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Egypt Uncovers Byzantine Desert Settlement and Ancient Tomb Complex in Twin Archaeological Discoveries
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Trump to Press Xi on Taiwan Arms and Hong Kong Publisher in Beijing Talks

Washington-US President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to discuss American arms sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of

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Pakistan Accuses Afghanistan-Based Militants After Deadly Border District Bombing

Islamabad-Pakistan on Monday accused militants operating from Afghanistan of orchestrating a deadly assault on a police post in the northwestern

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Families Press Trump to Free Americans Held in China

Beijing-Families Press Trump to Free Americans Held in ChinaThe families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a

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Philippine House Impeaches Sara Duterte in Escalating Power Struggle

Manila-The Philippine House of Representatives on Monday voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, securing enough support to send the

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Turkish Airlines Jet Erupts in Flames on Landing in Kathmandu

Kathmandu-Turkish Airlines passenger aircraft carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on

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Taiwan Reassures Public on US Alliance Before Trump-Xi Talks

Taipei-Taiwan expressed confidence on Monday in the stability of its relationship with the United States ahead of U.S. President Donald

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Indonesia Detains 321 Foreign Nationals in Jakarta Crackdown on Online Gambling Syndicate

Jakarta— Indonesian police on Saturday arrested 321 foreign nationals, most of them Vietnamese, in a raid on an alleged online

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Indonesia Deploys Drones, Troops in Search for Hikers Killed by Volcano Eruption

Jakarta— Indonesian rescue teams resumed a high-risk operation on Saturday to recover the bodies of three hikers believed killed during

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US Blacklists China-Linked Network Over Iran Drone Supply Chain

Washington— The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and companies, including entities based in China and Hong

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Turkey Widens Crackdown With New Detentions in Istanbul Graft Probe

Istanbul — Turkish police detained 29 people on Friday as part of a widening corruption investigation targeting Istanbul’s opposition-controlled municipality,