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Trump says North Korea is "sort of a nuclear power"

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Asked aboard Air Force One whether he was open to North Korea's demand to be recognised as a nuclear state as a precondition for dialogue with Washington, Trump replied: "Well, I think they are sort of a nuclear power.
Oct 25, 2025
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Five things to know about Ivory Coast as it goes to polls

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Here are five things to know about the former French colony.
Oct 25, 2025
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least two

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In Dnipropetrovsk, the regional military administration chief said two people were killed and seven more wounded in missile and drone attacks.
Oct 25, 2025
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Thailand's former queen Sirikit dies aged 93

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The royal family is venerated in Thailand, treated by many as semi-divine figures and lavished with glowing media coverage and gold-adorned portraits hanging in public spaces and private homes nationwide.
Oct 25, 2025
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Trump heads for Asia and Xi trade talks

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Trump is set to meet Xi in South Korea on the last day of his regional swing in a bid to seal a deal to end the bruising trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
Oct 25, 2025
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Maduro slams US for ‘fabricating a war’ as US  deploys world...

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The US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the aircraft carrier, capable of carrying up to 90 aircraft, to leave the Mediterranean on Friday, escalating American military activity in the region.
Oct 25, 2025
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Gaza: buried under 61 million tonnes of rubble

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The fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which came into effect on October 10 under pressure from US President Donald Trump, opens the way for the reconstruction of the devastated territory.
Oct 25, 2025
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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO

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"The situation still remains catastrophic because what's entering is not enough," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online press briefing from the UN health agency's Geneva headquarters.
Oct 25, 2025
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Trump's Asia tour set to spotlight trade challenges

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Trump will visit Malaysia from October 26 to 27 for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. He will then travel to Japan before attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea starting October 29.
Oct 24, 2025
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Japan's new leader vows to further bolster defense buildup a...

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Takaichi took office Tuesday after being elected Japan’s first female leader. That ended months of a political vacuum amid power struggles within her party following consecutive election defeats that led to the ruling coalition's loss of a majority in both houses of parliament.  
Oct 24, 2025