The nominee for the US ambassador to Singapore, Anjani Sinha, drew criticism during his Senate confirmation hearing when he struggled to answer questions about the island-state.
On Wednesday Dr Sinha was grilled by Senator Tammy Duckworth on the…
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European Shares Set To Open Higher Despite Rising Trade Tensions
(RTTNews) – European stocks may open mostly higher on Thursday despite U.S. President Donald Trump escalating his tariff campaign, sending letters to six additional countries—Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Brunei,…
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Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus
ADVERTISEMENTArmenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday in Abu Dhabi to discuss next steps in finalising the peace agreement, their offices confirmed.
This is the first formal bilateral…
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When is flying ant day 2025 in the UK and why does it happen?
The much-loathed ‘flying ant day’, a summer phenomenon, is set to return to Britain and…
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Why is India forcing 80 million people to justify their right to vote? | Elections News
Mumbai, India – A move by India’s top election body, the Election Commission of India (ECI), to re-scrutinise nearly 80 million voters’ documents in a bid to weed out “foreign illegal immigrants” has prompted widespread fears of mass…
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Notoriously cruel Roman emperor may have been a plant nerd, archaeologists find
The notoriously cruel Roman emperor Caligula may have been quite knowledgeable about
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North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong Un for abuse
A North Korean defector is set to file civil and criminal charges against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and four other Pyongyang officials for abuses she faced while detained in the country.
Choi Min-kyung fled North Korea to China in 1997 but…
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South Korea’s ex-President Yoon detained again – DW – 07/10/2025
South Korea’s disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol returned to prison on Thursday as prosecutors investigate accusations of insurrection after he declared martial law last December.
He is being held in a solitary cell at the Seoul Detention…
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The European Court's Merits Judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia: As Good as It Gets (Almost) – EJIL: Talk!
- The European Court’s Merits Judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia: As Good as It Gets (Almost) EJIL: Talk!
- Landmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 298 people on board The Guardian
- European court finds Russia downed MH17,…
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How many asylum seekers claim in the UK
Small boat crossings are soaring in the UK – but the EU has seen a fall in claims
Small boat crossings to the UK have hit record highs this year, and are expected to continue to rise over the summer.
The UK and…
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