Philippines' Duterte says Xi offering gas deal if arbitration case ignored

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his Chinese counterpart has offered Manila a controlling stake in a joint energy venture in the South China Sea, if it sets aside an international arbitral award that went against Beijing.

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Trespassing trial of Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago moves to jury

A Chinese woman accused of hoodwinking U.S. Secret Service agents to gain illegal entry to President Donald Trump's Florida resort repeated her assertion that she "did nothing wrong" as her federal court trial was handed to a jury on Tuesday.

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With Bolton's departure, an Iran hawk leaves the chessboard

John Bolton's departure from the White House removes an obstacle to the possibility of U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks, but the odds of such a dialogue leading anywhere remain low, current and former U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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Canadian province Manitoba set to re-elect Progressive Conservative government

Voters in Canada's western province of Manitoba were set to re-elect the right-leaning Progressive Conservative (PC) party led by Brian Pallister on Tuesday, CTV news predicted, as early poll results were tabulated.

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Republican Dan Bishop projected to win US House special election in North Carolina

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Japan's Tepco struggles to restore power after typhoon as two die: media

Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power is struggling to restore power to nearly half a million homes after outages caused by Typhoon Faxai, while at least two people have died because of a lack of electricity, media said on Wednesday.

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Peloton: Fitness start-up seeks to raise $1.3bn in market debut

The loss-making firm which offers at-home workouts is eyeing a market valuation of up to $8.2bn.

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Japan's Abe to draft rising star Koizumi in broad cabinet reshuffle: media

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will draft the son of ex-premier Junichiro Koizumi in a broad cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday that will keep allies in key posts, media said, as Abe faces a tax rise and aims to amend the pacifist constitution.

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Buying a big stick: South Korea's military spending has North Korea worried

South Korea and North Korea have continued to pour resources into modernizing their militaries despite a frenzy of diplomacy since 2018, data shows, creating a point of tension that has sharpened as talks have stalled.

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Jamal Khashoggi 'murder recording transcript' is published

Turkey's Sabah newspaper publishes what it says is a transcript of the Saudi journalist's death.

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Body of Zimbabwe's Mugabe to leave Singapore for burial at home

The body of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be flown home from Singapore on Wednesday, five days after he died in hospital in the city-state, according to an event schedule.

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Israel strikes Gaza after rocket sirens force Netanyahu off stage

Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Wednesday hours after rockets from the Palestinian enclave triggered sirens that forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu off the stage at an election rally in Israel.

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White House invites biofuel company officials to meet over stalled deal: sources

White House officials have arranged to meet with representatives of biofuel companies on Wednesday to discuss the administration's plan to increase biofuel blending mandates, which has so far failed to win the industry's support, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Why is India's car industry in breakdown mode?

A continuing slowdown in one of the economy's biggest sectors is sparking fears of job losses.

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Pope Francis in Africa: Five things we learned

Pope Francis drew huge crowds during his visit to Africa. What can we learn from his trip?

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'Everyone said I was crazy': the black ballet pioneers

The Dance Theatre of Harlem launched in 1969

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Texas executes man convicted of killing woman during 2010 burglary

A man convicted of shooting a 61-year-old grandmother to death as he and his accomplice burglarized her home during a week-long crime spree in 2010 was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday in Texas.

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Jack Ma: Alibaba to face new future as leader departs

The charismatic Chinese businessman led Alibaba to become one of the world's biggest internet firms.

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Jack Ma: Alibaba to face new future as leader departs

The charismatic Chinese businessman led Alibaba to become one of the world's biggest internet firms.

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Guatemala deploys 2,000 troops after deadly attack on soldiers

Hundreds of Guatemalan soldiers were deployed on Monday to an area near the border with Honduras and Mexico, home to long-standing social conflicts, in a bid to improve security after three soldiers were gunned down by suspected drug runners.

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Australians flee homes as police investigate suspicious fires

Hundreds of Australians have fled their homes in the eastern states as 140 fires ravaged parts of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), officials said on Tuesday.

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