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[7.8 Earthquake] Teenage girl pulled from rubble as rescues dwindle in quake-hit Turkey and Syria
A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving anger to…
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China, Iran jointly call for sanction placed on Iran to be lifted
China’s President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclea…
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[7.8 earthquake] Two children, 3 women dug out alive from Turkey rubble after 228 hours
Two women were pulled from the rubble in Turkey’s southern city of Kahramanmaras and a mother and two children were rescued from the city of Antakya on Wednesday, as rescue efforts shifted to getting…
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Former Egyptian special forces officer named new Al Qaeda leader; U.S. pledges $10m bounty
Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the “uncontested” leader of the militant group, acco…
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Over 70 migrants presumed dead following tragic shipwreck, 11 bodies recovered
At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in L…
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[7.8 earthquake] Turkey’s president Erdogan vows to rebuild as death toll climbs above 41,000
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country and neighbouring Syria, with an elderly woman th…
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Military discloses little than 5,000 civilians survive in eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut
Fewer than 5,000 civilians remain in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the head of Ukraine’s Donetsk region military administration said on Tuesday. “ [Evacuations] are literally taking place u…
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Secretary general says NATO allies to support Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday NATO allies, working closely with the EU, will continue supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes” so that Kyiv can “uphold its right to self-de…
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Afghan journalists defeat UK govt in court over relocation saga
Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC broadcaster won a legal challenge on Monday against Britain’s refusal to relocate them from Afghanistan, which they said put them at high risk of being…
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Britain swings into security action following China-U.S. spy balloon incident
Britain will review its security following the incursion of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon into U.S. airspace earlier this month, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. Prime Minister Rishi Su…