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Ukraine war: Explosions rock Russian base in Ukraine’s Crimea

Shawdesh Desk: A military base in Russian-occupied Crimea has been hit by a series of explosions, reportedly leaving at least two people hurt. Russian officials said a fire triggered the

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20 dead, 6 injured in bus-oil tanker collision in Pakistan’s Punjab

Shawdesh Desk: At least 20 people were burnt to death and six others injured after a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker near the Jalalpur Pirwala district of Pakistan’s

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Junta court jails Myanmar’s Suu Kyi for six years for corruption

Shawdesh Desk: A Myanmar junta court on Monday jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption, a source close to the case said, taking the ousted leader’s prison

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Ukrainian nuclear site faces new threat

Shawdesh Desk: Shelling of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by Ukrainian forces risks a “nuclear catastrophe” at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Arseniy Zelensky, the Kakhovka facility’s deputy director for

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Sudan floods kill 52 people: state media

Shawdesh desk: Flooding caused by torrential rains in Sudan have killed at least 52 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, state media reported Saturday. Heavy rains usually fall

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Thailand allows Rajapaksa to temporarily stay in country

Shawdesh desk: Thailand has allowed ousted Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to temporarily stay in the country, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday. Rajapaksa’s visa in Singapore, where he

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Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts

Shawdesh desk: Ukraine said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of

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13 civilians killed in Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk region: governor

Shawdesh Desk: Thirteen civilians were killed by Russian strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine, the local governor said on Wednesday. “It was a terrible night. 11 people were

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