ahead of handover (Reuters)

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Northern Mozambique town attacked by rebels for third day (AP)

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Russia, China push for UN Security Council summit, lash out at West (Reuters)

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West African court orders release of Maduro envoy in Cape Verde (Reuters)

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Algeria dissolves lower house of parliament, calls early elections (Reuters)

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Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests (Reuters)

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Hundreds of thousands protest in Myanmar as army faces crippling mass strike (Reuters)

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Russia expels Western diplomats over Navalny rally (AP)

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Pirates attack Turkish ship off W. Africa; kill 1, kidnap 15 (AP)

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Jailed HK activist Joshua Wong suspected of violating city's new security law (Reuters)

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Pakistan Court Orders Man Convicted of Murdering Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl to Be Freed (WSJ)

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Moldovan prime minister contracts coronavirus, adviser says (Reuters)

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Senior El Salvador official resigns, in blow to President (Reuters)

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Tigray forces claim to have shot down Ethiopian plane, taken town (Reuters)

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UK's Johnson stands by minister found to have bullied staff (AP)

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot candidate shows promise among elderly in trials (Reuters)

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Zambia FinMin: Default raises risk of legal action by bondholders (Reuters)

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Singapore arrests 21 members of Republic of Korea (ROK)n religious sect (AP)

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Iran, Lebanon to impose lockdowns, curfews as virus surges (AP)

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Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million (Reuters)

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Typhoon, landslides leave 19 dead, 64 missing in Vietnam (AP)

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Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old as well as young adults (Reuters)

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Indonesian unions vow mass protests if President signs jobs law (Reuters)

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Sudanese police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds gathered across the capital (Retuers)

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Indonesian President warns not to rush vaccines amid halal concern (Reuters)

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Thailand bans protests as challenge to establishment escalates (Reuters)

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Ex-Kyrgyz President Atambayev survives assassination attempt (Reuters)

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Kyrgyzstan President declares state of emergency (Reuters)

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Clashes erupt in protests against new Indonesian jobs law (Reuters)

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Venezuela's Maduro drafts bill to expand powers for new oil deals (Reuters)

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Peru President faces impeachment vote amid pandemic turmoil (AP)

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Chinese govt complicates TikTok sale ordered by US govt (AP)

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Belarusian protesters pack capital, army issues warning (Reuters)

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Arrest warrants issued for six Hong Kong democracy activists - CCTV (Reuters)

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U.N. experts warn Venezuela it could be in breach of North Korea sanctions (Reuters)

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Australian watchdog accuses Google of privacy breaches (AP)

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Exchange of fire across Israel-Lebanon border, Israeli media reports (Reuters)

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Sudan: Armed groups attack protest camp in Darfur, kill 13 (AP)

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Bolivian President has COVID-19 as virus hits region's elite (AP)

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Hong Kong's top cop overshadows embattled leader Lam as China cracks down (Reuters)

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Norwegian Air cancels 97 Boeing planes, files legal claim for compensation (Reuters)

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China forces birth control on Muslims to suppress population (AP)

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Indonesian President threatens to reshuffle cabinet over COVID-19 response (Reuters)

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UN envoy: Israeli annexation could unleash Mideast violence (AP)

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Pakistan accuses India of funding militants as diplomatic relations dive (Reuters)

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U.N. sets up inquiry into racism after George Floyd death (Reuters)

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UN seeks urgent funding for pandemic aid transport (AP)

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Mexico's foreign ministry says it will monitor U.S. DACA program developments (Reuters)

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Sudan says talks on Ethiopia's Nile dam fail to produce deal (AP)

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N.Korea blows up liaison office on its side of border with South (Reuters)

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North Korean army 'fully ready' for action over Republic of Korea (ROK)n propaganda leaflets (Reuters)

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UPDATE 1-North Korean army 'fully ready' for action over Republic of Korea (ROK)n propaganda leaflets (Reuters)

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Lebanese take to the streets as currency hits a new low (AP)

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N. Korea says it will cut communication channels with South (AP)

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