The U.S. military has launched a fresh round of deadly strikes on foreign vessels suspected of trafficking narcotics, killing eight people, The Guardian reported Tuesday.
The U.S. Southern Command posted footage of the strikes on social media on…
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UN members vote 164-8 to support Palestinians’ inalienable right to an independent state
The UN General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, including the right to an independent State of Palestine, Anadolu reported Tuesday.
The draft…
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Bondi Beach gunman originally from India, police say
One of the two men suspected of carrying out a mass shooting at Bondi Beach was originally from southern India but had “limited contact” with his family there, police sources have said.
Sajid Akram, who died at the scene in Sydney on Sunday, was…
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Car bomb explosion reported in Syria’s al-Bukamal
Fatalities reported following a car bomb explosion that targeted a Syrian Ministry of Defense vehicle near a mosque in al-Bukamal, east of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, near Iraqi borders, Al-Mayadeen reported.
The media stated that the car…
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Iran FM in Minsk on first leg of Belarus, Russia tour
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is on a two-leg official visit to Belarus and Russia.
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RSF trying to cover up mass killings in el-Fasher, Yale University researchers say
ReutersMany of those displaced by the violence in el-Fasher have ended up living in camps Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been trying to cover up mass killings in the city of el-Fasher by burying and burning bodies, a research…
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Ukraine struggling to keep lights on under Russian attack, says energy boss
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent in Kyiv
YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFPAcross Ukraine electricity is being rationed – with supplies turned on for a few hours each day Ukraine’s biggest energy provider is living in permanent crisis mode because of…
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Flash flood warnings follow Levee Breach in Washington
The National Weather Service said it had issued a flash flood warning after a failure at the Desimone Levee in Tukwila along the Green River, about five miles south of downtown Seattle. The service said that waters were likely heading toward…
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Suicide bomber kills five soldiers in northeast Nigeria
Militants have intensified raids on military bases in the northeast Nigeria this year.
“I counted five bodies lying in blood at the back of my house,” said Umar Sa’idu, a member of a community government-sponsored militia group, who helped…
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Mistaken identity: Innocent Pakistani national endures ordeal after Bondi Beach attack
TEHRAN – The violent attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, which tragically claimed 16 lives, has been compounded by a dangerous wave of online misinformation, placing an innocent Pakistani-origin resident in fear for…
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