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ASEAN envoy ends Myanmar trip with no public Suu Kyi meeting

Trump tees up Alaska election challenge over same-name candidate 'fraud'

Three dead in rock spire collapse at Turkey's touristic Cappadocia

IMF says engaging with Iraq on preparing new bailout program

CAR tightens border checks as DR Congo Ebola cases rise

Two dead in rock spire collapse at Turkey's touristic Cappadocia

Does White House ask AI to decide policy? Democrats want the receipts

No surprise to Carrick he's still Man Utd manager

French businessman Roux de Bezieux takes over 2030 Winter Olympics after leadership turmoil

Two dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkey's Cappadocia

Tech jitters pull down Wall Street stocks

ECB holds rates steady after Lagarde says to quit early

Alaska governor orders probe into election same-name 'spoiler'

US economy posts strong growth, inflation stubbornly high in challenge to Trump

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Dutch dope trial: what's the deal?

On December 15, cannabis will for the first time be grown, sold, and consumed legally in the Netherlands as part of a four-year trial across the country.

Exhausted Kyrgios says 'I don't want to play anymore'

Nick Kyrgios says that "I don't want to play anymore" but will give his tennis career another one or two years, days after pulling out of his home Australian Open.

Asian markets mixed after US inflation data as Fed decision looms

Markets were mixed Wednesday after an unremarkable US inflation report tempered expectations for an interest rate cut early next year, with attention moving to the Federal Reserve's policy statement later in the day.

Recalled Russell shines as West Indies beat England in first T20

Veteran all-rounder Andre Russell made a dazzling return to international cricket to help West Indies cruise to a four-wicket victory over England in the opening Twenty20 international in Barbados on Tuesday.

UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach

The UK defence ministry has been fined £350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information of 265 Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban, a data watchdog announced on Wednesday.

US Fed pause expected amid flurry of rate decisions

The US Federal Reserve will likely hold its key lending rate at a 22-year high on Wednesday -- the first of a series of crucial central bank decisions this week.

Big tech stumbles in Google's Epic defeat

Google' stinging defeat against Fortnite-maker Epic Games in a California courtroom could be an important blow against big tech's decades of supremacy on antitrust matters in the United States.

Bulgaria dismantles Soviet army monument

Regional authorities in Sofia on Tuesday began dismantling a towering Soviet-era monument prominently featuring a soldier following years of controversy between Bulgaria's opposing camps of pro-Europeans and Russophiles.

Argentina devalues peso, unveils measures to avoid 'hyperinflation'

Argentina devalued its currency by more than 50 percent Tuesday in a set of "shock" measures aimed at reviving a crumbling economy and tackling triple-digit inflation.

Biden says Putin 'banking' on US failure as Zelensky seeks aid

President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that Russia was banking on the United States abandoning Ukraine, as he promised President Volodymyr Zelensky he would support Kyiv despite Republicans blocking new military aid.

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West Indies hold England to 171 in first T20