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Pakistan says retaliatory airstrikes in Afghanistan killed 25 militants
Pakistan carried out airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan overnight targeting militants in response to deadly attacks, the Pakistani information minister said on Monday. “Three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed during precision strikes,” information minister Attaullah Tarar said in a statement, referring to three eastern Afghan
Middle East live: US says Iran talks to continue, with 'both sides' pausing strikes
Yesterday's key developments:• The Israeli military said it destroyed a 200-meter-long tunnel used by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in a village in southern Lebanon. • The United States and Iran agreed to stop strikes against each other, and will meet on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar's capital, to work out their dispute over the Strait
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, threatens to halt talks after fresh US strikes
Iran again launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday following new US airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's oversight have sparked days of crossfire. A mu
'What are they waiting for?': Frustration grows at govt reponse as Venezuela quake death toll rises
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,450. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American na
Canada reach last 16 with stoppage-time win over South Africa
Stephen Eustaquio's stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match of the World Cup knockout rounds, sending the co-hosts into the last 16 for the first time in their history. With both sides making their first-ever appearance in the knockout phase, the game appeared to be heading for extra time
Turkey police detain dozens at LGBTQ+ Pride event in Istanbul
Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, during a Gay Pride event in Istanbul that went ahead despite a ban by local authorities and the lockdown of the city's main gathering point, organisers said. Police stepped up security around Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, erecting iron barriers, while local offic
Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 people on board
A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in eastern France, killing all 11 people on board – among them a group of nurses – local authorities said, the country's deadliest ever general aviation accident. The crash in the town of Tomblaine killed five instructors, five students and the pilot, said Yves Seguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle depa