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President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after the State of the Union on February 7 in Washington. Reuters
Chinese Defence Minister Gen Li Shangfu is sworn in during a session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing on March 12, 2023. AP
China snub to US as it declines defence chief meeting

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters in Ankara after winning re-election in a run-off vote. EPA
Turkey's Erdogan extends rule into third decade with election win

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People sit on an escalator as they shelter in a subway station during a daytime Russian missile attack. Getty Images
Russia pounds Ukraine military site during new bombardment

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Children walk past the burned-out headquarters of Sudan's Central Bureau of Statistics in southern Khartoum. More than a million people could have fled Sudan by October to escape fighting. AFP
Warring factions agree to extend Sudan ceasefire

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Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Kafr Dan in January. EPA
One Palestinian killed and seven wounded during Israeli raid

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Oil pump jacks in Russia. Opec+ will meet on June 4 as crude prices trade below $80 a barrel. Bloomberg
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Only Washington and Beijing can resolve Ukraine crisis, think tank's new director Bronwen Maddox tells The National

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A Russian soldier fires an anti-tank missile in Ukraine. Western powers are 'ambivalent' about the conflict, said Bronwen Maddox, director of Chatham House think tank in London. AP
Carlos Quieroz has taken over from Felix Sanchez as manager of Qatar as they prepare to host the Asian Cup. EPA
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Belal Muhammad, right, knees Brazil's Gilbert Burns during the first round of a welterweight bout at the UFC 288 mixed martial arts event Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Newark, N. J. Muhammad won the fight. (AP Photo / Frank Franklin II)
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Time for US to change how it talks about Israel, congressman says

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Gene found in animal study could switch off cancer for life
Researchers identify immune response gene that could revolutionise cancer treatment

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Innovative research like that by Dr O'Malley's team at Baylor College offers new potential for cancer treatment. Photo: Steve Gschmeissner / Science
Research has been carried out globally on the mysterious post-Covid disease, though it is still unknown why some people get long Covid while others do not. Bloomberg
Long Covid affects 10% of people infected with Omicron variant, study finds

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Health experts fear it it is only a matter of time before a new illness sweeps the world. AFP
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Gert-Jan Oskam has regained the ability to stand and walk naturally, using technology developed by researchers in Switzerland. EPFL/PA
Paralysed man walks again after brain implant

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