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The issue of drugs doesn’t usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different

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The issue of drugs doesn’t usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different

EU official: Automakers to save 500-600 million euros as trade deal with US takes effect

EU official: Automakers to save 500-600 million euros as trade deal with US takes effect

Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in the city-state’s 11th execution of the year

South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize tattooing without a medical license

South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize tattooing without a medical license

Paris court finds former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on some but not all charges in Libya campaign financing case

Savea to captain New Zealand; James Slipper to reach 150 tests for Australia in Bledisloe 1

Savea to captain New Zealand; James Slipper to reach 150 tests for Australia in Bledisloe 1

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For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the UN

For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the UN

South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons

South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons

Leader of Belarus opposition warns Trump: Beware of her nation’s president

Leader of Belarus opposition warns Trump: Beware of her nation’s president

Former President Mutharika wins Malawi election to oust longtime rival Chakwera

Drone fired by Yemen’s Houthis wounds 22 in southern Israel, in a rare breach of missile defenses

Drone fired by Yemen’s Houthis wounds 22 in southern Israel, in a rare breach of missile defenses

They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words

Australia’s iconic beach boxes lack the comforts of home but can cost more than a house

Australia’s iconic beach boxes lack the comforts of home but can cost more than a house

A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations

A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions

Brazil’s Lula says he was as surprised as Trump with their `chemistry’ despite bad relations

Brazil’s Lula says he was as surprised as Trump with their `chemistry’ despite bad relations

Trump says he was victim of ‘triple sabotage’ at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matter

Trump says he was victim of ‘triple sabotage’ at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matter

China’s Xi takes a step back, putting a lieutenant in the limelight at UN meeting

China’s Xi takes a step back, putting a lieutenant in the limelight at UN meeting

Ukraine’s president says the world is in `the most destructive arms race in human history’

Ukraine’s president says the world is in `the most destructive arms race in human history’

Ukrainians cautious after Trump shifts his stance, saying they can win the war against Russia

Ukrainians cautious after Trump shifts his stance, saying they can win the war against Russia

Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and the Philippines

Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and the Philippines

From ‘bobolee’ to ‘pholourie,’ the Oxford English Dictionary adds 12 new Caribbean words

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Venezuela

A friendly Trump-Lula encounter could pave the way for a thaw in US-Brazil relations

A friendly Trump-Lula encounter could pave the way for a thaw in US-Brazil relations

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