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China heads for record trade surplus as exports surge

China's exports soared in September, official data showed Wednesday, putting it on course for a record annual trade surplus -- and likely more friction with the European Union and the United States.

Vietnam mourns 700 war dead in major push to identify missing

Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on Wednesday, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States.

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Top US senator accuses Chinese firms of 'fuelling' fentanyl crisis

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Chinese firms of "fuelling" a drug addiction crisis in the United States, as he met with officials in Shanghai on the first leg of a visit to the country.

Israel says at 'war' after rare militant infiltration from Gaza

Palestinian militants have begun a "war" against Israel which they infiltrated by air, sea and land from the blockaded Gaza Strip on Saturday, Israeli officials said, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israel says at 'war' after rocket barrages, militant infiltration

Palestinian militants have begun a "war" against Israel, the country's defence minister said Saturday after a barrage of rockets were fired and fighters from the Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

US senators arrive in China seeking Xi meeting

A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrived in China on Saturday, the latest high-level US officials to visit China as Washington seeks to ease tensions with Beijing.

Rocket barrages from Gaza hit Israel, killing at least one

Barrages of rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least one person in Israel, an AFP journalist and medics said.

Dozens of rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel

Dozens of rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel on Saturday, an AFP journalist in the Palestinian territory said, as sirens warning of incoming fire blared in Israel.

Amazon launches test satellites in challenge to Musk's Starlink

Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service.

Biden says Xi meeting in November 'a possibility'

US President Joe Biden said Friday he may meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November as Washington and Beijing push to reset ties, but added that nothing is scheduled yet.

Amazon's challenge to Musk's Starlink to have first launch

Amazon is set to launch two satellites on Friday, in its first test mission as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink service.

Turkey bombs northeast Syria, hits energy sites: Kurds

Turkey resumed strikes against Kurdish-held northeast Syria on Friday, targeting energy infrastructure as the death toll climbed to 15 over two days, officials in the Kurds' semi-autonomous administration said.

Grief and suspicion in Ukraine village hit by deadly strike

Galina Yudina, from the tiny Ukrainian village of Groza, is still reeling from the shock of Russia's missile strike that killed more than 50 people just a few dozen metres from her.

After war, Karabakh children face new lives in exile

Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh last month has upended the life of Larisa who like thousands of other children is facing up to exile and the trauma of war.

Socialist Paulette Lenert could be Luxembourg's first woman PM

Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg's first woman prime minister following Sunday's elections in the country wedged between Belgium, France and Germany.

Migration clash as EU leaders gather in Spain

Poland and Hungary expressed outrage on Friday at planned changes to Europe's migration system, vowing to veto the proposals at European Union summit in Spain two days after member states approved a key agreement.

Deadliest attacks on civilians in Ukraine war

Following Thursday's devastating strike on a village wake in Ukraine, here are the five deadliest known attacks on civilian targets since the start of the war, in chronological order:

UK opposition party hails big win in Scottish by-election

Britain's main opposition Labour party on Friday welcomed a big local election win in Scotland as a sign its electoral fortunes were changing head of a UK general election.

Deadly new strike as Ukraine mourns dozens killed at wake

Russian missiles smashed into residential buildings in east Ukraine's Kharkiv on Friday, killing a 10-year-old boy, just hours after a strike killed more than 50 people attending a wake in a nearby village.

Syria buries dead after military academy drone attack

Relatives and officials gathered in the central Syrian city of Homs on Friday morning for the first funerals of dozens of people killed in a drone attack on a military academy.

Is the Karabakh conflict about religion, Armenians wonder

With its manicured lawns and ancient cross-stones, the church of Saint Gregory in Goris is a haven of peace in the chaos of a city full of Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh.

'Pretty Trumpian': UK Tories accused of stretching the truth

False claims about meat taxes, references to a debunked conspiracy theory and myths about bendy bananas -- are members of Britain's ruling Conservatives following Donald Trump's electoral playbook?

Families slam 'racist' Danish law to clear immigrant 'ghettos'

Outraged residents say they will resist a "racist" Danish law which allows large numbers of people to be evicted from social housing in areas where the authorities say there are too many immigrants.

Trump told Australian businessman US nuclear subs secrets: report

Former president Donald Trump shared classified information about US nuclear submarines with an Australian businessman shortly after he left office, in a meeting at his Florida private members club Mar-a-Lago, US media said Thursday.

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Guaido: prosecutor

The Venezuelan prosecutor's office said Thursday it had issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Juan Guaido and would ask for Interpol's help in his apprehension.

From civil war to surfing: five things about Liberia

The West African nation of Liberia goes to the polls on October 10 to decide whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president.

Liberia's football legend president takes shot at second term

Ex-international football star George Weah is running for a second term as Liberia's president in elections on Tuesday, with peace and development among voters' main concerns.

Red airwave: America's conservative talk radio saturation

With Pixie the Chihuahua curled nearby and studio walls covered in mementos, Jeff Katz leans into the radio microphone and delivers a rather less cozy message to his conservative audience: Joe Biden and Democrats are corrupt villains destroying America.

Russian missile strike on Ukraine village wreaks carnage

Spread out on the grass opposite the ruins of a cafe, blackened and dismembered bodies lay among the carnage wrought by a Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian village of Groza.

US, Mexico vow to do more to curb migration, drug flows

The United States and Mexico pledged Thursday to step up efforts to tackle flows of drugs and migrants, setting aside signs of friction over a US plan to extend a controversial border wall.

Drone kills 112 at Syria military academy as Turkey pounds northeast

An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 110 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organisations" for the drone strike in government-held Homs.

US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria

US warplanes on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said, an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.

Drone attack kills 112 at Syria military academy as Turkey pounds northeast

An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 110 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organisations" for the deadly drone strike in government-held Homs.

EU to host Armenia-Azerbaijan talks this month

The European Union will host talks between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan this month to try to reduce tensions between the arch-foes following Baku's lightning offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, EU chief Charles Michel told AFP on Thursday.

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