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Malaysia footballer leaves intensive care after acid-attack: official

Malaysia footballer leaves intensive care after acid-attack: official

A Malaysian national team footballer who was the victim of an acid-attack has left intensive care following multiple surgeries, a football official said Tuesday.

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Armenia detains demonstrators as protest leader seeks PM's impeachment

Armenia detains demonstrators as protest leader seeks PM's impeachment

Armenia on Tuesday detained dozens of demonstrators in the capital Yerevan as large protests continue against government plans to concede land to the country's historic foe, Azerbaijan.

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US military aid 'on its way', Blinken tells Ukraine

US military aid 'on its way', Blinken tells Ukraine

American military aid for Ukraine is "on its way", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Kyiv on Tuesday, as Russia pressed on with a new offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

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Putin to meet Xi in Beijing seeking greater support for war effort

Putin to meet Xi in Beijing seeking greater support for war effort

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week, both countries announced Tuesday, meeting his "dear friend" Xi Jinping as he seeks to win greater support from Beijing for his war effort in Ukraine and isolated economy.

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Repression grips remote Russian region months after shock protests

Repression grips remote Russian region months after shock protests

Since a Russian court in January sent his older brother, environmental activist Fail Alsynov, to prison for four years, Idel says he has lived in "fear of the unknown".

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Stage 9 winner Kooij pulls out of Giro d'Italia

Stage 9 winner Kooij pulls out of Giro d'Italia

Two days after taking the most important win of his career, Dutch rider Olav Kooij has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia because of illness, his team Visma announced on Tuesday.

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Putin to visit Beijing, meet Xi this week

Putin to visit Beijing, meet Xi this week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week and meet with leader Xi Jinping, the two countries announced Tuesday.

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Anglo American to split group after rejecting BHP bid

Anglo American to split group after rejecting BHP bid

Anglo American said Tuesday it would offload steelmaking coal, diamond and platinum businesses and focus on critical minerals as it fights off a massive takeover bid by Australian rival BHP.

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Dutch fine Fortnite maker for 'pressuring' kids with ads

Dutch fine Fortnite maker for 'pressuring' kids with ads

Dutch authorities slapped a 1.1-million-euro fine on Fortnite maker Epic Games on Tuesday, judging that vulnerable children were exploited and pressured into making purchases in the game's Item Shop.

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Putin to visit Beijing this week

Putin to visit Beijing this week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

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