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‘All bets off’ if Iran gets nuclear weapon: Saudi FM

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Sunday that Iran's Gulf Arab neighbours would act to shore up their security if Tehran…

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Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at a higher price for Apple users

Twitter will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple…

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China’s capital swings from anger over zero-COVID to coping with infections

Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands…

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Thailand hits 10 million tourists in 2022 after COVID-19 Pandemic

Thailand celebrated the arrival of its 10 millionth international visitor of 2022 on Saturday, according to the tourism authority, as…

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UAE ‘sandwich maker’ job ad for nationals sparks local fury

An advert inviting Emiratis to apply for a “sandwich maker” job has sparked a storm with citizens decrying purportedly humiliating…

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Iran’s Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution

A prominent dissenting cleric on Friday said the death sentence of an Iranian protester involved in anti-government unrest violated sharia…

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Bangladesh opposition mounts huge protest in Dhaka

Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest against the government of…

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Russia shells eastern front as Putin says West ‘exploiting’ crisis

Russian forces shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said on Friday,…

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Japan, Britain and Italy to build joint jet fighter

Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a ground-breaking partnership spanning Europe and Asia that…

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