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Airstrikes by Sudanese army rock Khartoum as fighting between rival forces continues
May 19, 2023 02:48The Sudanese army has launched new airstrikes against the positions of paramilitary forces in Khartoum, as fighting between the rival forces shows no signs of abating across the capital.
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Russia says Western-supplied weapons destroyed in missile strikes
May 19, 2023 02:44Moscow says Russian forces have managed to destroy large caches of Western-supplied weapons and military equipment in Ukraine with high-precision missiles in overnight strikes.
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Germany says not capable of being part of coalition to provide Ukraine with warplanes
May 18, 2023 10:12Germany has insisted that it lacks military capabilities to contribute to a British-backed initiative to supply Ukraine with warplanes in efforts to satisfy Kiev's desperate pleas to access air power in its war against Russia.
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A refugee girl, 8, loses life in US custody days after teen migrant faced similar fate
May 18, 2023 07:39An 8-year-old girl has died while in custody of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the southern state of Texas days after a 17-year-old boy died in Florida while in custody of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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Post-9/11 US wars caused at least 4.5 million deaths: Report
May 18, 2023 03:41A new report has revealed that the wars initiated by the United States in West Asia and North Africa following the September 11 attacks have directly or indirectly killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced millions of others.
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Shocking consequences of America’s 20-year war on West Asian countries
May 18, 2023 03:00American researchers have announced in a report that the wars after the September 11 attacks have killed millions and displaced tens of millions in Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, but even with the 9/11 war being over, still the indirect aspects of the war are wearing down these countries and taking lives.
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Nine people dead in northern Italy floods, which follow months of drought
May 18, 2023 02:35Nine people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering floods and landslides, officials said on Wednesday.
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EU urges significant increase in military aid for Ukraine
May 18, 2023 02:29The European Union has urged the injection of 3.5 billion euros ($3.85 billion) into the fund that is used by the bloc to provide military aid for Ukraine.
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Russia agrees to extend grain deal with Ukraine by 2 months, says Turkey's Erdogan
May 18, 2023 02:14Russia has extended a grain deal with Ukraine for another two months in a bid to boost global food security, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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US says Israeli-made Iron Dome ready to ship out to Ukraine
May 17, 2023 13:23The United States says one of the two Israeli-made Iron Dome anti-missile systems is ready for deployment to Ukraine pending a request from Kiev.