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Landslides kill 147 in Bangladesh, northeast India
At least 147 people have been killed in Bangladesh and neighboring regions of northeast India after heavy rains triggered a series of landslides and flooded swaths…
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Daesh killing, enslaving civilians in Philippine city, officials say
Daesh-linked militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as orderlies and cooks, authorities said Tuesday after…
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Top UN official in Myanmar to be changed: Report
The United Nations says its top official in Myanmar is being changed, with sources citing her failure to protect the rights of the oppressed Rohingya Muslims…
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Daesh cells present in nearly all Indonesian provinces: Military chief
The military chief in Jakarta says Daesh is present in almost all the Indonesian provinces as the Middle East-based Takfiri terror group is expanding its foothold…
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Heavy rains kill at least 46 in Bangladesh
Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 46 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities said Tuesday. Police warned that the death…
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Panama cuts ties with Taiwan, backs ‘One China’ policy
Panama breaks diplomatic ties with self-ruled Taiwan in favor of establishing formal relations with Beijing, in what is viewed as a diplomatic victory for China which…
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North Korea says tested ‘new type’ of missile
North Korea says it has successfully tested a “new type” of surface-to-ship cruise missiles, which have a longer range than the missiles it already had in…
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South Korea suspends deployment of more THAAD pieces
South Korea suspends any further deployment of a controversial US missile system to the country until an environmental impact assessment ordered by President Moon Jae-in is…
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Fighting in Philippine city tougher than previously expected
Military officials in the Philippines have found the fight with the Daesh terrorist group in the southern city of Marawi to be tougher than they previously…
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Philippines update: Government forces hunt down ISIL terrorists
Armed units of the Philippine National Police’s strike-force, the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB), patrolled various districts of Marawi in the search for firearms and explosives…
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Kabul hosts multi-nation peace confab amid tight security
Afghanistan’s government is holding a multi-nation peace conference in the capital, Kabul, which remains on lockdown in the wake of a fatal Daesh bombing last week.…
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Double-faced Russia: N. Korea’s nuclear ambitions a “direct threat” against Russia
Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin called North Korea’s nuclear ambitions a “direct threat” against his respective country. “It is not only (a) ballistic missile defense…