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The new head of the World Bank has warned that growing divides between rich and poor nations risk deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India....

Prosecutors in Malaysia have charged an opposition leader with two counts of sedition for insulting the country’s revered sultans, according to media reports....

RIYADH, July 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones, one of several lucrative contracts President Tayyip Erdogan secured for Turkey’s struggling economy as Ankara reaps the benefits of his recent diplomatic push to repair ties with Gulf Arab powers....

The European Union is lobbying Asian countries to follow its lead on artificial intelligence in adopting new rules for tech firms that include disclosure of copyrighted and AI-generated content, according to senior officials from the EU and Asia....

China reacted with anger on Monday to a planned visit next month to the United States by “separatist” Taiwan presidential frontrunner Vice President William Lai, as the government in Taipei said it saw no reason to overreact to mere transit stops....

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KIRUNA, Sweden — There are a number of sensations you experience as you make the 30-minute descent by pickup truck into the main tunnel of the LKAB iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city. Your skin becomes noticeably drier, your ears pop and it’s hard to shake a feeling of isolation as the truck twists and...

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KYIV, July 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched missile and drone strikes on southern and eastern Ukraine overnight that damaged infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday....

BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - Thailand’s prime ministerial hopeful said on Tuesday he was willing to manage the pace of his Move Forward party’s ambitious reform drive if he becomes leader, but vowed no retreat from a plan to change a law that forbids insulting the monarchy....

PARIS, July 18 (Reuters) - The French government has decided to raise regulated household electricity prices by 10% starting from August, a government official said on Tuesday, confirming a report from newspaper Les Echos....

MUMBAI, July 18 (Reuters) - India has received average monsoon rains since the start of the season on June 1, despite concerns that an El Nino weather pattern could lead to lower rainfall this year....

LONDON – Iran’s infamous hijab police, known as the “morality police,” are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said....

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