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Boxing-Warren says Parker will fight winner of Usyk v Dubois
LONDON - New Zealander Joseph Parker will fight the undisputed heavyweight world champion winner of the Oleksandr Usyk v ...
US Senator presses Trump on wrongly detained man after El Salvador cites US funds
WASHINGTON - El Salvador is only detaining an El Salvadoran man mistakenly deported from Maryland because the country is ...
US Senate backs former Republican lawmaker David Perdue as ambassador to China
Mr Perdue is a critic of China and condemned Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2024 as a “modern-day emperor”. Read more at ...
UN chief urges 'irreversible action' on Israel, Palestinian two-state solution
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday pushed countries to \"take irreversible action ...
Djokovic withdraws from Rome Masters
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this year's Italian Open, organisers said on Tuesday, in a blow to his French Open preparations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Britain calls for calm in Indian and Pakistani communities after Kashmir attack
LONDON - Britain called on Tuesday for calm between Indian and Pakistani communities in London after lawmakers voiced ...
India gives army ‘operational freedom’ to respond to Kashmir attack
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a closed-door meeting with army and security chiefs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Syria's foreign minister expected to meet with State Dept officials in New York, sources say
WASHINGTON - Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani is set to meet with senior U.S. State Department officials later on Tuesday in New York, two sources familiar with the matter said, and plead ...