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Protests in US after release of video of police killing Black man

Published by AFP Akron (United States) (AFP) – Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds of bullets. As anger rose over the latest police killing of a Black man in the United States, and authorities […]

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Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

Published by Reuters DHAKA/ASSAM, India (Reuters) -At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent history, officials said. In the neighbouring Indian state of Assam, at least 17

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The war in Ukraine could last ‘for years’: NATO chief

Published by Al-Araby The war in Ukraine could last “for years”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned in an interview published Sunday by German daily newspaper Bild, while reiterating calls for Western countries to provide long-term support to Kyiv. “We must be prepared for this to last for years,” the secretary general of the North Atlantic

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Islamic State claims Kabul Sikh temple attack

Published by Al-Araby The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan that killed one community member and a Taliban fighter, saying it was retaliation for insults against the Prophet Mohammed. Protests in several Muslim countries were sparked by a spokeswoman for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party

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US condemns India party official’s remarks on prophet

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday condemned remarks by Indian ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed that have sparked an uproar in Muslim countries. “We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments,” State Department

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Ukraine fights on in Sievierodonetsk as Russia’s ‘surrender’ ultimatum passes

Published by Reuters By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine showed no signs of obeying a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss sending more heavy weapons to replenish Kyiv’s dwindling stocks. Russia had told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical

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