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16 killed as soldiers free over 100 hostages in deadly Pakistan train siege

Three people were killed and around a hundred hostages freed by Pakistani troops on Tuesday after armed militants attacked a train carrying over 450 passengers in the country’s southwestern Balochistan

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Aid cuts to affect children’s lives in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh: UN

he United Nations warned Tuesday that the global aid funding crisis could be paid in children’s lives in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, unless sustainable funds emerge fast. US President

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Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada’s Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country’s next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of ‘dark days’ brought on by the United States under

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Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine’s Sumy region

Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine’s Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia’s neighbouring

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Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada’s Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country’s next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of ‘dark days’ brought on by the United States under

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Wild weather leaves mass blackouts in Australia

Wild weather has blacked out more than 300,000 homes and businesses on Australia’s east coast, officials said Sunday, with one driver confirmed dead and a dozen troops injured. After days

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Syrian monitor says security forces killed 162 Alawites

Shawdesh desk: Syrian security forces “executed” 162 civilians Friday, including women and children, in the Mediterranean heartland of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority, a war monitor said. “Five separate

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Israeli official says army won’t withdraw from key Gaza corridor imperilling truce

Shawdesh desk: Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis

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