The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Interior announced that one civilian was killed and two others were injured in a shooting on the Gwer-Erbil road.
According to the ministry, the incident occurred when individuals described as “rioters”…
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Will new warning labels in Ireland turn people away from alcohol?
NurPhoto via Getty ImagesJack likes a drink and a standard night out will probably involve several pints at his local.
“If you have three pints, that is easy, easy going,” the 29-year-old says. “Probably a heavy night, casually, would be like…
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Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: ‘Too scared to speak’
Mayeni Jonesand
Kyla Herrmannsen,Minna, Nigeria
EPA/ShutterstockParents have been waiting outside the school in Papiri desperate for news Many of the parents whose children were abducted 10 days ago from a boarding school in Nigeria are terrified -…
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Moment huge fireball destroys Sydney waste facility
More than 200 firefighters were called to tackle a fire in western Sydney in Australia, after a waste facility caught fire late on Saturday evening.
A chemical tank was blown into the air by the resulting explosion, Fire and Rescue NSW report,…
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The hidden heroines found in long-lost photographs
Alkazi Collection of PhotographyLilavati Munshi, a Congress leader, standing defiantly outside a boycotted British store in Mumbai In India, a set of recently discovered photographs is drawing attention to the role of women in one of the…
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Why I spend hours painstakingly repairing banknotes
Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondentand
Malak Hassouneh,Jerusalem
BBCIn a bustling Gaza City market, a money repairer expertly inspects a worn, yellow 100 shekel ($30.50; £23.10) note. He straightens it out and enhances its faded colour with…
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Pakistani army chief Asim Munir assumes additional role as chief of defense forces
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has officially taken over as the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) alongside his existing role as Chief of Army Staff (COAS), marking the first time in the…Continue Reading
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Thousands march in Paris for rally in support of Gaza
Thousands joined a pro-Palestine rally marching through the streets of Paris on Friday, to mark the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Footage…
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More than 70,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says
More than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.
The death toll has continued to rise since a ceasefire took effect on 10 October, with…
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Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia
Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” as they travelled through the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials have said.
Footage verified by the BBC shows waterborne drones speeding through the waves into the…
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