Blasts in Kyiv as UK's Starmer inks 'landmark' 100-year accord
KYIV (UKRAINE) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a "landmark" 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine on Thursday during an unannounced visit to the war-torn country, seeking to shore up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

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S.Africa rescuers say clearance of clandestine miners now over
STILFONTEIN (SOUTH AFRICA) - Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were lifted out this week.

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South Korea's Yoon avoids fresh questioning after dramatic arrest
SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over an ill-fated martial law declaration.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket blasts off in first launch, reaches orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL - Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.

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India achieves ‘historic& space docking, key for future missions
India said it has successfully executed the first space docking experiment, becoming only the fourth country in the world to master a critical technology required for other ambitious projects. 

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3,000 residents evacuated after Indonesia's Mt Ibu erupts
JAKARTA - Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday, after an eruption this week sent a cloud of thick grey ash as high as 4km into the sky.

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