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Indonesia's delayed China-funded rail project beset by fresh problems

Indonesia's transport ministry and three consultants have pushed back on a China-funded consortium's plan to start full commercial operations of the country's $7.3 billion first high-speed train service in August, an internal document shows.

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Moscow says Air India reserve plane to land in Russia early Wednesday

Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia said a reserve Air India plane is scheduled to land early on Wednesday in Russia's Far East to pick up passengers whose flight on Tuesday was forced to land at an airport there.

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Saudi crown prince, Blinken had 'candid' talks in Jeddah -US official

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the early hours of Wednesday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, in an "open, candid" conversation, a U.S. official said.

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Mongolian PM discusses EV investment, cooperation with Elon Musk

Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene and Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed potential investment and cooperation in the electric vehicle sector at a virtual meeting on Tuesday, a statement issued on behalf of the Mongolian government said.

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Malaysia wins appeal against partial award in $15 billion claim by sultan's heirs

A Paris court has upheld the Malaysian government's challenge against enforcing a partial award to the heirs of a former sultan who won $15 billion in an arbitration over a colonial-era land deal, Malaysia said late on Tuesday.

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Zelenskiy says awaits final agreements on 'powerful' F16 jets offer

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he received "a serious, powerful" offer from leaders of countries ready to provide Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets and is awaiting final agreements with key allies.

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North Korean youth group donates rocket launchers to military - media

A North Korean youth group has donated rocket launchers to the military in a show of "fervent patriotism", state media KCNA reported on Wednesday, as the isolated state confronts what it sees as growing foreign threats.

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Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - and what happened?

A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone.

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Gunman shoots two dead, wounds five others at Virginia high school graduation

A man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others when he fired into a crowd outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.

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Investigators to review records from crashed plane that sparked DC scare

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said investigators plan to conclude its on-scene investigative work Wednesday from the southwest Virginia crash site of the light plane that caused a security scare on Sunday when it flew over heavily restricted airspace near Washington.

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Australia security pact 'stigma' must be removed -Vanuatu PM

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New Zealand and Fiji finalising defence agreement, Fiji PM says

New Zealand and Fiji are finalising a defence agreement that will increase engagement between the two countries militaries and help build capacity and skills in the Fiji Defence Force, the Fijian prime minister said on Wednesday.

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Mexico foreign minister quits in bid to clinch presidential nomination

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, one of the leading contenders to be the country's next leader, said on Tuesday he will resign to focus on winning the presidential nomination of the ruling party for the 2024 election.

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Tens of thousands at risk from flooding after Ukraine dam collapse

About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding in Russian- and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River after a dam collapsed, as the U.N. aid chief warned of "grave and far-reaching consequences".

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US VP Harris says Israel needs 'independent judiciary'

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that Israel's democracy requires "an independent judiciary," wading into the controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul that has drawn mass protests in Israel.

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Nova Kakhovka dam largely destroyed, flooding extensive - Maxar satellite

Satellite images taken on Tuesday afternoon by Maxar Technologies showed extensive flooding in southern Ukraine with the region's Nova Kahkovka dam and hydroelectric station largely destroyed.

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Saudi crown prince, US Secretary of State discuss bilateral ties

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met and discussed bilateral relations, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported early on Wednesday.

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Russian forces repeatedly shell ammonia pipeline in Ukraine's Kharkiv region -governor

Russian forces repeatedly fired at an ammonia pipeline in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, a local governor said on Tuesday, a conduit potentially crucial for the extension of a deal allowing the safe export of grains and fertilizers from Black Sea ports.

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Kherson residents flee under artillery fire after collapsed Kakhovka dam floods homes

Distraught residents of Ukraine's Kherson evacuated their homes under artillery fire on Tuesday after they were flooded by the rupture of a vast dam upstream in a disaster that Kyiv and Moscow have blamed on each other.

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Brazil lawmakers propose reforms combining consumption taxes

Brazil's consumption tax reform advanced on Tuesday as a working group in Congress outlined a proposal to combine various levies into a value-added tax with separate federal and regional rates without increasing the overall tax burden on the economy.

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US debt ceiling battle rekindles debate over Ukraine funds

The battle to raise the U.S. debt ceiling rekindled debate in Congress over funding for Ukraine, as House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he had no immediate plans to take up legislation to boost defense spending beyond what was in last week's deal.

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At UN, Ukraine, Russia blame each other for burst dam, US 'not certain'

The United States said on Tuesday it was "not certain" who was to blame for a burst dam in Ukraine, but it would not make sense for Ukraine to have done this to its own people and territory, as Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other for the disaster.

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US goal to support an 'effective, stable, democratic government' in Thailand

Thailand is in a "delicate phase" after its election last month and the U.S. goal is to support an "effective, stable, democratic government" there, the top U.S. official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says dam destruction is 'environmental bomb of mass destruction'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the bursting of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday as "an environmental bomb of mass destruction" and said only liberating the entire country could guarantee against new "terrorist" acts.

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Senegal temporarily shuts consulates abroad following attacks in several cities

Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday.

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