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Iraq: US Strikes Pushing Government To End Coalition
The Iraqi Prime Minister's Military Spokesman, Yahya Rasool has said repeated US strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the government to end the mission of the US-led coalition in the country.
Report says The US…
Prosecutors To Appeal Court Decision That Acquits Samsung Chairman
South Korean prosecutors will appeal a court decision to clear Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee of charges including accounting fraud and stock manipulation in a case related to a 2015 merger of affiliates, court records showed.…
Pakistan Suspends Mobile Services To Secure Voting
Pakistan has temporarily suspended mobile phone services across the country and closed some land borders to maintain law and order as voting began in a national election that has been preceded by a surge in militant violence.
In the most…
Former Chilean President Sebastian Dies In Helicopter Crash
Chilean Former President Sebastián Piñera, who served two terms and was also a billionaire businessman, has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 74.
Three other people aboard the aircraft survived when it came down in a lake near the…
US: Military Helicopter With Five On Board Missing
Rescue teams are searching for a US Marine Corps helicopter that went missing while on a flight to California.
The helicopter, a CH-53E Super Stallion, was "reported overdue" by Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, near San Diego, early on…
Israeli Attack On Rafah Would Have ‘Untold Consequences’ – UN
UN Secretary-General Guterres says he is “especially alarmed” by Israel’s plans to attack Rafah, where 1.9 million Palestinians are sheltering.
A draft proposal by Hamas has been released, suggesting a three-stage Gaza ceasefire plan in…
EU Takes Legal Action Against Hungary’s ‘Sovereignty’ Law
Hungary's new law on "protecting national sovereignty", which the ruling Fidesz party said was necessary to protect against foreign political interference, violates European Union law, the European Commission says on Wednesday.
The…
Russian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Cities, Five Killed
Russia unleashed missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities during Wednesday morning's rush hour, killing five people, wounding more than 30, and damaging residential buildings and energy infrastructure, Ukrainian…
Pakistan Election: Blast Targets Candidate’s Office, 12 Killed
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack on a candidate’s political office in Balochistan province.
Pakistan gears up to hold closely watched elections for national and provincial assemblies on Thursday.
A major crackdown on the…
New Zealand Calls On Papua Rebels To Release Kidnapped Pilot
New Zealand has called for the immediate release of pilot Phillip Mehrtens who was taken captive by fighters in Indonesia’s troubled Papua province a year ago.
Mehrtens, who was flying a single-propeller plane for Indonesia’s Susi Air, was…