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Vladimir Putin threatens to target any Western troops in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Sept 05 (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a "legitimate" target for Moscow's army, a day after Kyiv's allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal.Two dozen countries, led by...

Thailand's Anutin Charnvirakul elected PM

BANGKOK, Sept 05 (Reuters): Thailand's Anutin Charnvirakul was elected prime minister on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, trouncing the candidate of the Shinawatra family's once-dominant ruling party to end a week of chaos and political deadlock.With decisive opposition backing, Anutin easily passed the threshold of more than half...

Egypt vows to block Palestinian displacement, hardens rhetoric on Gaza

GAZA CITY, Sept 05 (Agencies): The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas released footage on Friday purporting to show two hostages seized on October 7, 2023 alive in Gaza City late last month.The video shows one hostage in a car being driven through a neighbourhood with destroyed buildings, calling...

Trump rebrands Department of Defence as 'Department of War'

WASHINGTON, Sept 05 (AFP): US President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defence to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department's official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order...

Angela Rayner resigns over tax as UK deputy PM

BIRMINGHAM, Sept 05 (Reuters): British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned on Friday after saying she deeply regretted her mistake of underpaying property tax on a new home, in a damaging blow for her boss, Prime Minister Keir Starmer.After Britain's independent adviser ruled that she had breached the ministerial code...

Mumbai on high alert after threat of 34 'human bombs' across city

Mumbai Police said they are on high alert after receiving a threat call claiming that 34 vehicles carrying "human bombs" and 400kg of RDX had been planted across the city, reports Reuters.The caller warned of blasts that would "shake the entire city", the Hindustan Times reported on Friday.Police said the...

RSF commits 'myriad crimes against humanity' in Sudan: UN probe

GENEVA, Sept 05 (AFP): The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed numerous crimes against humanity in Sudan's civil war, in particular in their siege of El-Fasher in western Darfur, UN investigators said Friday.The United Nations' fact-finding mission for Sudan determined in a new report that the RSF had "committed crimes...

Samoa's 'Iron Lady' fails to win re-election

SYDNEY, Sept 05 (AFP): Samoa's first woman leader, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, has failed to win a majority in the Pacific nation's elections this week, results showed Friday, capping months of political infighting.Official results published by the electoral commission showed the opposition FAST party won 30 out of the 50 contested...