Guterres urges 'respect' for sovereignty of Venezuela

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 06 (AFP/Reuters): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for respect of nations' political independence following a US military operation in Venezuela that Washington defended as a police action against Caracas's "fugitive" leader.US forces seized Nicolas Maduro and his wife over the weekend, bringing to an end...

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Israel to introduce electronic tagging in West Bank

JERUSALEM, Jan 06 (AFP): The Israeli army said Monday it was introducing a new technological system to enforce movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank for both Israelis and Palestinians, in a move Israeli media said aims to rein in surging settler violence.The decision allows security forces "to install a...

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Indonesia flood kills 16

JAKARTA, Jan 06 (AFP): Torrential rains battered Indonesia's Siau island, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people, with another three missing, authorities said Tuesday.An overflowing river flooded four towns on the small island north of Sulawesi on Monday, the national disaster mitigation agency said in a statement."Sixteen...

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