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Russia promises retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in 2nd sea attack in a day

Shawdesh desk: Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving drones in one day.

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North Korean leader Kim inspects weapons factories: KCNA

Shawdesh dEsk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited several major arms factories this week, including facilities producing engines for strategic cruise missiles, and called for increased weapons production, state

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Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports

Shawdesh desk: Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia pulled out of a wartime agreement allowing Ukraine

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Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan arrested

Shawdesh desk: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore on Saturday, police and officials said, after a court in the capital found him guilty

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44 killed in week of deadly police operations in Brazil

Shawdesh desk: Nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a week of security force raids that

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At least 33 killed in five days of Brazil police raids

Shawdesh desk: At least 33 people have been killed in police operations against drug gangs in two Brazilian states since last week, authorities said Tuesday, triggering calls for independent investigations.

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17 workers killed as crane collapses in India’s Maharashtra

Shawdesh Desk: Seventeen workers were killed and three injured as a crane fell on a bridge slab during construction of the third phase of Samruddhi Expressway in Indian Maharashtra’s Thane

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Four killed in communal clashes near India’s capital

Shawdesh Desk: At least four people were killed in violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims near the Indian capital New Delhi, police said on Tuesday. Mobs hurled stones at a

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