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Belarus's Lukashenko says there can be 'nuclear weapons for everyone'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that if any other country wanted to join a Russia-Belarus union there could be "nuclear weapons for everyone".

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Russia damages Ukraine's Odesa port in overnight drone attack - military

A Russian drone attack overnight damaged some infrastructure in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, which is key for its grain exports, the Ukrainian military said on Monday.

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Western Australia state leader resigns

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan resigned on Monday in a surprise announcement, citing exhaustion.

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Eastern Canada's Halifax declares emergency over wildfire, shutting schools

The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages, with authorities shutting several schools in the affected area.

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Belarus official: West left us no choice but to deploy nuclear arms

Western countries left Belarus no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and had better take heed not to "cross red lines" on key strategic issues, a senior Belarusian official was quoted as saying on Sunday.

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Russia hits Ukrainian military facility and Odesa port in air strikes

Russia put five aircraft out of action in an attack on a military target in western Ukraine and caused a fire at the Black Sea port of Odesa in heavy air strikes early on Monday, Ukrainian officials said.

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South Korea hosts its first summit with Pacific island leaders

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted the country's first summit with leaders of Pacific islands on Monday, as Seoul seeks to boost its influence in a region that has become the focus of intense geopolitical rivalry.

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China will launch Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station on May 30

China will send three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday as part of a crew rotation, in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday.

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Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers

South Korea is using a $13.7 billion arms deal with Poland - Seoul's biggest ever - to lay the groundwork for a military-industrial juggernaut that the two nations' defence companies hope will feed Europe's hunger for weapons far into the future.

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New Zealand to maintain 15 defence personnel in Solomon Islands through year end

New Zealand's government on Monday said it will maintain defence personnel in the Solomon Islands at the request of local authorities until at least Dec. 31, 2023, extending a peace-keeping mission by as much as seven months.

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Nigeria's Tinubu gets his turn as president, familiar problems await

Bola Tinubu will be sworn in as Nigeria's president on Monday under the cloud of a disputed election and pressure to quickly improve economic and security conditions, which many complain worsened under his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari.

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North Korea to hold key ruling party meeting in early June

North Korea's ruling party will hold a key meeting in early June to review the country's economic plans, state media KCNA reported on Monday.

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Syria says Israeli missiles target sites near Damascus

Syrian army air defences on Sunday confronted an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, and there were no casualties, state media said.

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Britain's Prime Minister Sunak congratulates Erdogan on election win

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday congratulated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election in Turkey's presidential election.

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Japan puts missile defences on alert as North Korea warns of satellite launch

Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory, after North Korea notified it of a planned satellite launch between May 31 and June 11.

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Haiti's deadly vigilante movement sees decline in gang violence - report

Violence by armed gangs has fallen "drastically" since the emergence of a vigilante justice movement that has seen at least 160 suspected criminals killed in the last month, a report by local human rights research group CARDH said on Sunday.

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Turkey's Erdogan: releasing Demirtas from jail out of question

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in his victory speech on Sunday that releasing former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas, who he called a "terrorist," would not be possible under his governance.

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US President Biden congratulates Erdogan on election win

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday congratulated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on winning the second round in Turkey's presidential election, one of the most consequential in the country's modern history.

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Turkey's Kilicdaroglu says to continue struggle after vote disappointment

Turkey's opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu said he will continue to lead his struggle, after early results showed him losing in what he said was "the most unfair election in years" against incumbent Tayyip Erdogan.

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Pakistan to share budget details with IMF to unlock funds - finance minister

Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday the country will share its upcoming budget details with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to unlock stalled funds.

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Qatar's Emir congratulates Turkey's Erdogan before final election result

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani congratulated Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on his presidential win on Sunday, before the final results of the Turkish election was announced.

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Dismissing Russian criticism, U.S. Senator Graham praises Ukrainian resistance

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham disputed Russian criticism of his support for Ukraine on Sunday, saying he had simply praised the spirit of Ukrainians in resisting a Russian invasion with assistance provided by Washington.

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Gunmen kill two rangers in Congo's Virunga National Park

Gunmen killed two rangers in Congo's Virunga National Park on Sunday, the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) said in a statement, the second attack this month in the country's restive east.

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Turkey initial results show Erdogan with edge in runoff

President Tayyip Erdogan led Turkey's runoff election with 54.78% support based on Sunday's initial results versus challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 45.22%, with 67% of ballot boxes opened, according to data from the state-run Anadolu Agency.

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