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Australia government seeks opposition support on immigration detention legislation // The Australian government on Wednesday urged the opposition to support legislation that would allow authorities to lock up former immigration detainees who were released after a landmark ruling by the country's top court.


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China's Wang stresses promoting stable, healthy Sino-US relations with Blinken // China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that promoting healthy, stable and sustainable China-U.S. relations is an important task, in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.


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Turkey arrests alleged British crime boss in Istanbul // Turkey said on Wednesday it had captured the leader of a British gang involved in drug smuggling, illegal gun trade and robbery in an operation in Istanbul.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Shaun Monaghan, leader of a gang operating in northeast England, was being sought by an Interpol red notice.


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EU should join Africa on WTO reform to counter China -IW study // The EU should join forces with African countries to reform the World Trade Organization's (WTO) subsidy rules as a way to counter Chinese market distortions and diplomatic influence, the German Economic Institute (IW) argued in a paper on Wednesday.


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Disputed landmark AI rules face crunch EU talks // European Union ambitions to take a lead in landmark rules for artificial intelligence hang in the balance as member states and lawmakers meet on Wednesday to try to hammer out a deal on biometric surveillance and how to regulate systems like ChatGPT.


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Ukrainians prepare for a long war. Will the West stay the course? // Oleksii Tilnenko hoped this would be the year Ukraine drove Russian forces out of swathes of occupied land. As 2023 draws to a close, his southern hometown of Kherson is still being pounded by shelling and the front line has barely budged.


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Argentina's Milei taps Bausili as new central bank chief - sources // Argentine economist Santiago Bausili is set to become the governor of the country's central bank after President-elect Javier Milei takes office on Dec. 10, according to three people with direct knowledge.


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G7 leaders to hold virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine's Zelenskiy // Leaders of the Group of Seven countries will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy.
They will discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East and artificial intelligence, Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at press conference.


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US and Sweden sign Defence Cooperation Agreement // The United States and Sweden on Tuesday signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement, the U.S. Department of State said, as the Nordic country strengthens military alliances while waiting for approval to join NATO.


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Australia's proposed koala haven faces logging threat // Nestled in old eucalyptus forests in Australia's New South Wales region, an estimated 15% of the state’s dwindling koala population is set to win some protection from as early as 2025, but environmentalists say that might be too late.


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