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No party is forecast to win an outright majority in Thailand's elections, with coalition negotiations expected to follow

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Thailand votes after three leaders in two years

Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with...

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Julio Cordano will lead the talks on forging a new treaty on combating plastic pollution

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Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks

Career diplomat Julio Cordano was elected by countries meeting in Geneva following a drawn-out battle.

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Pollsters suggest Sanae Takaichi's coalition could secure a handy two-thirds majority, nearly a decade since her mentor Shinzo Abe achieved the feat

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Takaichi tipped for big win as Japan votes

Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box victory that...

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At the demonstration by the MEK, the group's leader Maryam Rajavi (C) welcomed former European Council chief Charles Michel (R) and former German economy minister Peter Altmaier on stage

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Demonstrators in Berlin call for fall of Iran’s Islamic republic

Several thousand demonstrators rallied in Berlin on Saturday calling for an end to Iran’s clerical-led government and its bloody repression of protests. Police said...

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A flooded street in the Jerez village of Las Pachecas in southern Spain as a result of Storm Leonardo on February 5

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Spain, Portugal face fresh storms, torrential rain

Spain and Portugal on Saturday faced fresh storms and torrential rain just days after floods caused by Storm Leonardo proved fatal in both countries...

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Buses in a US military convoy transporting Islamic State group detainees being transferred to Iraq from Syria

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Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi official

Iraq has so far received 2,225 Islamic State group detainees, whom the US military began transferring from Syria last month, an Iraqi official told...

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The indirect talks between Washington and Tehran are taking place with the US having repeatedly threatened military action against Iran

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Iran FM looks to more nuclear talks, but warns US

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran’s red lines and...

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged tougher immigration screening in a final appeal to voters on the eve of snap elections

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Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan “more prosperous and safer,” including through tougher immigration screening, in a final appeal to voters...

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Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths

Spain and Portugal on Saturday braced for another storm heading for the Iberian peninsula, just days after the floods caused by Storm Leonardo killed...

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South Korean crytocurrency exchange Bithumb said it accidentally sent $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users

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Crypto firm accidentally sends $40 bn in bitcoin to users

A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologised on Saturday after mistakenly transferring more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a...

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