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Pakistan said it has killed more than 130 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in a retaliatory military campaign dubbed ‘Operation Ghazab lil Haq’, launched in response to alleged cross-border attacks by Afghan forces. The operation began late…
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An Indonesian court has sentenced nine people to prison in a major corruption case involving subsidiaries of state energy firm Pertamina, including two former chief executives, in a scandal prosecutors say caused $17 billion in state…
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the country’s armed forces are capable of “crushing” any aggressor, following airstrikes on neighboring Afghanistan. “Our forces have the full capability to crush any aggressive…
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended the Trump administration’s military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, telling Caribbean leaders that both Venezuela and the wider region were…
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has expressed regret to staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over his past associations with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while insisting he engaged in no unlawful conduct, according to…
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Dozens of people remained missing in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday after devastating floods claimed at least 36 lives in the state of Minas Gerais, authorities said. Rescue teams continued operations overnight amid forecasts of more…
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again claimed credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, telling lawmakers during his State of the Union address that his intervention helped prevent a potential nuclear conflict.…
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The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including the brother of the group’s leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, over alleged atrocities in Darfur,…
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The United States on Tuesday imposed cyber-related sanctions on four individuals and three entities, including actors based in Russia and the United Arab Emirates, according to the US Treasury Department. In a statement, the Treasury said…
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Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the conflict continues to stand as “a stain on our collective conscience,” renewing his call for an immediate ceasefire. Addressing a…
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