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EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over ads

The EU accused TikTok on Thursday of breaking digital rules after concluding that the Chinese-owned social media platform was not transparent enough about advertisements.

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Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe: research

Roughly half the world's population is already at risk of contracting the two diseases, which were once mainly confined to tropical regions. ...

2 days ago
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Putin, Trump to skip Ukraine's peace talks

Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday "without any preconditions". Late on Wednesday, the Kremlin said the delegation would include presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky and Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin - but Putin's name was not on the list. ...

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Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid: big hitters who quit UK government

Sunak, 42, had been on a meteoric trajectory to power that could have made him Britain's first Hindu prime minister.

2 years ago
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NATO launches ratification process for Sweden, Finland membership

"This is a good day for Finland and Sweden and a good day for NATO," Stoltenberg told reporters in a joint press statement with the Swedish and Finnish foreign ministers.

2 years ago
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German, Russian foreign ministers meeting at G20 not up for discussion, says Berlin

Baerbock will attend the G20 meeting on Thursday and Friday, said the ministry spokesperson. Lavrov is expected to attend.

2 years ago
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Macron, in cabinet reshuffle, replaces minister accused of rape: Elysee

Just one-and-a-half months after the last reshuffle, the foreign, finance and defence ministers remained unchanged but Macron made several key changes to other high-profile positions.

2 years ago
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Ukraine retreats from key city in major Russian gain

The Ukrainian withdrawal followed weeks of fierce fighting and marked a decisive breakthrough for Moscow's forces more than four months after their invasion and after turning their focus away from the capital Kyiv.

2 years ago
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Albanese pledges military aid on Kyiv visit

Making the first ever visit to Ukraine by an Australian premier, Albanese said at a news conference in Kyiv that his country would give Ukraine "a hundred million dollars of military support", without specifying if he meant Australian dollars.

2 years ago
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Three killed in Copenhagen mall shooting, 22-year-old suspect arrested

The young man, who according to witnesses was armed with a large rifle, was arrested peacefully shortly after police arrived at the large Fields shopping mall, located between the city centre and Copenhagen airport.

2 years ago
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Anti-Islam extremist's car rammed after Koran burned in Norway

Norwegian police said they arrested two people, including the driver of a car accused of deliberately ramming the SUV of Lars Thorsen, leader of the radical group "Stop the Islamisation of Norway" (Sian).

2 years ago
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President Jokowi wraps up Russia-Ukraine 'peace mission'

President Jokowi, who is the G20 president this year, was speaking at a news conference alongside his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a bilateral meeting in Moscow on Thursday.

2 years ago
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China not giving material support for Russia's war in Ukraine: US official

The Commerce Department added five companies in China to a trade blacklist on Tuesday for allegedly supporting Russia's military and defense industrial base as Moscow carries out its war in Ukraine.

2 years ago
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Canada to attend G20 summit even if Putin goes: Trudeau

Indonesia holds the rotating presidency of the G20 and Jakarta has come under Western pressure to exclude Russia's president from the gathering despite announcing in April that he had been invited.

2 years ago
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10 dead in missile strike on Odessa apartment building: Ukraine official

"The number of dead in the apartment building missile strike has risen to 10," said Odessa military administration spokesman Sergei Bratchuk.

2 years ago
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President Jokowi says delivers Zelensky's message to Putin

Putin hosted Jokowi more than four months into Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, as Russia seeks to pivot toward Asia and Africa following the onset of unprecedented Western sanctions.

2 years ago
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Lavrov says new 'iron curtain' descending between Russia and West

"As far as an iron curtain is concerned, essentially it is already descending," Lavrov told reporters.

2 years ago
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In meeting with Jokowi, Putin downplays Ukraine grain blockage

"We do not prevent the export of Ukrainian grain. The Ukrainian military has mined the approaches to their ports, no one prevents them from clearing those mines and we guarantee the safety of shipping grain out of there," Putin said, speaking alongside visiting Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

2 years ago
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Jokowi talks about food, fertilizer supply with Putin

Jokowi, who is the current G20 president, was speaking at a news conference alongside Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a bilateral meeting in Moscow.

2 years ago
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Russia will respond if NATO sets up infrastructure in Finland, Sweden

"With Sweden and Finland, we don't have the problems that we have with Ukraine. They want to join NATO, go ahead," Putin told Russian state television after talks with regional leaders in the central Asian ex-Soviet state of Turkmenistan.

2 years ago
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Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities said they were trying to evacuate residents from the frontline eastern city of Lysychansk, the focus of Russia's attacks where about 15,000 people remained under relentless shelling.

2 years ago
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President Jokowi offers to take message from Ukraine's leader to Putin

It was not immediately clear how Zelensky responded to the offer made by Jokowi during talks in Kyiv or whether the Ukrainian leader had any message he wished to send to Putin.

2 years ago
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Zelensky says will attend G20 depending on other 'participants'

"Certainly I accept the invitation. Ukraine's participation will depend on the security situation in the country and on the composition of the summit's participants," Zelensky said following their talks in Kyiv, in an apparent reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin's attendance.

2 years ago
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'Don't boycott G20 summit if Putin goes': Boris

Indonesia holds the rotating presidency of the G20 this year and Jakarta has come under Western pressure to exclude Russia's president from the gathering after announcing in April he had been invited. 

2 years ago
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President Jokowi arrives in Ukraine for 'peace mission'

President Jokowi and his wife arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by train, the Indonesian presidential website said.

2 years ago
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Jokowi begins train journey to Kyiv

Jokowi and his entourage have boarded a special train to Kyiv, where the President is to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss a peaceful solution to end the war.

2 years ago
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Jokowi says Putin won't attend Bali summit: Italy's Draghi

Indonesia holds the rotating presidency of the G20 this year and Western countries have pressured Jokowi to exclude Russia's president from the summit, after announcing in April he had been invited. 

2 years ago
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Jokowi talks climate change, food security at G7 summit

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated Indonesia’s Group of 20 aim of achieving a sustainable energy transition, while also appealing for an end to global food supply chain disruptions caused by the war.

2 years ago
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Missiles strike shopping mall southeast of Kyiv, 16 killed

More than 1,000 people were inside when two Russian missiles slammed into the mall in the city of Kremenchuk, southeast of Kyiv, Zelensky wrote on Telegram. At least 16 people were killed and 59 injured, Ukraine's emergency services said. Rescuers trawled through mangled metal and debris for survivors.

2 years ago
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G7 and guests from global south hail "courageous" defenders of democracy

In a statement on "resilient democracies" that did not explicitly mention Russia or Ukraine, the G7, India, Indonesia, Senegal, Argentina and South Africa reaffirmed their commitment to the rules-based international order.

2 years ago
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Putin to attend G20 summit in Indonesia: Kremlin

"We have received the official invitation... and we have responded positively, saying we are interested in participating," Yuri Ushakov told reporters.

2 years ago
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Scholz open to attending G20 summit despite Putin presence

Scholz said that the group of major developed and developing economies will continue to play a "big role" and cooperation was key.

2 years ago
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Zelensky urges G7 to help end Ukraine war by winter

US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from the Group of Seven rich nations, meeting for three days in the Bavarian Alps, promised to tighten the economic screws on Moscow over its February 24 invasion.

2 years ago
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