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Germany’s Next Finance Minister, ‘Bridge-builder’ Lars Klingbeil
Germany's incoming finance minister Lars Klingbeil is a self-styled political "bridge-builder" whose calm and personable demeanour belies his sharp political instincts.Despite the bruising election loss of his centre-left Social...
US Official Tells UN Top Court ‘Serious Concerns’ Over UNRWA Impartiality
A US official on Wednesday told the International Court of Justice there were "serious concerns" about the impartiality of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.ICJ judges are holding...
New Zealand, Phillippines Sign Troops Deal In ‘Deteriorating’ Strategic Environment
The Philippines and New Zealand signed an agreement on Wednesday allowing the deployment of troops on each other's territory, a move aimed at bolstering security in a "deteriorating" strategic...
Severe Thunderstorms Expected In Southern Plains, Flood Warnings Up In 6 States
KEY POINTSThe risk of excessive rainfall has been increased from slight to moderateFlash flood warnings and flood watches are up in six states, including OklahomaForecasters also warned that tornadoes...
China’s Shenzhou-19 Astronauts Return To Earth
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country's space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a...
Belgium’s Green Light For Red Light Workers
A police station in the historic sailors' quarter of the Belgian port of Antwerp is surrounded by sex workers' neon-lit red-light windows.The station in the Villa Tinto complex is...
Japan Tariff Envoy Departs For Round Two Of US Talks
Tokyo's tariffs envoy departed Wednesday for a second round of negotiations in Washington, where Japan could offer concessions such as tweaking vehicle import procedures to secure relief from Donald...
Tunics & Turbans: Afghan Students Don Taliban-imposed Uniforms
Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits...
Pakistan Says India Planning Strike As Tensions Soar Over Kashmir Attack
Pakistan's information minister said early Wednesday that Islamabad had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and he vowed a "decisive response", as worries of spiralling...
Grand Vietnam Parade 50 Years After The Fall Of Saigon
Vietnam is set to hold its biggest celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited...
