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Pope wraps up Asia-Pacific tour, defies health fears along the way

It was his longest trip in duration and distance since he became pope

South Korea approves building two nuclear reactors

South Korea approves construction of two nuclear reactors on its east coast, reversing previous administration's anti-nuclear policy as Seoul now works to expand its atomic energy capabilities

Iran president heads to Iraq on first foreign visit

Pezeshkian has vowed to make relations with neighboring countries a priority as he seeks to ease Iran's international isolation

US, UK top diplomats head to Ukraine with eye on weapons

The pair, who boarded the train early Wednesday at the Polish border town of Przemysl, are expected to meet in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Dam overflow sparks new crisis in insurgency-hit Nigerian city

Floods have killed at least 229 people and displaced around 380,000, according to NEMA

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the impact of the sites on young people as a 'scourge'

Typhoon Yagi leaves 40 missing, 63 dead in Vietnam

Exiled Iran opposition group says Sweden offices firebombed 

National Council of Resistance of Iran says it was a terrorist attack; police open arson probe

Smoke from Brazil fires cloud major cities, neighboring countries

Satellite images showed that 60% of Latin America's largest country had been affected by smoke

US: Transfer of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia would be 'dramatic escalation'

Washington believes Iran transferred the weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine

Blinken arrives in London on week of US-UK diplomacy

Top US diplomat is expected to discuss Asia, Middle East and 'our collective efforts to support Ukraine'

Philippines 'not looking' to extradite pastor to US

Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed 'Appointed Son of God' and ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte, surrendered in the southern city of Davao on Sunday

India isolates 'suspected mpox case'

World's most populous nation has ‘robust measures’ in place to deal with a potential outbreak, the country’s health ministry said in a statement

Thousands protest Mexican judicial reform

Thousands of Mexicans gather in Mexico City as Senate prepares to debate initiative pushed by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and approved by lower house in which ruling party holds sway

Iran's president to visit Iraq on first foreign trip

Since taking office, Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed to 'prioritize' strengthening ties with the Islamic republic's neighbors

France's Le Pen urges Macron to hold referendum to break deadlock 

Last week President Macron appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister, seeking to move forward after June-July snap elections that resulted in a hung parliament

Boeing Seattle workers reach tentative pay deal, avert strike 

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) had been pushing for a 40% raise in their first full negotiation with Boeing in 16 years

Sudan rejects UN call for 'impartial force' to protect civilians

The conflict, which began in April of last year, pits the army against paramilitary forces, and has killed tens of thousands of people, triggering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises 

Family keeps up Beirut dessert tradition

Mufataka — a kind of rice pudding made with turmeric, tahini sesame paste, sugar and pine nuts — is traditional in Beirut but less known even outside the city

'Digital pause': France pilots school mobile phone ban 

Trial of 'pause numerique' ('digital pause'), which encompasses more than 50,000 pupils, is being implemented ahead of possible plan to enforce it nationwide from 2025