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The US granted visas to about 355,000 exchange visitors and 13,000 members of the media in fiscal year 2024

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency began work at the key nuclear site of Bushehr

Dozens of students were at a Mass marking their first week back to school

Accident took place on a highway near Kabul leading to Kandahar

Prototype survives toughest re-entry yet, splashes into Indian Ocean

Efforts made to restore telecom services, closure of educational institutions ordered

Germany resumes Afghan admissions after lawsuits; ministry says promised applicants face individual reviews

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Says he has 'cause' to remove Lisa Cook

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Anti-migration Reform UK party leader warns of 'civil disorder'

Move follows five rounds of failed talks

Israeli strikes killed 61 in Gaza; 21, including 5 journalists, died in a “double-tap” hit on Nasser hospital

Canadian journalist Valerie Zink quits Reuters, slams Gaza stance as betrayal, enabling deaths of 245 reporters

Iranian state media says Tehran mulling over response

Palestinian presidency urges UN to protect journalists, hold Israel accountable

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Washington backs ambassador as diplomatic tension with Paris boils

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US president hosts South Korean counterpart

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One killed as thousands evacuate

US president has repeatedly said he is responsible for brokering a ceasefire on May 10

Civil defence says all of the dead were killed in airstrikes at Khan Yunis’s Nasser Hospital

China’s mega-dam plan on Yarlung Zangbo raises Delhi’s concern over Brahmaputra flows and strategic control

A milestone for panda conservation and Russia-China friendship

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Ukraine and Russia say they had each sent back 146 prisoners of war and civilians

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Typhoon Kajiki may hit 180 kph; Vietnam to evacuate 586,000, ground flights, and ban boats ahead of landfall.

Drone downed near Kursk nuclear plant damages transformer, cutting reactor 3’s output by 50%

Khamenei says Iran grew stronger after June war, dealt a blow to US-Israel, and warns against foreign-fueled divisions

RESQSHIP rescued 65 people, including children and three pregnant women, but one person remains missing

At least 16 Palestinians killed, including seven aid seekers who were seeking aid

Former imposed up to 15% levies on $21b US farm, food goods in March

Aid aimed at protecting Ukrainians against Russian air strikes