After he observed special forces exercises, the dictator said that his country had to be ready for “all levels of modern warfare”, according to state media.
In a video of the drills, North Korean tanks could be seen manoeuvring over uneven,…
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Israeli Strikes Kill, Wound 10 in Yemen Ports – World news
The Health Ministry said on Friday that Israeli airstrikes targeted the ports of Al-Salif and Al-Hudaydah.
The attacks left at least one person dead and nine others injured.
The ministry noted that the figures are not final.
The Foreign Ministry in…
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US to reduce its military contingent in Syria to 900
The United States is withdrawing its troops from Syria and plans to reduce its contingent there to 900, the Al Jazeera television channel reported, citing an unnamed US official.
According to the Al Jazeera source, US President Donald Trump has…
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‘To Easy LoL’ – New Orleans jail break may have been inside job
CCTV shows inmates escaping New Orleans jail Ten prisoners, several of them facing murder charges, have escaped from a New Orleans jail and may have had help from staff inside the facility, authorities say.
The inmates are thought to have fled…
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Ros Atkins on… how world leaders are responding to Israel's blockade of Gaza
The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how world leaders are responding to Israel’s blockade of Gaza.
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Freak-offs not worth $20m settlement
Watch: The BBC’s Nada Tawfik on how Diddy’s lawyers used freak-off texts against Cassie Cassie Ventura has wrapped up four consecutive days of explosive testimony in the criminal trial of her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Breaking down in sobs,…
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Shining the spotlight on India’s dwindling Parsi community
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai
BBCThe museum contains artefacts and furniture from prominent Parsi families Tucked away in a lane in the southern end of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is a museum dedicated to the followers of one of the…
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How Australia’s deadliest animals save lives
Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent
Watch: How snakes and spiders are milked for venom With a pair of bright pink tweezers in hand, Emma Teni is delicately wrestling a large and leggy spider in a small plastic pot.
“He’s posing,” the spider-keeper…
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We catch up with the top five favourites
Mark SavageMusic Correspondent
Sarah Louise Bennett / Alma Bengtsson / Getty ImagesBookmakers have tipped them for success (L-R): Erika Vikman, Kaj, Louane, JJ and Claude The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final on Saturday night in…
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Trump’s frantic peacebrokering week hints at what he really wants
BBC“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” So supposedly said the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The diplomatic whirlwind that has surrounded US President Donald Trump this week…
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