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ASEAN ministers urge restraint after Pelosi Taiwan visit

ASEAN ministers urge restraint after Pelosi Taiwan visit

Southeast Asian nations Wednesday urged restraint over Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island prompted an enraged China to vow "punishment".

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Turkish inflation stabilises at under 80% in boost to Erdogan

Turkish inflation stabilises at under 80% in boost to Erdogan

Turkey's annual inflation rate stabilised in July at just under 80 percent, official data showed on Wednesday, helping support President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pledges that runaway price increases would soon stop.

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Scholz opens door to extend nuclear as Russia squeezes gas supply

Scholz opens door to extend nuclear as Russia squeezes gas supply

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday raised the possibility of keeping nuclear plants going as he accused Russia of blocking the delivery of a key turbine to throttle gas supplies to Europe.

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Russia backs Myanmar junta's efforts to 'stabilise' country, hold elections

Russia backs Myanmar junta's efforts to 'stabilise' country, hold elections

Russia backs the Myanmar junta's efforts to "stabilise" the crisis-wracked country and hold elections next year, its foreign minister said in talks with top generals on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.

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Premier League clubs to stop taking knee before every match

Premier League clubs to stop taking knee before every match

English Premier League football players will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season, confining the anti-racism gesture to selected games, a statement said Wednesday.

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Stock markets rise but Taiwan fears keep confidence in check

Stock markets rise but Taiwan fears keep confidence in check

Global stocks mostly rose Wednesday as traders tracked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which has further strained China-US ties.

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First Ukrainian grain shipment completes checks in Turkey

First Ukrainian grain shipment completes checks in Turkey

A Russian and Ukrainian team on Wednesday completed a high-stakes inspection of the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin's invasion five months ago helped spark a global food crisis.

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Satellite firm bars Russia's NTV Mir over Ukraine Nazi slurs

Satellite firm bars Russia's NTV Mir over Ukraine Nazi slurs

French satellite company Eutelsat on Wednesday halted European broadcasts of Russian channel NTV Mir after regulators flagged content it had aired comparing Ukrainians to Nazis.

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Make stoves, not war: Ukrainian blacksmith helps troops

Make stoves, not war: Ukrainian blacksmith helps troops

He'd hardly know a Beretta from a Bazooka, but Anton Zaika can sure find his way around a blacksmith's forge -- and he is helping Ukraine's war effort in his own unique way.

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OPEC+ meets after Biden push to hike oil output

OPEC+ meets after Biden push to hike oil output

The OPEC+ group of major oil exporters meets Wednesday to discuss its output strategy after US President Joe Biden lobbied Saudi Arabia to boost production to tame soaring prices.

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