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Thai labor shortage opens jobs for Burmese refugees for first time

After U.S. aid cuts left thousands of Burmese refugees struggling along the Thai-Myanmar border, a labor shortage in Thailand has opened a new path: employment rights for refugees. For families like Tun Min Lat’s, this marks a hopeful tu...

Reuters

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U.S. names Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally during MBS visit

The United States has designated Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally during Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's visit to the White House.

Al Jazeera

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UN Security Council vote: Hamas rejects Gaza 'peace resolution'

Hamas rejects the US-drafted UN resolution for a Gaza ceasefire and international stabilisation force.

Al Jazeera

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Trump, MBS announce boost in Saudi investment to U.S.

President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to the White House on Tuesday. The two leaders announced a boost in Saudi Arabia's planned investment in the U.S., from $600 billion to nearly $1 trillion.

CBS News

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Trump hosts Saudi crown prince for pomp-filled, deal-making visit

President Donald Trump hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, with the Saudi de facto ruler seeking to further rehabilitate his global image after the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi ...

Reuters

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Eswatini confirms it received millions for accepting U.S. deportees

Details of the agreement with the Trump administration have not been disclosed, and the government faces court action from lawyers who claim it is unconstitutional.

Africanews

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Khashoggi's widow reacts to Trump meeting with Saudi crown prince

President Trump said Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite a 2021 intelligence report finding bin Salman ordered the killing. Khashoggi's widow res...

CBS News

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MI5 warns UK MPs of alleged Chinese espionage activity

A warning for British MPs about a spying threat from China.

Al Jazeera

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Saudi investments quietly reshape America's economic future

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), valued at over $1 trillion, has invested $170 billion in the United States since 2017, targeting industries such as technology, entertainment, and transportation.

Al Jazeera

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EU wants a seat on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace

The EU should be represented on US President Donald Trump’s transitional body for Gaza, Dubravka Šuica, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, has told Euronews.

Euronews

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Central Asia, South Caucasus forge stronger ties at Tashkent summit

Central Asian leaders, joined by Azerbaijan, used the Tashkent summit to push for deeper regional integration, new institutions and stronger economic and security ties

Euronews

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Tracking Canadian-made rifles in Sudan's bloody civil war

CBC’s visual investigations team analyzes photos and videos posted to social media to uncover how rifles from a small, B.C.-based company are being used by a Sudanese paramilitary group accused of civilian massacres. Experts tell us how ...

CBC News

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Trump increases pressure on Venezuela with built up military presence

The U.S. continues to increase pressure on Venezuela as it builds up military presence in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. CBS News national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more details.

CBS News

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Tensions escalate as U.N. Security Council backs Trump's plan for Gaza

At least one person is dead and three others were injured after an attack in the West Bank, Israeli forces said. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council backed the U.S. plan for Gaza. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest.

CBS News

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Trump set to welcome Saudi's MBS with business deals

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to receive an unusually grand welcome at the White House on Tuesday for his first U.S. visit since Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to deepen defence and nu...

France 24

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Trump says he will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia

The sale of the fighter jets is one of several major deals between the two countries expected to be announced during the visit.

Euronews

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Ukraine reaches energy deal with Greece

Ukraine has reached a deal with Greece to import natural gas through the winter, as Russia continues to target infrastructure in Ukraine.

CBC News

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Israel constructs wall along Lebanon border

Construction work of a concrete wall continued on the Israeli side of southern border with Lebanon, despite the Lebanese presidency's threat to complain to the U.N. Security Council over the wall's extension into Lebanese territory.

Reuters

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Maduro denounces US military exercises

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro slammed planned joint military exercises by the United States and its ally Trinidad and Tobago as "irresponsible," with Washington increasing its armed presence in the Caribbean.

DW News

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Saudi Crown Prince set for high-stakes Trump meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is set to visit Washington this week for a meeting with President Donald Trump. It’s his first trip to the White House in seven years. Both leaders are expecting something concrete out of the meeting.

Al Jazeera

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Trump administration weighs U.S military action in Venezuela

The U.S. military is expanding operations in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico amid its deadly boat strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats, while the Trump administration weighs military action against Venezuela.

CBS News

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Ecuador votes on return of foreign bases amid sovereignty concerns

Ecuadoreans will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to allow the return of foreign military bases to their country. President Daniel Noboa says those bases are central to fighting organized crime.

Al Jazeera

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Trump eases Cambodia-Thailand border tensions

U.S President Donald Trump says he has eased tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. A flare-up in hostilities earlier this week threatened the ceasefire he helped to broker. With the land border closed since July, many business owners s...

Al Jazeera

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Switzerland wins U.S. tariff rate cut, pledges large investments

The United States and Switzerland announced a framework trade agreement on Friday that includes Washington slashing its tariffs on imported Swiss products to 15% from 39% and a pledge by Swiss companies to invest $200 billion in the U.S....

Reuters

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Maduro warns Trump against an ‘endless war’ in Venezuela

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro is calling for the U.S. to make peace after U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically upped the ante with its military presence in the Caribbean.

CBC News

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Kenya: Children born to serving British soldiers abandoned

From remote villages and towns in Central Kenya to a courtroom in London, a landmark judgment is giving hope to hundreds of children born to British soldiers and Kenyan women. For decades, many have lived in the shadows.

Al Jazeera

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UN and AU deepen partnership to end continent's conflicts

The United Nations and African Union Commission have announced a strengthened collaboration to align their flagship development agendas, aiming to eradicate conflicts across Africa and rectify the continent's underrepresentation in globa...

Africanews

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Von der Leyen lays out alternatives to reparations loan for Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen has outlined a plan B to fund Ukraine should the reparations loan pegged to the Russian assets fail. The loan is still seen as the best option to keep the financing going even if Belgium plays hardball.

Euronews

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Rubio dismisses criticism of U.S. Caribbean strikes at G7 meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday pushed back against criticism from some U.S. allies over the legality of the U.S. strikes in the Caribbean, saying Europeans don't get to dictate how Washington defends its national security.

Reuters

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Ex-aide to NY governor accused of being China agent

Linda Sun faces trial – Prosecutors allege she secretly advanced China’s interests while serving in New York government.

Al Jazeera