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Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says

The leader of the Islamic State (IS) is dead following a US raid in northern Syria that also killed a senior deputy of the terror group, US officials… Read more

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Ukraine tensions: US alleges Russian plot to fake invasion pretext

The US has claimed Russia is planning to stage a fake Ukrainian attack that it would use to justify an invasion.

It alleged Moscow was likely… Read more

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Beijing Olympics: Winter Games start amid Covid and boycotts

The most divided Olympic Games in decades gets under way in China on Friday as Beijing becomes the only city to host both the Summer and now the Winter… Read more

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Budget 2022: India's job crisis leading to a nowhere generation

India aims to create six million jobs over the next five years, according to this week's budget announcements. It will not be easy: the country's… Read more

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Covid: New Zealand unveils phased border reopening plan

New Zealand has announced a phased reopening of its borders, as the country starts to ease some of the world's toughest Covid restrictions.

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Havana Syndrome may be caused by ‘directed energy’

Directed energy "plausibly explains" some of the cases of the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" illness, a new US intelligence community report says.

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Beijing 2022: Life inside the Winter Olympics bubble

Robots serving drinks, temperature-controlled sleep pods and disinfectant everywhere.

These are the everyday scenes that Olympic athletes,… Read more

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Afghanistan Female activist latest to be arrested by Taliban after protests

An Afghan female activist has been forcibly taken from her home, the latest in a string of alleged arrests by the Taliban.

A source told the… Read more