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Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign
Jan 12, 2024 09:37Ecuador has deployed more than 22,400 soldiers to neutralize a campaign of terror waged by gangs that has claimed 16 lives, after its armed forces engaged in a savage deadlock with organized crime.
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Russia warns of risk of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites
Jan 12, 2024 06:52The Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned of a nuclear response in case Ukraine hits Russia’s missile launch sites.
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Amid public censure, Ukraine MPs shelve bill to mobilize more troops to fight Russians
Jan 12, 2024 06:46Ukrainian lawmakers have thrown out a controversial bill aimed at drafting more soldiers amid fierce criticism from the public.
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Indian educators fear unemployment as funding for Muslim schools terminated
Jan 12, 2024 06:37India's most populous state has terminated the remunerations of around 21,000 teachers of subjects including mathematics and science in Muslim religious schools, or madrasas.
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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term
Jan 12, 2024 06:30Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a fifth term after her party, Awami League won a landslide victory in the general election boycotted by the opposition.
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France says not part of US-led anti-Yemen coalition, focuses on own ships
Jan 12, 2024 05:25A top French commander says the Naval Forces are accompanying ships with French interests through the Red Sea, as Yemeni Armed Forces continue to target vessels bound for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Cape Town to set up Desmond Tutu’s statue wearing Palestinian scarf
Jan 12, 2024 02:59A statue of Desmond Tutu, the legendary South African anti-apartheid activist and an advocate of Palestinian rights, with a Palestinian scarf around his neck will go up in Cape Town in solidarity with the people of the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Rate of maternal deaths among Black women in UK glaring: Study
Jan 12, 2024 06:58In a case of racial disparity, the maternal mortality rate among Black women and those from other deprived backgrounds in Britain has increased, suggesting bias within the UK healthcare system.
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State of emergency declared in Papua New Guinea after 16 killed in riots
Jan 11, 2024 13:13Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has declared a 14-day state of emergency in the capital, Port Moresby after 16 people were killed in riots in the Pacific island nation.
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South Africa: Israel had breached the UN Genocide Convention by imposing a brutal war
Jan 11, 2024 13:05South Africa says Israel’s response to the offensive launched by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group on October 7 had breached the Genocide Convention, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague holds a hearing against the illegal Zionist entity for Gaza's “genocide” case.