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Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed. Pakistani forces responded, damaging Afghan tanks and military posts, according to Pakistan TV and two security officials, who spoke on condition
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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level. Located in East Nusa Tenggara province, the volcano erupted on Wednesday at 1:35
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The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by US officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month. The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online social
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US President Donald Trump said his administration planned to produce a list on Friday of “Democrat programs” that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. He did not specify the programs but indicated to reporters at the White House on Tuesday that the closures would
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Israel will allow Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen on Wednesday for humanitarian aid to enter from Egypt into the Palestinian territory, Israeli public broadcaster KAN said. “Six hundred trucks of humanitarian aid will be dispatched (Wednesday) to the Gaza Strip by the UN, approved international organizations, the private sector
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Israel delayed aid into Gaza and kept the enclave’s border shut on Tuesday, while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war. Three Israeli officials said Israel had decided to restrict
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An elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday it had taken power in the Indian Ocean nation after parliamentarians voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of anti-government protests. There were celebrations in the streets of the capital after the commander of the CAPSAT military unit, which joined the demonstrators
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to slain activist Charlie Kirk, a prominent voice in the conservative movement before his assassination last month. “Today we’re here to honor and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, beloved leader who
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5 percent and calling the move disrespectful to NATO. “I’m very unhappy with Spain. They’re the only country that didn’t raise their number
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A fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh and a chemical warehouse adjacent to it on Tuesday killed at least 16 people and injured several, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continued, an official said. “Sixteen bodies have been recovered from the second and third floors
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Syrian anti-narcotics authorities cracked down on criminal networks involved in drug trafficking in two separate operations on Tuesday following close monitoring. The Anti-Narcotics Department in Aleppo arrested five people and seized 1 kg of H-Boz and 158,000 captagon pills during the first operation. The department then seized 267,000
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Three carabinieri militarized police officers were killed and another 13 carabinieri and police officers were injured in an explosion allegedly set by three middle-aged siblings who had been fighting eviction from a family farm near the northeastern Italian city of Verona early Tuesday, authorities said. Two brothers and a sister,
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will serve jail time at a Paris prison from October 21, informed sources told AFP Monday, after a court last month sentenced him to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. The 70-year-old, who will be the first French postwar leader and the first former
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Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina said Monday he was sheltering in a “safe space” after an attempt on his life and called for the constitution to be respected as pressure mounted for him to resign. The twice-delayed speech marked his first public address since a mutinous army unit backed
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential US provision of long-range weapons, a day after US President Donald Trump warned Russia he may send Kyiv long-range Tomahawk missiles. A meeting between Zelensky and Trump could take place
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi told a summit of world leaders Monday that US President Donald Trump’s Mideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region and reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying Palestinians have the right to an independent state. The summit in Egypt