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Indonesia president makes concessions after days of deadly protests forced him to scrap China summit trip

Story by Reuters Jakarta (Reuters) — Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades. Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances

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Rescuers scramble to reach victims after hundreds killed as earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan

By Masoud Popalzai, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, Char Reck, and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A huge earthquake ripped through eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing hundreds of people and setting off a mammoth rescue operation along a mountainous stretch of provinces where communities already face hunger and economic crises. At least 800 people were

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Ceasefire deal not on agenda as Israel’s security cabinet discusses looming Gaza City offensive

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The Israeli security cabinet convened on Sunday to review plans for seizing control of Gaza City, as the government faces mounting international pressure and unprecedented domestic opposition, even from Israel’s own security leaders. The review is merely a formal update for the full security cabinet, as Israeli

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The St. George’s flag is springing up around England. Is it a symbol of proud patriotism or weaponized nationalism?

By Olivia Kemp, CNN London (CNN) — In the United States, the Stars and Stripes are everywhere: on porches, lawns and pickup trucks. The national flag is part of the scenery, almost invisible in its ubiquity. In England, flags are rarer. They usually surface only for royal jubilees, military commemorations or major sporting events. But

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