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Mamdani's progressive vision for New York shaped by childhood in Uganda, mentors say

Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life for killing POW in first such ruling

Greek court charges more coast guard officers over 2023 migrant shipwreck, sources say

Indonesian activists rally against plan to name Suharto as national hero

China, UK should properly handle 'occasional noises', Chinese foreign minister says

Russia says its forces advance in Pokrovsk in house-to-house battles

Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties

Georgia charges key opposition figures with seeking to topple government

South Korea officials question feasibility of building nuclear submarine in US shipyard

Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange fire as peace talks begin

30 years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls and a planet in peril

Pirates board tanker off Somalia in biggest escalation since 2024

Hezbollah says Lebanon is bound by ceasefire but rejects negotiations with Israel

Ukraine strikes Russia's Volgograd with drones, killing at least one, Russian officials say

Opium farming in Afghanistan shrank by a fifth in 2025, UN survey finds

Momentum on climate action is waning, Singapore minister says as COP30 looms

South Africa to probe recruitment of citizens as mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 114 in Philippines

Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji's formal ties with China

Rubio plans to visit five Central Asian states in 2026

Taiwan must be allowed equal participation when China hosts APEC, US says

Trump pressed China's Xi to release jailed Hong Kong media tycoon, sources say

North Korea says antagonised by US sanctions, will respond

Trump says he may be working on plan to denuclearize with Russia and China

US Supreme Court casts doubt on legality of Trump's global tariffs

EU sends warship to Somali coast after suspected pirate attack - sources

Estonia FM urges China to join US, European pressure on Putin

Rescuers recover bodies of two climbers hit by avalanche in Nepal

Turkey's Erdogan heralds "new phase" in PKK peace process

Exclusive-Russia's Tuapse halted fuel exports after drone attacks, refinery stopped, sources say

China pins hopes on Olympic star for 'high quality' Hong Kong democracy

Former Taiwan president Tsai to visit Germany in outreach to Europe

Germany says 18 arrested after probe of online fraud involving payment providers

Russia and Ukraine says their forces are locked in fierce fighting in the ruins of Pokrovsk

Australian mushroom murderer launches appeal bid against her conviction

IAEA says Iran must 'seriously improve' nuclear cooperation, FT reports

Japan deploys troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks

North Korea's Kim could conduct a nuclear test near term if he chose, South Korean intelligence says

Taiwan says China has added conditions to its attendance at APEC summit