Houston residents react to ICE shooting
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Afghanistan's population surges to 37.2 mln, up 2.2 pct year-on-year
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Nigeria rescues pupils, teachers abducted in southwest
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Iran says negotiations 'off the table' till US backs down from its positions on Lebanon, Hormuz Strait -- Fars
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2 killed in shooting incident near late Iranian supreme leader's burial site in Mashhad city -- IRNA
Two people were killed Thursday night in a shooting incident in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, 17 km away from the holy shrine of Imam Reza, where Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would be laid to rest, the official news agency IRNA reported early Friday.
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Chinese firm, Confucius Institute donate educational materials to Ghanaian school
China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group (CR5) Ghana Limited and the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana (CIUG) have donated educational materials to a school in the Ghanaian capital of Accra to support teaching and learning.
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4 children killed in road accident in Afghanistan's Panjshir province
Four children have lost their lives after being struck by a privately owned Toyota Corolla in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Friday, local authorities confirmed on Saturday.The mishap on the outskirts of Khenj district was attributed to the driver's speeding, negligence, and reckless
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Lesotho launches phase II of China-backed Ha-Ramarothole solar project
Lesotho on Friday broke ground on the second phase of the Ha-Ramarothole Solar Power Project in the southern district of Mafeteng, marking another step toward strengthening the country's energy security and advancing its clean-energy transition.
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Cambodia's garment, shoe, travel goods exports hit nearly 8 bln USD in H1 2026
Cambodia's garment, textile, footwear, and travel goods industry saw a 6.2 percent increase in exports during the first half of 2026, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Saturday.
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1 in cardiac arrest, 8 injured in chain-reaction crash on S. Korean expressway
A chain-reaction crash inside the Godeok Tunnel on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway in South Korea left one person in cardiac arrest and eight others injured on Saturday, YTN reported.
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6 dead in vehicle rollover in E. Afghanistan
At least six passengers have been confirmed dead and eight others injured after their vehicle veered off the road and overturned in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, local authorities announced.
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Argentina shoulders South America's World Cup hopes
Argentina will carry South America's remaining hopes when the defending champion faces Switzerland in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.
Lionel Scaloni's side became the last South American team standing after Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay exited in the round of 16.
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Enhanced NATO nuclear sharing will lead to higher proliferation risks
On the eve of the 2026 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte claimed NATO could not afford to be "naive" about China and hyped up the so-called threat stemming from "China's massive nuclear build-up."
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Moldovan president nominates Vasile Tofan as new PM
Moldovan President Maia Sandu nominated Vasile Tofan as Moldova's new prime minister on Saturday. The announcement was made at a press conference following the president's consultations with parliamentary factions on the same day.
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Ethiopia's annual FDI inflow hits 4.32 bln USD
Ethiopia attracted 4.32 billion US dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the 2025/26 fiscal year, an 8 percent increase from the previous year, the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) has said.
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15 killed after boat capsizes off Vietnam's Phu Quoc island
Fifteen people were killed after a boat capsized off Vietnam's southern Phu Quoc island on Saturday afternoon, local media VnExpress reported.
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Fishermen harvest fish along Mekong River in Champasak Province, Laos
Fishermen harvest fish along Mekong River in Champasak Province, Laos
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China's tents rise where buildings fell in Venezuela quake zone
On the streets of Catia la Mar, a coastal town in La Guaira state and among the areas hit hardest by Venezuela's June 24 twin earthquakes, China's humanitarian aid has become a visible presence.
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