ASEAN chair urges unity as top diplomats meet amid Myanmar discord
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA ASEAN chair Indonesia on Tuesday stressed the importance of the regional
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New Zealand begins criminal trial over White Island volcanic eruption that killed 22
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON Tour booking agents and the managers of an island in New Zealand where a
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NATO summit seeks agreement on Ukraine bid after Turkey deal on Sweden
By Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold VILNIUS NATO leaders gather for a summit in Vilnius on
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Icelandic volcano erupts near capital
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) -A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland, near the capital Reykjavik,
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NATO's Stoltenberg says Turkey agrees to move ahead with Sweden's NATO bid
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance,
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Western allies fine-tune security assurances for Ukraine as NATO meets
By John Irish and Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Ukraine's largest Western allies are still finalising a joint framework that would
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China, Solomon Islands sign policing pact in upgrade of ties
BEIJING (Reuters) -China and the Solomon Islands on Monday signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade
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Erdogan links Sweden's NATO membership to Turkey's EU accession
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on Monday
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Uzbek leader re-elected for seven-year term in snap election
TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected with 87.1% of the vote on Sunday, the Central Election Commission said
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Ukraine says NATO drops Membership Action Plan hurdle to joining
KYIV NATO has decided to drop a requirement for Ukraine to follow a Membership Action Plan (MAP) setting
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Hunger haunts Ethiopia's Tigray region after years of war
By Dawit Endeshaw MEKELLE, Ethiopia Curled up on a hospital bed in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, an emaciated
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Church of England to draft pastoral guidance on same-sex couple blessings
LONDON The Church of England will work towards drafting new pastoral guidance and other material needed to allow
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