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The Straits Times - World

News analysis - Putin seeks to engineer a new security crisis in Europe in a risky strategy to discredit NATO - Ratcliffe's trip to Moscow on Aug 25 was an attempt to persuade the Russian leadership against new provocations in Europe.

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A fast-emerging tech issue is driving voter anger in US battleground states

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Iran war diplomacy turns towards reopening Strait of Hormuz

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US nears deal to secure long-term access to Venezuela's oil reserves, sources say

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Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid Canada trade war

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Pro-Israel lobby spends big on US midterms as backlash grows

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El Nino's wrath: Brace yourself for impact - South-east Asia is likely to face hot, dry weather and a high risk of haze- and heat-related illnesses.

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Asian Insider -- The great tech manhunt: East Asia's billion-dollar race for ASEAN talent

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Asian Insider -- Who was here first? Why maps, old compasses and history classes matter in South China Sea dispute

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American Evolution - George Washington's White House had 9 slaves. Does it matter? Angst reigns in Trump's America as conservatives and progressives bash institutions not aligned with their sensibilities.

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American Evolution -- No clear edge for Democrats as midterm elections take shape in the US

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American Evolution -- Portrait of a nation at war: 'I am just too exhausted to care'

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Trees 'giving up': Climate change hammers historic English gardens

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El Nino's wrath: Brace yourself for impact

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Australia's battery boom is reshaping the grid, but few are sharing the power

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Japan to extend weather forecasts in response to climate change

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Zelenskiy says US gave Kyiv information about meetings in Moscow

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Trump vows legal order to break up 'nasty monopoly' in US food processing

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US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

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Belgium sounds alarm after spate of Brussels shootings

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US nears deal to secure long-term access to Venezuela's oil reserves, sources say

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Israeli strike kills three in West Bank; Israel says it targeted Hamas operative

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Serbia's Vucic raps 'uncivilised' UN court over handling of Mladic death

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Explainer-What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?

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Ethiopia reinstates accreditation of Reuters journalists after six-month suspension

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Berlin city government says it won't submit to extortion after pre-election cyberattack

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