Putin ally Lukashenko meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko -- a close ally of Vladimir Putin -- on Wednesday, in a state visit that comes as the West warns China against providing lethal aid for Putin's war in Ukraine.

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Gulf states eye Egypt's private sector as army told to get out of the economy

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi last month sent a message to his Gulf allies. "The most important point here is support from our brothers," he said at the World Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai, where he was guest of honor.

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Who is Nigeria's new President-elect Bola Tinubu?

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the winner of a closely fought contest for Nigeria's presidency. But who is the man who will lead Africa's largest economy -- as well as inherit its plethora of economic and security crises?

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Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens

The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year -- the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country's authorities have failed to reverse despite their extensive efforts.

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Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas users risk spine damage, say doctors

Medics at a London hospital are seeing so many risky cases they have drawn up treatment guidelines.

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Women with menopause could get paid time off under Labour plan

Labour says the government has "vacated the field" on supporting women with menopause in work.

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EU bans TikTok from official devices across all three government institutions

The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns, meaning the Chinese video-sharing app is now barred in all three of the EU's main institutions.

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