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Israel’s Netanyahu says combined military-diplomatic effort underway to defeat Hamas, bring back hostages

Trump plans 'America First' foreign aid funding shift, document shows

Thai PM says he will dissolve parliament by end-January

At least 20 injured after drone strike on Eilat, Israel's national ambulance service says

Trump promises Arab leaders he won’t let Israel annex West Bank, Politico reports

Zelenskiy tells UN: Stop Russia's war or face dangerous arms race

China's Xi urges efforts to maintain social stability in Xinjiang

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian port of Novorossiisk kills two, prompts state of emergency

At least four killed in protests for statehood in India's Ladakh, sources say

Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu dies in Brazil plane crash

Trump's immigration curbs make Indian students rethink the American Dream

German finance minister urges EU to 'Buy European', embrace joint defence projects

UK police arrest man over hack that affected European airports

Iran oil sales to China would continue even if UN sanctions activated, oil minister says

Factbox-What is the barrier lake that burst in Taiwan during Super Typhoon Ragasa?

Spanish defence minister's jet suffers GPS disturbance near Russia's Kaliningrad

Russia says it's advancing in Ukraine and its economy is stable, after Trump calls it 'paper tiger'

South Korea's ex-first lady faces bribery trial as 'Dior bag' scandal widens

Ukrainian drones stage new attack on major Russian petrochemical complex

Thailand works to tackle massive sinkhole in capital

Russian finance ministry proposes raising VAT to help fund Ukraine war

Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa

At least 12 dead as record rain floods India's Kolkata

Diamonds and drones: Pakistan tax unit scans social media for evasion

Vietnam PM seeks new trade deals to counter US tariff impact

Canadian PM expects 'constructive' trade talks with China to deepen

China to forego Special and Differential Treatment in future WTO negotiations

Trump to meet Australian PM in Washington on October 20, White House official says

Macron, sitting next to Trump, says recognizing Palestine does not ignore Hamas attack

At UN, South Korean leader vows to reduce tensions with North Korea

Trump now says Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

Iran's Supreme Leader says negotiations with US would not be in Tehran's interests

Italy to recognise Palestine only if Hamas excluded, all hostages freed

Trump says Palestinian statehood would reward Hamas

Pakistan's poverty reduction reversed by economic shocks, weak reforms, World Bank says

Factbox-Drones and cyber outages exposing aviation weak spots since 2017

India to hold its biggest drone exercise seeking air defence boost

Taiwan says two dead, 30 missing in east of island after typhoon

Trump administration proposes new H-1B visa process favoring higher-skilled, better-paid workers