Kim Jong Un in China; Google avoids breakup, and more
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, arrived in Beijing to attend a military parade on Wednesday during “Victory over Japan Day” celebrations.
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Earthquake kills hundreds in Afghanistan; scholars accuse Israel of genocide, and more
More than 800 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan.
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World leaders discuss a multipolar world; Houthis raid UN offices, and more
Representatives from around 20 countries, including Narenda Modi, India’s prime minister, and Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, arrived in Tianjin, China, for a Shanghai Co-operation Organisation leaders’ meeting.
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Houthi prime minister killed by airstrike; Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal but stay for now, and more
Overnight Russian attacks on southern and central Ukraine killed at least one person and injured 28 more
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India’s strong GDP figures; Trump blocks $4.9bn in foreign aid, and more
The Court of Appeal in London ruled that asylum seekers can remain in a hotel in Essex
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