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North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine war dies: South Korea’s spy agency
A North Korean soldier, who was fighting for Russia, has died in Ukrainian captivity due to severe wounds, according to…
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US says kills two al-Shabaab fighters in airstrike
The US military said Thursday it had killed two members of the extremist al-Shabaab group in southern Somalia in an…
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Bodies of about 100 Kurdish women, children found in Iraq mass grave
Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed…
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Israel’s attorney general orders police to open probe into Netanyahu’s wife
Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political…
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Gaza hospital director says five staff killed in Israeli strike
Five staff at one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals were killed by an Israeli strike on Thursday, the facility’s director said, more…
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Syria authorities arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties
Syria’s new authorities have arrested a military justice official who under ousted president Bashar al-Assad issued death sentences for detainees…
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Manmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister, dies aged 92
Described as a “reluctant king” in his first stint as prime minister, the quietly spoken Manmohan Singh was arguably one…
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Syria monitor says 9 dead in clashes over attempted arrest of al-Assad-era officer
A Syria war monitor said nine people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces sought to arrest an…
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Israel president urges leadership to secure Gaza hostage deal
President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday urged Israeli leaders to use all their “power and means” to secure a deal for…
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Syrians protest after video showing attack on shrine, curfew imposed
Angry protests broke out Wednesday in several areas of Syria after a video circulated showing an attack on an Alawite…
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