Poland downs Russian drones

WARSAW, Sept 10 (Reuters/AFP): Poland shot down drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament...

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Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strikes

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (AFP/AP): President Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close US ally against another.Trump said he was not notified in advance of the...

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Sri Lanka votes to eject former leader Rajapaksa from state mansion

COLOMBO, Sept 10 (AFP): Sri Lanka's parliament voted on Wednesday to evict former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and two others from state-owned mansions under austerity measures introduced by the new leftist government.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party voted en masse to endorse a bill that will repeal a 1986 law that granted...

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