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Attack drones hit Moscow as Kyiv struck for third day
A swarm of drones hit Moscow on Tuesday (30) in an unprecedented attack and Russian drones struck Kyiv for a third straight day as Ukraine gears up for a major offensive against Russian forces
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Erdogan declares victory in historic Turkey runoff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory (28) in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule
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Oath Keepers leader is to 18 years in Jan. 6 sedition case
Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was sentenced Thursday (25) to 18 years in prison for his conviction on seditious conspiracy charges for the role he played in helping to mobilize the pro-Trump attack on the…
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Chinese fishing vessel capsizes in Indian Ocean, crew of 39 missing
A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the central Indian Ocean, with its crew of 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian and five Filipino sailors missing, state media reported Wednesday (17)
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Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine
Rescue and relief efforts are under way in northwestern Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh after Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore, with one humanitarian group working in the affected area saying hundreds had been killed and some Rohingya camps…
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Resurgent Erdogan heads for historic election runoff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday (15) emerged from his toughest election test unbowed and in strong position to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule by another five years in a historic May 28 runoff
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Category 5 Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar, Bangladesh
Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday (14), sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off
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Fierce Gaza fighting renews as truce hopes fade
Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire Friday (12) as hopes faded of securing a truce to end days of fighting that have killed dozens, all but one of them Palestinian
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Pakistan ex-PM Khan granted bail after unlawful arrest
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on Friday (12), after his arrest on corruption charges this week, declared illegal by the Supreme Court, sparked deadly clashes across the country
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Pakistan’s top court orders release of Imran Khan, declares arrest illegal
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be released from custody Thursday (11), offering a major victory for the onetime leader who was arrested this week as part of a corruption inquiry, and escalating a…
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