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At least 537 killed in Iran protest crackdown: Rights group
Iranian security forces have killed at least 537 people in a crackdown on protests that erupted in September, a rights…
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off coast of Viga in Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the coast of Viga in Philippines on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center…
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Finland becomes member of NATO, completing historic security shift
Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of…
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Pakistan central bank raises key rate 100bps to record 21 percent
Pakistan’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 100 basis points to its highest-ever level on Tuesday, as the…
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Germany’s Chancellor Scholz faces possible parliamentary tax fraud probe
German lawmakers said Tuesday that they would seek to open an investigation into Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s possible involvement as mayor of…
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UN rights council denounces rising number of executions in Iran
The UN Human Rights Council denounced Tuesday the rising numbers of executions in Iran, including of people who received the…
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At least six tourists killed, dozens injured in avalanche in northeastern India
An avalanche in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim on Tuesday killed at least six people, injured 30 and trapped many…
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Finland to join NATO on Tuesday, military alliance’s chief says
Finland will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says,…
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At least 21 killed, several missing in eastern DR Congo landslide
At least 21 people have died and several others are missing a day after a landslide in the eastern Democratic…
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Kenya drops charges against opposition lawmakers over protests
Kenya’s top prosecutor has dropped charges against four lawmakers over anti-government protests, a day after the opposition leader suspended the…
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