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At least 19 killed in Ukraine

KYIV, Apr 16 (BBC): Russia launched more than 700 drones and missiles at Ukraine in multiple waves overnight, killing at least 19 people in what local officials said was the deadliest attack in months.Nine people were reportedly killed in the southern port city of Odesa, four - including a child...

Syria takes over northeast base after international coalition pullout

DAMASCUS, Apr 16 (AFP): Syria said on Thursday that it had taken control of a military base in Hasakeh province in the northeast after forces from the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State group withdrew.Syrian army forces "took over the Qasrak air base... after the withdrawal of international coalition...

Trump has 'no right' to threaten countries: Lula

MADRID, Apr 16 (AFP): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized US President Donald Trump, saying the US leader has "no right" to threaten other nations, in an interview published in Spain on Thursday.Lula's comments come after Trump this month warned that a "whole civilization will die" in Iran...

Nepal forms body to probe assets of politicians, officials

KATHMANDU, Apr 16 (AFP): Nepal's government, elected last month on an anti-corruption platform, has formed a commission to investigate the assets of politicians and officials, an official said Thursday.Prime Minister Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, won a landslide election victory on a platform of youth-driven political change in the first...

Israeli army kills Palestinian teen in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Apr 16 (AFP): Israeli forces killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials, as the Israeli military said its troops had "neutralised a terrorist".Mohammed Murad Mahmud Rayan was "killed by the (Israeli) occupation forces on Thursday morning in Beit Duqqu", a village...

South Korean president to visit India, Vietnam

SEOUL, Apr 16 (AFP): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit India and Vietnam for several days starting this week, a senior official said Thursday, as Seoul seeks to coordinate its fuel supplies to cushion the impact of the Middle East war.Lee will leave on Sunday for a three-day...

Iran arrests four alleged Israeli spies

TEHRAN, Apr 16 (AFP): Iran arrested four suspected Israeli spies, state media reported on Thursday.It came as US officials discuss possible peace talks with Iran after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28 engulfed the Middle East in war."The four agents linked to the Mossad were apprehended in Gilan governorate"...