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In pics: Soap Museum in Tripoli, norther...
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In pics: Soap Museum in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
In pics: Soap Museum in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
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Delegates at 2026 World Government Summi...
Delegates at 2026 World Government Summit praise BRI
The 2026 World Government Summit concluded on Thursday in Dubai. A key highlight of the event was the "New Silk Road Forum," which brought together delegates from China, Central Asia and the UAE to explore synergies in economics, innovation and industrial capacity.
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Erdogan highlights defense, energy coope...
Erdogan highlights defense, energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Türkiye and Saudi Arabia are entering a new and stronger phase of cooperation in defense and energy, the state-run TRT broadcaster quoted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Thursday.
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Chinese and Russian medical teams jointl...
Chinese and Russian medical teams jointly complete Russia's first bilateral hand allotransplant surgery
Doctors from a hospital in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region traveled to Russia and, in cooperation with local medical teams, successfully completed the country's first bilateral hand allotransplant surgery, the Global Times learned on Thursday from the leading Chinese doctor involved
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Russian FM says situation between Iran, ...
Russian FM says situation between Iran, US highly explosive
The situation between Iran and the United States is highly explosive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russia Today on Thursday.
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Highest storm alert lifted in Spain, one...
Highest storm alert lifted in Spain, one woman missing
Spain on Thursday lifted its highest weather alert for torrential rain in the southern region of Andalusia, where a woman went missing, a day after the storm killed one in Portugal.
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Iran's IRGC seizes 2 vessels allegedly carrying smuggled fuel: report
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) seized two vessels involved in organized fuel smuggling in the Persian Gulf, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Thursday.Authorities said that more than 1 million liters of smuggled fuel were discovered aboard the seized vessels, and 15 foreign crew members were detained and handed over to judicial authorities for legal proceedings, according to the report.
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Russia, Ukraine, US agree to exchange 314 prisoners
US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday that the United States, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 314 prisoners.
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AI tracks icebergs adrift at sea in boon...
AI tracks icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science
British scientists said Thursday that a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could fill a "major blind spot" in predicting climate change.Icebergs release enormous volumes of freshwater when they melt on the open water, affecting global climate
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UN Security Council holds meeting on thr...
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UN Security Council holds meeting on threat posed by Islamic State
UN Security Council holds meeting on threat posed by Islamic State
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Road accident claims 4 lives in Afghanis...
Road accident claims 4 lives in Afghanistan
Four commuters were killed and another was injured due to head-on collision in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, said a statement of provincial police office on Thursday.The deadly accident took place on a road linking the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif to the border
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Cuba hits freezing point for first time ...
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Cuba hits freezing point for first time on record
Cuba hits freezing point for first time on record
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Multi-hub Milan-Cortina 2026 to give Win...
Multi-hub Milan-Cortina 2026 to give Winter Olympics different feel
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games promises to be an experiment which will present logistical challenges for organizers.
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Myanmar police destroy over 300 acres of...
Myanmar police destroy over 300 acres of poppy in Shan state
Myanmar's police have destroyed about 311 acres of opium poppy fields in Shan state, state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Thursday.The eradication operation was carried out in cooperation with local authorities across several townships in the state, the report said.
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