US House speaker meets Taiwan president despite China's threats
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.
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Migrant dreams turn to tragedy for Mexico fire victims
Francisco Rojche left his Guatemalan town, its dirt roads and sugarcane plantations in search of better opportunities in the United States. But the dream died with him when a fire broke out in the Mexican immigration center where he was detained.
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Japan govt survey finds 1.5 million living as recluses
Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reason for their withdrawal.
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UN to hold talks with Taliban officials over women staff ban
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan will hold talks Wednesday with Taliban officials in Kabul "to seek clarity" on a new government ban that blocks women from working for the world body across the country.
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King Charles III's coronation: what we know with month to go
With around a month until King Charles III's coronation, plans are at an advanced stage to mark his historic accession to the throne -- Britain's first in seven decades.
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UK bell enthusiasts clamour to 'ring for the king'
At the top of 52 steep, narrow steps at All Saints Church near London, expert bell ringers are showing the ropes to two new recruits ahead of King Charles III's coronation.
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Clashes as Israeli police enter Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque
Clashes erupted inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem early Wednesday as Israeli police said they had entered to dislodge "agitators", a move denounced as an "unprecedented crime" by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
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UBS shareholders to weigh in on Credit Suisse mega-merger
UBS shareholders get their first chance to grill the bank's bosses Wednesday over its shotgun marriage to Credit Suisse, done in double-quick time behind their backs.
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Soaring prices dampen UK Ramadan celebrations
Despite the enticing produce in their windows, Muslim-owned retailers on east London's Brick Lane are unusually quiet as a cost-of-living crisis bites into Ramadan earnings.
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Embiid 52 as Sixers hold off Celtics, Bucks on brink
Joel Embiid enhanced his MVP credentials with a 52-point masterclass as the Philadelphia 76ers held off a furious late rally from the Boston Celtics to win a hard-fought battle of the Eastern Conference heavyweights on Tuesday.
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