Singapore World News API

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            "title": "Why did China make an unusual abstention from UNSC vote condemning Iran’s Gulf strikes?",
            "description": "China, alongside Russia, abstained from a Mar 11 United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Iran’s strikes on Gulf countries. It had previously backed four rounds of UN sanctions over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme between 2006 and 2010.",
            "content": "BEIJING: China’s decision to abstain from a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries has spotlighted a familiar diplomatic playbook under growing pressure as Beijing tries to balance ties amid the... [9583 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-iran-war-abstain-unsc-vote-middle-east-russia-diplomacy-6020671",
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            "title": "Promoting Hong Kong's iconic food culture",
            "description": "Foodie influencers are using social media to preserve Hong Kong's food culture and iconic dishes amidst restaurant closures. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "– Of all the Hong Kong dishes that popular foodie influencer Virginia Chan showcases on social media, her favourite, hands down, is cart noodles.\nIt’s the one dish that best embodies the spirit of Hong Kong and its people, she says.\n“Cart noodles are... [7654 chars]",
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            "title": "A way out for the US and Iran? The diplomatic path that could prove China right",
            "description": "Talks between Washington and Tehran must involve nuclear concessions and a regional ceasefire, Middle East expert says.",
            "content": "He said that although both the US and Iran were open to talks – with Washington “in a much greater hurry” – progress depended on substantial concessions to narrow the divide between their public positions.\nWashington withdrew from the deal in 2018 un... [466 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348043/way-out-us-and-iran-diplomatic-path-could-prove-china-right",
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