World
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US government shutdown imminent after Republicans rejection of funding bill
Sep 30, 2023 17:55US Republican lawmakers have rejected a stopgap bill proposed by their leader to temporarily fund the Democratic government, pushing the Biden administration on the verge of shutdown.
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Yerevan says almost all ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh
Sep 30, 2023 17:50Yerevan says almost the entire population of ethnic Armenians have fled Karabakh since Azerbaijan managed to reclaim full control of the region last week.
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Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi begins hunger strike behind bars in protest against detention
Sep 30, 2023 13:09Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has begun his three-day hunger strike in protest at his detention and in solidarity with other “political prisoners.”
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Heavy rains flood streets in New York's Hudson Valley
Sep 30, 2023 08:46A sustained round of torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall triggered flash flooding in New York on Friday (September 29), disrupting subway service in the most populous US city, inundating basements and turning some streets into small lakes.
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More than 2,500 refugees dead, missing crossing Mediterranean in 2023
Sep 30, 2023 08:42More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing this year making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe in 2023, according to the UN refugee agency.
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Olympics officials overrule French govt. ban on Muslim hijab
Sep 30, 2023 06:56Olympics officials have overruled the French government’s ban on Muslims wearing hijab headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games.
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Scores martyred in two separate blasts targeting mosques in Pakistan
Sep 29, 2023 10:38At least 52 people have been martyred and more than 80 people injured in an explosion in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, according to local officials.
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Two people shot dead in Netherlands; 5 stabbed in school in Spain
Sep 29, 2023 09:16A gunman has shot dead at least two people in the Netherlands while a 14-year-old stabbed three teachers and two students in a school in Spain.
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Russia plans funneling massive resources into Ukraine offensive to fight ‘hybrid war’
Sep 29, 2023 09:15Russia has unveiled its plan to funnel massive resources into its Ukraine offensive to fight what it calls a "hybrid war" unleashed by the West, particularly the United States.
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Malnutrition crisis worsening in Afghanistan amid US sanctions, aid cuts
Sep 29, 2023 08:11Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian disaster as millions of people suffer from acute hunger and malnutrition.