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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian stateU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying...More Chinese balloons spotted over Taiwan straitTaiwan's defence ministry said it detected three more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed the island, the latest...Bangladesh's Hasina wins re-election after polls without oppositionBangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won re-election for a fifth term Sunday (Jan 7), officials said, following a boycott led by an opposition party she...Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for presidentThe US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president.The justices agreed to take...Japan earthquake: Eerie search for bodies near epicentreThe fishing town of Wajima on Japan's west coast is burnt and broken.At its centre, the remnants of its old marketplace are still smouldering, as...EU visa-free travel for Kosovo enters into forceA long-awaited European Union visa liberalisation scheme allowing Kosovo nationals to travel to Europe's borderless zone without a visa came into force on Jan 1,...Venezuelan magnate Gustavo Cisneros dead at 78Cisneros on Friday announced the death of its chairman, Gustavo Cisneros Rendiles, who was aged 78. It did not provide further details.The Venezuelan media mogul...Bangladesh: The election that has turned into a one-woman showBangladesh is holding general elections on 7 January - the result already looks inevitable.With the main opposition parties boycotting the poll and many of their...