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Failed Bangladeshi asylum seekers to be deported under new fast-track returns deal
Mr Tomlinson says there is already ‘clear evidence that these agreements have a significant impact on illegal migration’ Credit:…
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Weather tracker: Cyclone Remal lashes coast of Bangladesh and India
Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated while red alerts issued for unrelenting heat across north-western India and Pakistan During the…
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landslide death toll may rise sharply with over 2,000 buried in Papua New Guinea
The death toll from a Papua New Guinea landslide Friday may rise sharply as the government confirmed Monday that over…
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UN reports new Rohingya exodus as 45,000 flee Myanmar fighting
Rohingya refugees rest in a temporary shelter near the beach, amid resistance from local community, in Kwala Langkat, North Sumatera,…
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British man dies and several passengers are injured when turbulence hits a Singapore Airlines flight
Ambulances are seen at the airport where a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence was diverted to, in Bangkok BANGKOK…
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Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech has urged China to stop its military intimidation against the…
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North Korea test-fires missiles after US-South Korea jet drill
This handout photo provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry shows two U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets (front) flying…
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Xi, Putin frame relations as ‘stabilizing’ force in chaotic world
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China, May 16, 2024. (AFP Photo)…
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China confirms Russia’s Putin set to begin 2-day visit Thursday
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a videoconference in Moscow, Russia, May 13, 2024. (AFP…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampments at universities in Australia like so many countries of the world including USA.
Pro-Palestinian protesters were camped on university campuses across Australia on Friday, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in Sydney, mirroring…
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