International

Japan has recorded a record 4.28 million foreign residents this year, despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country struggles with labour shortages driven by an ageing and shrinking population. The Immigration Services Agency…
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US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order waiving sweeping sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, reversing key provisions of legislation he signed into law last month. The Lindsey Graham Act, named…
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Nepal is facing a devastating climate crisis in the Himalayas, with deadly floods, landslides and damage to critical infrastructure intensifying calls for international support. The country’s latest disaster has renewed a pressing question:…
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A 16-year-old gunman killed at least four people, including three children, at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, October 15, before a bystander who followed the attacker into the building shot him dead, police…
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A majority of American voters believe President Donald Trump is falling short on key domestic and foreign policy issues and want significant changes in the country's leadership ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC…
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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is holding talks with Russia and China on nuclear disarmament, expressing hope that the countries with the world's largest nuclear arsenals could reduce their stockpiles. In an…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Israel to stop and reverse the establishment of settlements in the occupied West Bank, describing the Palestinian question as a major historical injustice of the century, according to China’s…
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday reaffirmed Beijing’s support for the Palestinian cause, saying the issue should not be sidelined, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. “The Palestinian issue should not be…
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Global temperatures are likely to exceed the critical 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, increasing the risk of dangerous climate impacts. However, it is still possible to bring temperatures back below that limit and pursue…
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Around 130 million people could be pushed into poverty this year as soaring energy and food prices, rising borrowing costs and an intense El Niño phenomenon threaten to deepen economic hardship in vulnerable countries, the United Nations…
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