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Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in US

A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States.

Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners, drawing condemnation

Western governments and rights groups condemned Tuesday the jailing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong in the city's largest national security trial.

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Russia says repelled 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack

Russia's defence ministry said Sunday it had repelled a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack across 14 regions and the capital that targeted energy and fuel plants.

Israel recovers hostage bodies from Gaza as West Bank violence rages

Israel announced Sunday its troops had found six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel, as Israeli police said a "shooting attack" in the occupied West Bank killed three officers.

Biden says body of Israeli-American hostage among six recovered in Gaza

US President Joe Biden said Saturday that the body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among six recovered in Gaza by Israeli forces.

Gaza parents rush to vaccinate kids against polio despite fear of violence

Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be among the first to get vaccinated against polio, which has re-emerged in war-ravaged Gaza.

German far right set for wins in key elections after attack

Voters in two former East German states began casting ballots Sunday in elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right AfD.

New Caledonia separatists name jailed party leader as chief

An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently jailed in France over a wave of deadly rioting in the French Pacific territory.

Azerbaijan: a country steeped in hydrocarbons

Azerbaijan, which holds early legislative elections on Sunday, is a country in the Caucasus region with a historical relationship with hydrocarbons, which account for most of its revenues.

Six Gaza hostages found dead as medics begin polio vaccines

Israel's military announced Sunday the discovery of six dead Gaza hostages, as medics in Palestinian territory braced for pauses in fighting for a polio vaccination drive.

Biden says body of Israeli-American hostage among 6 recovered in Gaza

US President Joe Biden said Saturday that the body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among six recovered in Gaza by Israeli forces.

Japan protests Chinese naval intrusion into territorial waters

Japan voiced "strong concern and protest" Saturday after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters, days after Tokyo accused Beijing of sending a military aircraft into Japanese airspace.

Russia marks 20th anniversary of Beslan school massacre

Russia on Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the Beslan school massacre, when over 330 people -- more than half of them children -- died in a hostage siege in the country's deadliest attack in modern history.

German far right set for wins in key polls after attack

Voters in two former East German states go to the polls Sunday in elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right AfD.

Why is Mexico's judicial reform plan so controversial?

Judicial reforms championed by Mexico's outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and supported by his incoming successor have sparked diplomatic tensions with the United States and upset financial markets.

China, Philippines trade blame in latest South China Sea clash

China and the Philippines on Saturday accused each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.

Harris: Trump 'disrespected sacred ground' at US military cemetery

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Saturday that her Republican rival Donald Trump "disrespected sacred ground" at a US military cemetery during a contentious pre-election visit.

Russia's Kursk residents fled Kyiv onslaught 'at last moment'

Hastily evacuated from their home in Russia's Kursk region in the face of Ukraine's offensive, Galina Tolmacheva and her husband Andrei endlessly checked their phone for news.

Harris says Trump 'disrespected sacred ground' at US military cemetery

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Saturday that her Republican rival Donald Trump "disrespected sacred ground" at a US military cemetery after reports that his campaign team pushed a staff member during a politicized visit.

Electricity returns across Venezuela after prolonged outage

Power was restored across Venezuela on Saturday morning, after a massive 12-hour outage plunged the entire country into darkness.

Israeli troops on day four of deadly West Bank raid

Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank against Palestinian militants for a fourth day Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the nearly 11-month Gaza war.

West Bank city 'cut off from the world' as Israel raid drags on

Concrete slabs and sheet metal were piled high alongside streets in Jenin on Saturday, as residents assessed the damage from Israel's latest West Bank raid even as explosions persisted nearby.

China and the Philippines trade blame in latest South China Sea clash

China and the Philippines accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.

Israel's deadly West Bank raid enters fourth day

Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a fourth day on Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the nearly 11-month Gaza war.

Taiwan slams China 'intervention' after Pacific bloc alters statement

The Taiwanese foreign ministry on Saturday accused China of an "arbitrary intervention" after a joint declaration by Pacific leaders was altered to remove mentions of Taiwan.

China manufacturing contracts for fourth straight month

Chinese manufacturing contracted for a fourth consecutive month in August, official data showed Saturday, a worse-than-expected result reflecting the world's second-largest economy's struggle to recover.

Harris steers clear of race, gender despite historic bid

Kamala Harris is aiming to make history as America's first Black and South Asian woman president -- but she has not leaned into the prospect.

Migrant influx fuels debate in Spain over illegal migration

A steep rise in the number of arrivals of migrants in Spain's Canary Islands from Africa has fuelled a fierce debate in the country over how to tackle illegal immigration.

Power gradually returning in Venezuela after nationwide outage

Power was gradually returning to Venezuela Friday after a nationwide blackout that authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the country after a disputed presidential election.

Trump moves to contain fallout of abortion, IVF rows

Republican White House nominee Donald Trump sought Friday to contain the blast radius of a fierce backlash over his remarks publicly backing away from right-wing positions on reproductive rights.

Deadly strikes hit Russian, Ukrainian border cities

Aerial strikes on Russian and Ukrainian border cities killed at least a dozen people on Friday, bombardments that came as Kyiv dismissed its air force commander in a major military shake-up.

Death toll from Israeli raid in West Bank hits 20 on third day of operation

The death toll from a three-day Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank rose to 20 on Friday, Israel and the Palestinian Red Crescent said, while violence raged on in the Gaza Strip.

Stocks waver as investors weigh inflation data

US and European stock markets wobbled on Friday as investors digested inflation figures that raised the prospect of interest rate cuts in the two major economies next month.

Venezuela hit by nationwide power outage

A blackout left most of Venezuela without power Friday in what authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the oil-rich country after a disputed presidential election.

Russian mercenaries pulled out of Burkina Faso to defend Kursk: commander

Ukraine's cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries' plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out to help boost Moscow's defences back home, a paramilitary commander said on Friday.

US Fed's preferred inflation gauge steady as rate cut looms

The US Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation held steady in July according to government data Friday, sustaining expectations that the central bank is on its way to interest rate cuts starting next month.

Stocks climb as inflation data fuels rate-cut hopes

Stock markets advanced on Friday as US and eurozone inflation figures met expectations, raising hopes that interest rate cuts are coming next month in the two major economies.

Taliban's morality ministry refuses to cooperate with UN Afghan mission

The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".

Stocks rise as eurozone inflation cools, US economy thrives

Stock markets rose on Friday as investors welcomed data showing eurozone inflation cooled to a three-year low and the US economy was stronger than expected.

Israel air strike kills three Palestinians on third day of West Bank raid

Israel said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday, taking the death toll from a large-scale military operation now in its third day to at least 19.

Israeli air strike hits West Bank on third day of raid

Israel carried out an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday as its large-scale military operation entered a third day, with both sides reporting at least 16 Palestinians killed.

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