Instagram access blocked in Turkey following Hamas leader assassination | World News
Access to Instagram was blocked in Turkey on Friday, in the latest example of a clampdown on websites in the country. The bar
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Gershkovich, Whelan back in U.S. after landmark prisoner swap with Russia – National
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow
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Paris Olympics: Boxing star Nicola Adams speaks out on gender row | World News
Double Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams has given her support to Angela Carini after the Italian boxer abandoned a fight against an opponent
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Apple Pulls Video Ad After Thai Backlash
U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. pulled an advertisement set in Thailand after a backlash from lawmakers, influencers and citizens, and calls for a
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J.K. Rowling’s Olympic Gender ‘Insanity’ Offends Taiwan
The gloves are off in Taiwan, where government officials and citizens alike are furiously denouncing J.K. Rowling, after the Harry Potter author weighed
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Why Taiwan’s Constitutional Court Hearing on Legislative Powers Matters to Global Security
When, on May 20, Cho Jung-tai finally took his post as Premier of Taiwan, the veteran lawmaker was eager to start enacting an
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Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War? | Politics News
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the
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South Korea CPI, Nikkei sell off
An electronic stock board displayed inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty
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China’s Nationwide Digital ID Proposal Stokes Fears of Government Overreach
China’s plan to introduce a nationwide digital identification system has been met with criticism of government overreach in a country that already closely
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U.S. Recognizes Opposition Candidate as Venezuela President-Elect
CARACAS — The stakes grew higher for Venezuela’s electoral authority to show proof backing its decision to declare President Nicolás Maduro the winner
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