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Ben Wallace formally resigns as British defense secretary after 4 years in role
Aug 31, 2023 12:00Ben Wallace has formally resigned as the United Kingdom’s secretary for defense after serving four years in the role.
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Fire in building for homeless people kills 73 in South Africa
Aug 31, 2023 11:58At least 73 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a five-story apartment building that was used by homeless people in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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US approves first arms to Taiwan under foreign aid program amid rising tensions with China
Aug 31, 2023 11:13US President Joe Biden’s administration has approved its first-ever arms aid to Taiwan under a foreign military assistance program typically used for sovereign nations, infuriating China which views the self-ruled island as part of its territory.
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Charity slams UK’s plan to return refugees to Bibby Stockholm barge
Aug 31, 2023 09:49A refugee charity has condemned the UK's plan to move hundreds of asylum seekers back on the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge before its repairs are completed, accusing the British ministers of playing Russian roulette with refugees’ lives.
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North Korea conducts 'nuclear strike' drill in response to South-US joint drills
Aug 31, 2023 09:45North Korea has staged a simulated “scorched-earth” nuclear strike drill on potential targets across South Korea in response to joint military exercises by the US and South Korea off the Korean peninsula.
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Nigerien women call for France to remove troops from the country
Aug 31, 2023 03:37Hundreds of Nigerien women protested outside the French embassy on Wednesday (August 30) morning, calling for France to remove its troops and military bases from the country.
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People in Gabon celebrate toppling of pro-France government
Aug 31, 2023 03:32People in Gabon have taken to the streets in droves to celebrate the military's toppling of the pro-France government of President Ali Bongo.
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Russia says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately
Aug 30, 2023 14:19Russia says the plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, may have been caused deliberately, urging the media to wait for official updates from an ongoing investigation into the deadly incident.
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Russia foils massive Ukraine drone attacks; planes damaged at Pskov airbase
Aug 30, 2023 10:57Russia’s Defense Ministry has reported thwarting Ukrainian drones in five Russian regions, while drones hit an airport in the western Pskov region, amid a significant increase in Kiev's "terrorist" attacks.
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'Manipulation' keeps Imran Khan in prison despite bail, lawyers say
Aug 30, 2023 05:55Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has remained in prison despite the Islamabad High Court suspending his recent conviction on corruption charges, with his lawyers claiming that a "manipulation of justice" is keeping him behind bars.