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    China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks

    China on Friday urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers as talks opened in Beijing."Should China and the United States keep in the right direction of moving forward with stability, or return to a downward spiral? 

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    US Supreme Court signals delay in ruling on Trump's claim of absolute immunity

    The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election. A majority of the justices did not appear to embrace the claim of absolute immunity that would stop special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump on charges he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss

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    Old Philippine presidential campaign footage misrepresented as Duterte rally in 2024

    Old footage of the final campaign event for then-Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 was recirculated in false TikTok posts in April 2024 that claimed it showed a mammoth crowd at a recent rally he led against constitutional change. The gathering this year -- which police said about 7,500 people attended -- was yet another sign of a breakdown in relations between Duterte's family and President Ferdinand Marcos, who has backed proposed amendments to the Philippine Constituti

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    Indian election resumes as heatwave hits voters

    India's six-week election juggernaut resumed on Friday with millions of people expected to line up outside polling stations in parts of the country hit by a scorching heatwave.Earlier this week, India's election commission said it had formed a task force to review the impact of heatwaves and humidity before each round of voting. 

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    Six arrests in Ireland during protest against asylum seeker housing

    Six people have been arrested during a protest at a site earmarked to house asylum seekers in Ireland. Gardai said officers came under attack after workers were brought onto the site in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, yesterday. Irish broadcaster RTE said protesters accused gardaí of using unnecessary force, and intimidating and aggressive tactics against a legitimate and peaceful protest.

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    Mould-breaking Miss Germany defies wave of online hatred

    As a mother who is almost 40 and who was born in Iran, the new Miss Germany Apameh Schoenauer stood out at the beauty pageant. "I took part in Miss Germany because I wanted to change something," said Schoenauer, an architect and mother of a toddler, who moved to Germany aged six.

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    Frozen in time: Colombian town's unexplained mummies

    In a small town high in the Colombian Andes, Clovisnerys Bejarano kneels before a glass box holding the petrified corpse of her mother, who died 30 years ago, but looks as if she might just be asleep.  In the late 1980s, some 50 mummies were found in the mausoleum every year, but the rate has declined to a handful per year, said Vergara.  

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