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Vietnam parliament approves president’s resignation amid graft purge

Agence France-Presse Vietnam's parliament approved on Thursday the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the latest high-profile leader to fall as the communist country is roiled by a sweeping graft purge and...

Indonesia rescuers save 69 Rohingya refugees at sea

Agence France-Presse Dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded on the rusty hull of a capsized ship were rescued Thursday after the dehydrated and sunburnt group had drifted at sea for more than a...

Planet ‘on the brink’, with new heat records likely in 2024: UN

Agence France-Presse Global temperatures “smashed'' heat records last year, as heat waves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday—warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter. The...

Finland is world’s happiest country for seventh year: study

Agence France-Presse Finland remained the world's happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual United Nations-sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. And Nordic countries kept their places among the 10...

US destroys Houthi missiles, drones in new Yemen strike

Agence France-Presse The US military said it destroyed seven missiles and three drones Monday in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels that presented threats to merchant ships and US Navy vessels. Iran-backed...

China says US has ‘no right’ to interfere in South China Sea

Agence France-Presse China said Tuesday the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend...

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