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China’s marriage rate drop to record low, upswing of divorces
China last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births ...North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses ...Mali army says 25 civilians killed in convoy ambush
Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali’s northeastern city of Gao on ...Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
By Hussam al-Masri, Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi Reuters Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, whose emaciated ...Eastern and Southern African leaders seek way out of Congo conflict
By David Lewis and Nuzulack Dausen Reuters Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on ...Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
By Feisal Omar Reuters Forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope ...Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
By Steve Holland Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations ...Israel orders army to prepare for ‘voluntary departure’ of Gazans after Trump unveils plan
By James Mackenzie and Jana Choukeir Reuters Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the ...Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, eight sources said ...Trump vows to take over Gaza and create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’
By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason Reuters President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over war-ravaged Gaza and create ...
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