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Palestinian mourners carry the body of Amjad al-Fayyed, 17, during his funeral in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, on May 21, 2022.

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

Local media reported that clashes erupted outside Jenin’s refugee camp when Israeli forces stormed the area.

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the state dinner hosted by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Museum of Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Biden signs $40 billion for Ukraine assistance during Asia trip

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File.

Pakistan court extends pre-arrest bail of PM Shehbaz Sharif, son in money laundering case

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, gestures to children after voting in his electorate of Cook in at a polling booth in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Australians vote to determine conservative government future

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden arrive to a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea.

Biden, South Korean leader to consult on how to check North Korea’s nuclear threat

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A bus carrying service members of the Ukrainian armed forces, who surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel mill, drives away under escort of the pro-Russian military in the course of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in Mariupol, Ukraine on May 20, 2022.

Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Members of the North Korean army supply medicines to residents at a pharmacy, amid growing fears over the spread of COVID-19, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea reports surge in fever as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress

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Workers unload sacks of wheat at a procurement centre in Lucknow on May 14, 2022.

Wheat export ban | Economy

G7 criticises India’s decision to stop wheat exports

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Pakistan will go ahead with tour of Sri Lanka: Cricket Board

"We are always ready to support Sri Lanka Cricket even in difficult times and we have no issues touring the country for the test series," a PCB offic

Will not allow anyone to harm iron-clad Pak-China ties: Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto

The Karachi incident was the latest targeted attack against Chinese citizens in Pakistan.

Peshawar mosque blast mastermind killed, say police

As many as 57 people were killed in the suicide blast at the Ahle Tashih mosque of Kucha Risaldar in Peshawar on March 4

Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe begins forming cabinet

Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed four ministers from the Rajapaksas' Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), a decision unlikely to satisfy the protesters

G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia

The Group of Seven leading economies have warned that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis that threatens poor countries

Somalia police announce 33-hour curfew in capital Mogadishu during Sunday's Presidential vote

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is facing 37 opponents in the vote, including two former Presidents, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan elected UAE President

The rulers of the country’s seven sheikhdoms made the decision at a meeting held in Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi

India major focus of France's presidency of European Union: French envoy

French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain called for "greater academic mobility" between India and the European Union, saying that would be the "best investme

I have ‘blocked’ numbers of those in establishment: Imran Khan

Mr. Khan said his relationship with the establishment (the military) was good till the last day of his government, but there were two issues on which

China gives up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights citing COVID-19 situation

The event was due to be held in 10 cities from June 16 to July 16 next year

North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19

North Korea said 2,43,630 people had recovered and 2,80,810 remained in quarantine

Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge

The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act made it a felony to prescribe or administer gender-affirming medication to transgender minors to he

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