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Blast near Afghan foreign ministry leaves 6 dead

KABUL, Mar 27 (Reuters): At least six civilians were killed by a suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital on Monday, near a security checkpoint leading to the foreign ministry, according to police."In Malik Asghar Square ... a suicide attacker before reaching the target was identified at a check point and killed,...

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Migrants tortured, forced into sex slavery in Libya

GENEVA, Mar 27 (AFP): Migrants stuck in Libya while trying to reach Europe are being systematically tortured and forced into sexual slavery-a crime against humanity, a United Nations investigation said Monday.The probe said it was deeply concerned at the deteriorating human rights situation in the conflict-torn North African country."There are...

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Israeli president urges halt to judicial overhaul

TEL AVIV, Mar 27 (Reuters): Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged the government on Monday to halt its bitterly contested judicial overhaul, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the move, sparking mass street protests."For the sake of the unity of the people of Israel,...

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N Korea fires missiles as US aircraft carrier reaches South

SEOUL, Mar 27 (Reuters): North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday morning, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches as a US aircraft carrier is set to arrive in South Korea.The missiles were fired from North Hwanghae...

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News in Brief (2023-03-28)

NATO brands Russian nuclear move 'dangerous, irresponsible'BRUSSELS, March 27: The NATO alliance on Sunday condemned Russia's announcement that it would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus as "dangerous and irresponsible". But spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said the western allies had not yet "seen any changes in Russia's nuclear posture that would...

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