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Category: 2. World
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Five dead in suicide bombing on paramilitary headquarters
Two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three security officials and wounding at least 12 people.
Police told BBC Urdu that the attackers were armed as they charged at the Federal…
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Israeli military invades southwestern Syria, sets up checkpoint in Quneitra
Israeli forces have pushed over the Syrian frontier, erecting a checkpoint and stopping vehicles in the southwestern city of Quneitra, in yet another breach of the Arab country’s sovereignty.
The violation took place…
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Hezbollah confirms martyrdom of commander killed by Israel
The resistance group released a statement on Sunday night announcing the martyrdom of Commander Tabatabai in “a treacherous Israeli attack.”
“With pride and honor, Hezbollah announces to the people of the resistance and to our Lebanese…
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Iran condemns Israeli killing of senior Hezbollah commander
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemned the Sunday airstrike carried out by the Israeli regime on a densely populated area in the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut, and called for accountability for Israeli crimes….
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Hunting down those who kill for human body parts
Tyson ContehBBC Africa Eye, Sierra Leone
BBCPapayo’s mother Sally Kalokoh has not come to terms with her son’s death and wants his killers found With many families left traumatised by killings apparently linked to supposed magic rituals in Sierra…
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Gaza food kitchens still missing essential products despite ceasefire
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem
BBCAnera’s kitchen in al-Zuwayda is one of more than 35 across Gaza providing 210,000 hot meals per day Garlic simmers in huge metal pots heated over open wood fires and set up in a long line.
Cooks…
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The geopolitics rattling a tiny Pacific nation
Shawn YuanGlobal China Unit, in Palau
BBCMalakal Harbour, Palau’s main port The air above Palau’s pristine waters smells of salt and breadfruit, and on calm mornings in Koror, Palau’s commercial centre, the whirr of dive boat engines echoes across…
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Machu Picchu hit by a row over tourist buses
Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, Aguas Calientes, Peru
AFP via Getty ImagesMachu Picchu attracts more than 1.6 million tourists per year, but getting there is not easy Machu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru’s most popular…
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Rubio hails ‘tremendous progress’ at Ukraine peace talks
A “tremendous amount of progress” has been achieved in talks to finalise a US-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
But “there’s still some work to be done”, Rubio said after meeting Ukrainian…
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