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Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, according to flight tracking service

A small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, the global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 confirms, following witness accounts and evacuations in the city’s business district

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, according to flight tracking service
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Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, eyewitnesses say

An aircraft about the size of a car crashed into Beijing's tallest building on Friday, witnesses told Reuters, with police closing off roads around the skyscraper and

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, eyewitnesses say
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Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper
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South Korea says it will train 500,000 'drone warriors' to counter North Korea

South Korea will rapidly expand its drone and counter-drone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 "drone

South Korea says it will train 500,000 'drone warriors' to counter North Korea
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Chinese brokerages push for LME membership to expand global metals role

Three Chinese brokerages - Yongan Futures, Orient Futures and Guotai Junan Futures - are preparing to apply for membership of the London Metal

Chinese brokerages push for LME membership to expand global metals role
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Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan

Japan grappled with transport disruptions on Friday while bracing for more torrential rain and risks from two approaching

Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan
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EU's von der Leyen to go to Armenia and Azerbaijan next week

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will go to Armenia next week, said the EU on Friday, in a move aimed at highlighting Brussels' support for Armenia as

EU's von der Leyen to go to Armenia and Azerbaijan next week
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South Korea court gives ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-year jail term for bribery

South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on Friday to seven years in jail for receiving bribes, after a court found her

South Korea court gives ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-year jail term for bribery
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Bangladesh urges China to reduce trade gap, speed infrastructure delivery

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help narrow the trade gap between the world's No.2 economy and the South Asian

Bangladesh urges China to reduce trade gap, speed infrastructure delivery
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Core inflation in Tokyo accelerates as energy-driven price pressures begin to broaden

Annual core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in June, data showed on Friday, a sign of broadening price pressures from the Middle

Core inflation in Tokyo accelerates as energy-driven price pressures begin to broaden
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Turkish journalism groups say independent outlets denied accreditation for a NATO summit in Ankara

Turkish journalism groups say several independent media outlets have been denied accreditation for an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara

Turkish journalism groups say independent outlets denied accreditation for a NATO summit in Ankara
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Stellantis, Nissan eye Marelli assets in rescue talks, Bloomberg reports

Automakers Stellantis and Nissan Motor are in talks to take over some assets of Japanese auto parts supplier Marelli Holdings, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing sources.

Stellantis, Nissan eye Marelli assets in rescue talks, Bloomberg reports
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China seeks Austria's help in easing China-EU tensions

China and Austria should respect each other's "core interests" and work to improve China-EU ties, Beijing's top diplomat told his Austrian counterpart on Thursday, as

China seeks Austria's help in easing China-EU tensions
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A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered
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Taiwan simulates countering a Chinese maritime blockade in tabletop drill

Taiwanese officials on Thursday simulated countering a Chinese maritime blockade with a tabletop exercise, using a scenario in which China demands any shipping to the

Taiwan simulates countering a Chinese maritime blockade in tabletop drill
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Heavy rains from nearby typhoon pound Taiwan, 200 to be evacuated on east coast

Heavy rains from a passing typhoon caused localised flooding in Taipei and parts of southern Taiwan on Thursday, while more than 200 people on the east coast will be

Heavy rains from nearby typhoon pound Taiwan, 200 to be evacuated on east coast
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Thailand seeks to arrest fugitive Chinese businessman over illegal crypto mining

Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese businessman featured in a Reuters investigation into transnational crypto-investment fraud, alleging he was part of a

Thailand seeks to arrest fugitive Chinese businessman over illegal crypto mining
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Bears loosen grip on rupiah, rupee on lower oil prices, policy support: Reuters poll

Short bets on the Indonesian rupiah and the Indian rupee retreated from multi-month peaks, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as normalising oil prices and

Bears loosen grip on rupiah, rupee on lower oil prices, policy support: Reuters poll
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US says China trying to discourage states, businesses from engaging with Taiwan

China has been contacting U.S. states and private firms to discourage engagement with Taiwan and mischaracterising U.S. policy, but links with Taiwan should be expanded,

US says China trying to discourage states, businesses from engaging with Taiwan
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Malaysia's foreign minister says new Myanmar leadership 'more open' to suggestions

Myanmar's newly appointed government appeared "more open" to suggestions compared to the previous regime, Malaysia's foreign minister Mohamad Hasan said on Thursday,

Malaysia's foreign minister says new Myanmar leadership 'more open' to suggestions
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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Japan's northeast coast on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, no injuries were immediately reported and no irregularities were found

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning
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South Korea arrests Shincheonji church leader for meddling in politics, media report

A South Korean court ordered the arrest of Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, over allegations he orchestrated an illegal scheme for followers to

South Korea arrests Shincheonji church leader for meddling in politics, media report
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Vance says review underway to see how Turkey can get F-35 fighter jets

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Vance says review underway to see how Turkey can get F-35 fighter jets
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Leader of secretive South Korean church arrested on suspicion of election influence

The 95-year-old leader of a secretive South Korean church has been arrested on suspicion of election influence

Leader of secretive South Korean church arrested on suspicion of election influence