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India, UAE sign $3b LNG deal
India signed a $3 billion deal on Monday to buy liquefied natural gas from the United Arab Emirates, making it…
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Japan’s snap poll on Feb 8
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she would dissolve parliament this week ahead of a snap election on…
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Blast in Afghan capital kills at least 7
A blast in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and injured more than a dozen others, an…
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Seven dead as blast hits Kabul restaurant
An explosion tore through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan’s capital on Monday,…
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‘Content to die’: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsens amid severe winters, aid reductions
In the dull glow of a single bulb lighting their tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Samiullah and his wife…
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Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home
Donald Trump returns to the Davos ski resort next week after unleashing yet another avalanche on the global order. But…
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Limited internet returns in Iran after protest blackout
Limited internet access has returned in Iran, a monitor said Sunday, 10 days after authorities imposed a communications blackout that…
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Europe counters Greenland tariff threat
European leaders on Sunday slammed US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland,…
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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota, US media say
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large…
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Two trains collide after derailment in Spain; at least 39 killed
The death toll from Sunday’s collision between a derailing high-speed train and a second oncoming train in southern Spain has risen to…
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