Michelle Del Rey: After years of war, they were finally going to join family in the US — until Donald Trump returned

Batool&s nine-year-old sister no longer draws pictures of a united family. That&s because her older sisters are in the US while she remains in Afghanistan, hiding with her parents and two brothers. It&s been nearly a decade since the family have been together.

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South Korean president charged with rebellion over martial law decree

South Korean prosecutors have charged impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol with rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, an offence that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment.

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Kremlin says yet to hear from US about possible Putin-Trump meeting
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Monday it had yet to receive any signals from the United States about arranging a possible meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump, but remained ready to organise such an encounter.

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Chinese lion dance troupe shrugs off patriarchal past
SHANTOU (CHINA) - Flinging her male teammate into the air, performer Lin Xinmeng practises China's world-famous lion dance with a troupe that is shrugging off centuries of patriarchal norms.

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Swedish authorities board ship seized over Baltic Sea cable breach
STOCKHOLM - Swedish authorities boarded a Maltese-flagged ship seized in connection with the latest breach of cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to begin an investigation into the matter, the country's security police said on Monday.

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Wife of alleged Chinese spy denies Philippines& accusation
The Filipino wife of a Chinese national accused of espionage said her husband is not a spy, in a case that comes against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between the Philippines and China.

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