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Heavy gunfire rocks capital of Guinea, downtown access blocked
Nov 04, 2023 10:48Heavy gunfire has rocked the Guinean capital Conakry as security forces blocked off the downtown area.
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Armed men storm airbase in central Pakistan, damage aircraft
Nov 04, 2023 09:06A number of militants have briefly stormed an air base in central Pakistan, damaging aircraft, a day after gunmen killed more than a dozen soldiers in the country’s restive southwest.
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Protesters block US military supply ship's departure for 'occupied territories'
Nov 04, 2023 03:09Protesters opposing the US's military aid for Israel, which is waging a hugely deadly war against the Gaza Strip, have blocked the departure of a military supply ship reportedly earmarked for delivering weapons to the occupied territories.
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Shrouds with names of killed Gazan children line Rio beach in anti-war protest
Nov 04, 2023 03:05Shrouds with the names of Palestinian children killed in Gaza lined Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on Friday (November 3), in solidarity with the young victims of the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Pentagon okays new military assistance worth $425mn for Ukraine
Nov 04, 2023 03:01The United States has announced a new $425-million package of weapons and munitions for Ukraine's military.
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Paris rallies for cease-fire in Gaza, not just a humanitarian truce
Nov 03, 2023 09:40France has come under attack around the world for what many say is the attempted criminalization of public support for Palestine. Protests have been repeatedly subjected to bans, arrests, tear gas and mass fines, but activists gathered in the capital despite the risk of political intimidation.
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Putin pulls Russia out of treaty banning nuclear tests, ally warns Poland
Nov 03, 2023 04:46Russian President Vladimir Putin has revoked his country’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), a global pact banning nuclear weapons tests, saying the Cold War-era agreement meant to bring Russia in line with the United States.
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UN chief calls for 'united' response to AI threats
Nov 03, 2023 04:33UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a "united, sustained, global response" to artificial intelligence threats, as world leaders meet in Britain to discuss the risks posed by the technology's rapid development.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing overwhelmed as Afghans face expulsion
Nov 02, 2023 13:39Pakistan's northwestern border crossing is flooded with thousands of Afghans rushing to cross into Afghanistan.
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China says troops on ‘high alert’ after US, Canadian ships sail through Taiwan Strait
Nov 02, 2023 11:31China says its army is on “constant high alert” after American and Canadian ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, their second joint transit in two months, condemning the provocative move as a “public hype.”