At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China, global attention was fixed on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Their talks lasted around two and a half…
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Japanese man becomes oldest person to reach Mount Fuji summit at 102 | Japan
Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Fuji at the age of 102 – despite almost giving up during his trek.
“I was really tempted to give up halfway through,” Akuzawa said. “Reaching the summit was tough,…
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Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before any peace deal would be ‘legitimate targets’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement has been signed would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow’s forces.
Putin’s…
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‘No skin contact with males’: Afghan women left under earthquake rubble. Courtesy – Gender rules
Centuries-old customs that have long held women back in Afghanistan are now ensuring they are among the last to be rescued or not rescued at all after the deadly earthquake and massive aftershocks that reduced scores of buildings to rubble and…
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‘To Talk, Not to Capitulate’ – Putin Invites Zelensky to Moscow, Promises ‘100% Security’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday once again said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should go to Moscow for direct talks, saying he could guarantee Zelensky’s safety – but cast doubt on whether a peace deal could ever be…
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Lisbon funicular crash victims’ nationalities slowly emerge after Portugal streetcar disaster that killed 16
Lisbon — Two days after Portugal’s worst-ever electric streetcar crash killed 16 people and left more than 20 others from across the globe injured, forensics teams in Lisbon said Friday that they had identified nearly all of the victims,…
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