The migration pact: What's in the EU's landmark asylum reform?
A major reform of European migration rules aimed at hardening border procedures and overhauling the asylum process comes into force on Friday.
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US submarine group to arrive in Australia this year: minister
The United States Navy will deploy a nuclear-powered submarine squadron to a strategic Australian navy port this year, Canberra's defence minister said on Friday.
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Indonesian Messi superfan welcomes World Cup
On the balcony of his house in Indonesia, Muhammad Yusuf swayed to blaring music and waved a replica of the World Cup trophy as hundreds paraded past, many decked out in Argentina's colours.
Read moreUN experts condemn crackdown on women by Afghan morality police
A group of UN experts on Thursday denounced a crackdown on women in Afghanistan's western city of Herat, saying at least two people had been killed during a protest against the restrictions.
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India migrant evictions seed fear in Bangladesh border towns
Rice farmer Mohammad Ismail Hossain fears violence could blight his quiet fields in southwestern Bangladesh, on the front line of a growing Indian push to expel undocumented migrants.
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Thai princess dies aged 47 after three years in hospital
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced Friday, more than three years after she was hospitalised following a sudden illness.
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S. Korea's ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident
A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.
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Yangon's furtive party scene belies junta claims of normality
In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dancefloor, wary of journeying home despite the end of a post-coup curfew.
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Tehran says no final decision as Trump touts imminent deal
Tehran said Friday it had not reached a final decision on a deal to end the Middle East war, despite US President Donald Trump claiming an agreement could be signed in days and cancelling threatened strikes on Iran.
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South Korea defeat Czechs to make strong World Cup start
South Korea got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Czech Republic 2-1 Thursday after finally converting some of the many chances they created.
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