Thailand says Cambodia must announce ceasefire 'first' to stop fighting
Thailand said Tuesday that Cambodia must be first to announce a truce to halt fighting between the two nations after more than a week of deadly clashes in a reignited border conflict.
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M23 militia says to pull out of key DR Congo city at US's request
The M23 armed group said Tuesday it would withdraw from the key city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the request of Washington, which vowed "action" over the "clear violation" of a US-brokered peace accord.
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Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: study
Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday.
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China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for five years
China will impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, but at lower rates than temporary levies in place since September, Beijing announced Tuesday.
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Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery
Nepal launched on Tuesday nationwide tiger census, a key step in conservation efforts to aid the recovery of the big cats that once faced near extinction in the Himalayan nation.
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Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re
Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33 percent to $220 billion in 2025, despite the damage wrought by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Tuesday.
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Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help
Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people.
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Timeline: How the Bondi Beach mass shooting unfolded
Australia is reckoning with one of its deadliest mass shootings after a father and son opened fire on crowds gathered for a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach.
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On the campaign trail in a tug-of-war Myanmar town
The election billboards are shining new in Myanmar's northern town of Nawnghkio, but the homes are still shattered by combat.
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Bondi Beach suspect visited Philippines on Indian passport
The father and son behind one of Australia's deadliest mass shootings spent nearly all of November in the Philippines, authorities in Manila confirmed Tuesday, with the father entering on an Indian passport.
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