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Trump Asked Xi About Buying US Arms, Envoy Says
President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether China wanted to buy American weapons, the US ambassador to China said in…
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Turkiye’s F-35 Hopes Fade as S-400 Standoff Drags On
Turkiye's hopes of rejoining the F-35 fighter programme have faded further, with Moscow now openly discussing a workaround for the Russian S-400…
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Norway Tightens Arctic Watch Amid Svalbard Cable Fears
Norway has stepped up surveillance around its remote Arctic islands of Svalbard amid concern that Russia is testing NATO's defences in the…
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Iran Awaits US Reply as Trump Rejects Hormuz Proposal
Iran says it is still awaiting a definitive United States response, even after President Donald Trump publicly rejected an Iranian proposal to…
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Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn Gaza rebuild plan
Trump's Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion, 66-program first-phase plan to rebuild Gaza, with full reconstruction estimated at $71 billion.
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Late September deluge brings monsoon back to normal
A 162% surplus rain day on September 26 pulled India's monsoon deficit to 12%; September rainfall stands 5% below normal, says IMD.
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Pakistan close to picking first astronaut for Tiangong
Pakistan will pick between pilots Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud by late October for a first flight aboard China's Tiangong space station.
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Trump asked Xi about buying US weapons, envoy says
US envoy David Perdue said Trump asked Xi Jinping about buying US weapons during last week's White House visit; officials say no…
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Russia hits Kyivstar HQ, data centres in Ukraine
Russia struck Kyivstar's headquarters and data centres in Ukraine on Sunday; past week's hits cut service to about 100,000 households near Kyiv.
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China to cut US farm tariffs, keeps soybeans out
China will cut tariffs on US corn, wheat, meat and dairy, but soybeans stay excluded with an extra 10% tariff, under a…