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    Macron takes Xi to French mountains to press messages on Ukraine, trade

    French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday is to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at one of his beloved childhood haunts in the Pyrenees mountains, seeking to press a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade.Macron, joined initially by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urged Xi not to allow the export of any technology that could be used by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and to do all it could to end the war.

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    Humanitarians Sound Alarm On Imminent Rafah Invasion: ‘We Won’t Abandon Gazans’

    Aid workers are desperately warning of the dangers that will come with Israel's anticipated ground offensive into the overcrowded city in Gaza.

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    Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed shortly before launch

    The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, pushing back a high-stakes test mission to the International Space Station.Clad in Boeing's bright blue spacesuits, the astronauts were helped out of the spaceship then boarded a van to leave the launch tower at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, returning to their quarters.

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    Cuban president to visit Russia as nations draw closer

    Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced Monday he is heading to Russia on a "working visit," as old allies Havana and Moscow strengthen ties under a recently initiated rapprochement."The president left for Russia this evening," the Cuban presidency posted Monday on X, formerly Twitter.

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    PM Modi to vote as India's marathon election heats up

    Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to cast his ballot on Tuesday in India's ongoing election after giving several inflammatory campaign speeches accused of targeting minority Muslims.Modi's brand of Hindu-nationalist politics has in turn made India's 220-million-plus Muslim population increasingly anxious about their future in the country. 

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    Australia seeks client data from crypto exchanges in tax crackdown

    Australia's tax office has sought from crypto currency exchanges the personal data and transaction details of up to 1.2 million accounts as it looks to crack down on users who may be failing to pay their taxes amid a rising interest in digital tokens. In a notice issued last month, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said the data will help identify traders who had failed to report the exchange of crypto assets, or when they sold it for currency and used it to pay for goods or services. The c

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    Unsentenced prisoners vote for Mexican president in 'historic' first

    Prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing began voting Monday in Mexico's presidential election from inside jails -- a first for the Latin American nation.The 24-year-old is one of more than 30,000 prisoners in preventive detention who are allowed to vote inside jails for the first time this year.

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