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"Following the failure of America in militarisation and sanctions, Washington and its allies have resorted to the failed policy of destabilisation," Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi said in Kazakhstan.

The deaths of several teenaged girls reportedly killed while demonstrating have becoming a rally cry for more protests.

The two Nord Stream pipelines were damaged by four explosions under the Baltic Sea at the end of September, causing major gas leaks.

The government has said it will stick to most of its tax cut plans while also protecting public spending, but economists and critics say something has to give.

The Luxembourg-based CJEU said there should not be any direct discrimination in such a ban.

If Picasso's reputation has taken a battering in the post-MeToo world, it is in part due to his treatment of Fernande Olivier, his first serious partner.

German defence company Diehl.Berlin this week delivered the first of four IRIS-T SLM systems to Ukraine but Germany's own Bundeswehr armed forces does itself not have the system in inventory.

Venediktov, who is deputy to Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a powerful Putin ally, said he felt Ukraine's application was propaganda as the West understood the consequences of Ukrainian membership of NATO.

Truss on Wednesday appeared in parliament for the first time since her government's controversial September 23 mini-budget prompted weeks of economic upheaval.

Romania's epic trail hopes to revive rural Transylvania

North Korea has finished all technical preparations for a new test in the underground tunnels at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test site, which has been shuttered since 2018.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the remarks affirming America's commitment to NATO's collective defense following repeated nuclear threats by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Italy parliament meets in step towards new government

Indonesian state companies, including Wijaya Karya and PT KAI, control 60% of KCIC, while China Railway Engineering Corporation and other Chinese companies control the rest. The project is funded by a loan from China Development Bank.

Finland hopes new nuclear reactor eases energy crunch

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 bn for Sandy Hook lies

Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social media reports showed, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the demonstrations as "scattered riots" planned by Iran's enemies.

Taiwan began welcoming back visitors on Thursday after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of COVID-19, with gifts of cuddly toy black bears for the first tour group that stepped off the plane shortly after midnight.

The United States on Wednesday said it will boost support for the Haitian police as they battle armed gangs and will speed up delivery of aid to a country suffering from crippling shortages of basic goods due to a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal.

Five things to know about China's Communist Party Congress

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said the global economy was facing "significant headwinds" and the United States was working to shore up its supply chains and guard against "geopolitical coercion" by Russia, China and others.

U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed to a plan to curb rising numbers of Venezuelans crossing their shared border that will enable the United States to expel Venezuelans to Mexico while also granting humanitarian access to thousands of them by air.

The U.S. is scrambling to tackle unintended consequences of its new export curbs on China's chip industry that could inadvertently harm the semiconductor supply chain, people familiar with the matter said.

Canada said on Wednesday it will provide over C$47 million ($34.06 million) in new military aid to assist Ukraine in dealing with Russia's invasion, with the package including artillery rounds, satellite communications, winter clothing and drone cameras, among other assistance.

China's Xi on course for historic third term at zero-Covid Congress

Jack Yao, a Chinese Communist Party member, never wanted to be an activist.

Septet of PMs do battle in snap Vanuatu poll

G7, IMF vow to support Ukraine after Russia strikes

UN General Assembly condemns Russia 'illegal annexation' of Ukraine land