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Russia launches fresh missile strikes against Ukraine
Dec 29, 2023 09:07The Russian army has launched fresh missile strikes, targeting the Ukrainian military facilities in the south, west, and east of the country, with reported damage at multiple sites, according to officials.
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Venezuela’s Maduro orders military exercise over British warship 'threat'
Dec 29, 2023 07:43Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a "defensive" military exercise off the coast of the disputed region of Essequibo over Britain’s “provocative” deployment of a warship to neighboring Guyana.
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Pakistan’s Election Commission approves Nawaz Sharif’s 2024 nomination
Dec 29, 2023 05:48Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s candidacy has been approved by the Election Commission for the 2024 elections, weeks after Islamabad’s High Court overturned his convictions.
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Bangladesh: 100s of garment workers fired for demanding pay raise
Dec 29, 2023 04:25Hundreds of workers have been fired by garment factories in Bangladesh since demonstrations began in October for basic living wages.
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North Korea’s Kim orders military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations due to US' confrontational moves
Dec 28, 2023 09:19North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered the military to “accelerate” war preparations, including its nuclear program, in a bid to counter what he calls unprecedented confrontational moves by the United States.
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‘Children's March’ in The Hague urges ICC to investigate Israeli crimes
Dec 28, 2023 04:55A diverse group of protesters, including children and their families, have gathered outside The Hague headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to express their unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, calling for an immediate investigation into Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Turkey parliament's foreign affairs committee approves Sweden's NATO bid
Dec 27, 2023 05:22The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee has approved Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), putting Stockholm one step closer to membership in the US-led Western military alliance.
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‘Loud blast’ goes off near Israeli embassy in New Delhi, police say
Dec 27, 2023 05:09A “loud blast” has gone off near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi with no casualties reported, Indian police say.
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More than 42,000 killed in US gun violence in 2023
Dec 27, 2023 06:51Gun violence in the United States has taken the lives of more than 42,300 people in 2023, a report has said, emphasizing that Americans used guns mostly to commit suicide, followed by homicide, self-defense and unintentional shootings.
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Russian warship destroyed in deadly Ukrainian strike on Crimea
Dec 26, 2023 09:54A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian navy ship at the Crimean port city of Feodosia has led to a blast and a fire, killing one and injuring several others, according to Russia's defense ministry.