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The Straits Times - World

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Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

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US not in a hurry to extend China trade truce, Treasury Secretary Bessent says

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WHO says Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide

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So near, yet so far: China eyes Taiwanese island as reunification model

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After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia's economic time bomb ticks louder

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Temasek unlikely to meet 2030 climate targets due to exposure to aviation and power sectors: CEO

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Bright spark? The race for fusion energy is no longer science fiction

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US indicts former Cuban president Raul Castro as pressure builds

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Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla members is 'abominable', Canada PM Carney says

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US Democrats push to rein in Trump on Cuba as White House steps up pressure

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Kenyan court rules parts of law criminalising consensual sex between adolescents invalid

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Cuba's foreign minister calls critical White House statement "misinformed"

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US group says Starbucks plastic cups marked recyclable end up in trash

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Trump: May have to hit Iran harder - or maybe not

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Germany seeks to make defence procurement agency more agile

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New UAE oil pipeline bypassing Strait of Hormuz is 50% complete ahead of 2027 start

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