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Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while 13 people were missing Wednesday after flash floods struck two provinces of the island nation, authorities said. Torrential rains beginning Monday caused flooding and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara province and on the tourist island of Bali. Three members
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Poland is the closest it has been to open conflict since World War Two, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after the NATO member state shot down Russian drones over its territory. He said Poland had asked NATO to open consultations under Article 4 of its treaty, which states
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Poland’s military said Wednesday that the country’s airspace was “repeatedly” violated by drones during a Russian attack on Ukraine. “During today’s attack by the Russian Federation aimed at targets in Ukraine, our airspace was repeatedly violated by drones,” the operational command of Poland’s armed forces said
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Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday in Paris, where garbage bins were set on fire, as the government deployed an exceptional 80,000 police for a day of nationwide action under the slogan “Block Everything.” The protesters, angry at French President Emmanuel Macron over his leadership and austerity policies, are
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The German government said Wednesday that Moscow was “testing” Ukraine’s allies after Russian drones violated Polish airspace in what it called a “very serious” incident. Government spokesman Sebastian Hille told reporters the incident “once again shows the threat that we face” and how much Germany and other NATO countries
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The European Commission will propose setting up a regional firefighting hub based in Cyprus that could also assist Middle East countries in battling major wildfires, the head of the bloc’s executive arm said Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her annual address to the European
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Iran’s new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes “all facilities and installations in Iran,” agency head Rafael Grossi said Wednesday. Iran agreed a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, after it suspended cooperation following the war with Israel in June. The 12-day war
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At least nine people have been killed by severe flooding in Bali, officials said on Wednesday, as parts of Indonesia’s holiday island were inundated and major roads cut off following heavy rainfalls. The deluge, driven by downpours that began on Tuesday evening, is reported in Bali’s capital Denpasar,
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Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned Tuesday that her country’s democracy faces a “race against time” from what she said was attempts by Russia to influence parliamentary elections this month. In a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Sandu said the Sep. 28 vote to choose a new 101-seat
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A wave of drone strikes hit a power station, a weapons factory and an oil refinery near Sudan’s army-held capital on Tuesday, witnesses at the sites told AFP, while a military source said an air base had also been targeted. The aerial assault ended a period of relative calm
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Israel’s military said Tuesday it carried out an airstrike targeting Hamas leadership, without saying where. The announcement came as an explosion could be heard in Doha, Qatar’s capital. The Qatari-funded news network Al Jazeera has linked an explosion in Doha to an Israeli announcement that it targeted Hamas’
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Lebanon’s army is set to fully disarm Hezbollah near the border with Israel within three months, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi told AFP on Tuesday. In August, the Lebanese government ordered the military to draw up plans to disarm the once-dominant militant group by the end of the year, having
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Militants in eastern Congo affiliated with the Daesh group killed at least 60 people in an attack overnight, an official said. The attack was carried by the Allied Democratic Force in Ntoyo, North Kivu, after residents gathered at a burial. “The ADF attack caused around 60 deaths, but the final
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An Israeli drone strike targeted a car south of Beirut on Tuesday, wounding a Hezbollah member, according to a Lebanese security source. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that “an enemy drone targeted a car near the mosque of Zarout between the towns of Jiyeh and Barja in Iqlim
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face the destruction of Gaza and its own annihilation. “This is a final warning to the Hamas murderers and rapists in Gaza and in luxury hotels abroad: Release the hostages and put down your weapons
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Paramedics said at least five people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after two attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem. Paramedics said an additional 15 people were injured, including six in serious condition. Police said the attackers shot people waiting