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Flooding leaves thousands dead, missing in eastern Libya after dams collapse
Sep 12, 2023 09:49At least 2,000 people have been killed and thousands more are missing after a devastating flood hit the city of Derna in eastern Libya, resulting in the collapse of two dams, authorities say.
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Report: US set to approve supply of longer-range missiles packed with cluster bombs to Ukraine
Sep 12, 2023 06:26The United States is reportedly set to approve arming Ukraine with longer-range missiles that are packed with cluster bombs, despite widespread concerns that they can cause indiscriminate casualties among civilians.
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Morocco quake death toll passes 2,800 as rescuers search for survivors
Sep 12, 2023 03:03The death toll from Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than six decades has risen to more than 2,800, as rescuers race against time to find survivors.
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China says ‘resolutely opposes’ UK spying allegations
Sep 11, 2023 09:31China has rejected as “pure fabrication” allegations that an espionage suspect arrested in the United Kingdom was gathering information for Beijing.
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North Korea’s Kim ‘appears’ to have departed for Russia: Reports
Sep 11, 2023 09:22North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has “apparently” departed for Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin, according to South Korean media reports.
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Russian regional vote delivers strong result for Putin
Sep 11, 2023 09:18Russia has concluded regional and municipal elections, including in regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia which formally joined the Russian Federation last year, delivering strong support for President Vladimir Putin.
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Gabon’s interim prime minister: Two-year transition to free elections 'reasonable'
Sep 11, 2023 09:16The prime minister of Gabon’s transitional government, which came to power following last month's coup, says a two-year period before holding the free elections promised by the country’s new military rulers is “reasonable.”
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Democrats express frustration with Biden’s abysmal poll numbers
Sep 11, 2023 04:39Leading Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about US President Joe Biden's ability to win reelection in 2024 after polls showed him behind several potential Republican 2024 candidates.
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Erdogan calls for Russia to not be ‘marginalized’ in grain deal
Sep 10, 2023 11:56Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for Russia not to be “marginalized” in negotiations aimed at restoring a crucial Black Sea grain export deal, stressing that any initiative that isolates Moscow is unlikely to be sustainable.
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Israel’s Pegasus spyware found to exploit bug to target Apple devices
Sep 10, 2023 08:49A digital watchdog has discovered spyware linked to the Israeli hacking company NSO Group, which exploited a software flaw in Apple devices.