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UK warns Putin faces Ukraine ‘quagmire’
Russia risks becoming embroiled in a “terrible quagmire” if it invades Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned Friday, raising…
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Syria Kurds hunt down IS jihadists after prison attack
Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria on Friday hunted down Islamic State group fighters after an IS attack on a Kurdish-run…
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China incensed by French parliament’s genocide declaration
China condemned a French parliament resolution on Friday that accuses Beijing of carrying out a genocide against its Uyghur Muslim…
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UK PM denies blackmailing Tory rebels
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday dismissed new allegations that his aides had tried to “blackmail” and threaten…
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Rare baby elephant twins born in Kenya
NAIROBI: An elephant in Kenya has given birth to twins, an extremely rare event, conservationists said Thursday. Conservation group Save…
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Children and pregnant woman ‘among 29 killed’ in Liberian stampede
A stampede at a Christian prayer gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia has killed at least 29 people, including 11 children…
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Czech anti-vax singer dies after deliberate infection
PRAGUE: An anti-vax Czech folk singer Hana Horka died after she deliberately contracted COVID to obtain a health pass that…
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Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed
KABUL: In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce…
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Joe Biden Confirms Kamala Harris Will Be His Running Mate In 2024
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election if he…
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Women barred from front seat of trucks in Ugandan city
A traders association in northern Uganda has banned women from riding up front in trucks after deciding that short skirts…
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