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UK MPs blast ‘systemic failures’ of Afghan withdrawal
The UK’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year showed “systemic failures of leadership, planning and preparation”, according to a scathing…
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Biden angers China with vow to defend Taiwan
President Joe Biden vowed Monday that US forces would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to take control of the…
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions on Russia in Davos talk, calls for special funding for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech on the first day of the…
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Ukraine court sentences 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in first war crimes trial
Kyiv: A Ukrainian court sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian civilian, sealing the first…
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WATCH: Visitors stunned after zoo attendant’s finger bitten off by lion at Jamaica Zoo
T ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Visitors at Jamaica Zoo were on Friday left in shock after witnessing a zoo attendant’s finger…
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14 bodies of Rohingyas wash up on beach in Myanmar
The bodies of 14 people have been found washed up on a beach in Myanmar, police told AFP on Monday,…
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May 23, International Tibet Mukti Divas (International Tibet free day)
May 23 was known as a Black Day for the Tibetan community. The Chinese government forcibly imposed its 17-point agenda…
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Belgium becomes world’s first nation to mandate 21-day quarantine for Monkeypox
Belgium on Sunday became the first country in the world to make a 21-day quarantine compulsory for ‘monkeypox’, reported Dailymail.…
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Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan calls for march to Islamabad on May 25; seeks fresh elections
Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday asked his supporters to march peacefully to Islamabad on May 25 to…
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Russia presses Donbas as Ukraine takes centre stage at Davos
Russian forces pursued their bombardment of frontline Ukrainian cities on Sunday, seeking to gain military momentum as Kyiv’s diplomatic counter-offensive…
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