Pak military court jails 25 Imran supporters over 2023 attacks
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (Reuters): Twenty-five civilians were sentenced by a Pakistani military court to periods of two to 10 years of "rigorous imprisonment" in connection with attacks on military facilities in 2023, the armed forces' media wing said on Saturday.The ruling underscores concerns among supporters of jailed former prime minister...
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Seven children among 10 killed
GAZA STRIP, Dec 21 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence rescue agency reported that an Israeli air strike killed 10 members of a family on Friday in the northern part of the territory, including seven children.Violence in the Gaza Strip continues to rock the coastal territory more than 14 months into the...
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Myanmar rebels take control of junta's W regional command
YANGON, Dec 21 (Reuters): A rebel army in Myanmar said it had captured a major military headquarters in the country's west, marking the fall of the junta's second regional command as it faces mounting setbacks against a nationwide armed resistance movement.The Arakan Army said the western military command in Rakhine...
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Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine border
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (AFP): Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow's troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.The drones damaged buildings in Kazan, capital of the Tartarstan republic, with a population of...
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Scholz should quit after attack at Christmas market: Elon Musk
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters/AFP): Billionaire Elon Musk, set to join US President-elect Donald Trump's administration as an outside advisor, on Friday called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign in response to a deadly attack at a German Christmas market."Scholz should resign immediately," Musk posted on X, adding: "Incompetent fool."...
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Two held in Zambia for trying to 'harm' president with sorcery
LUSAKA, Dec 21 (AFP): Zambian police said they have arrested two men for allegedly trying to "harm" the president of the southern African nation using witchcraft.Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Zambian village chief Leonard Phiri, 43, were arrested in the capital Lusaka, said a police statement released on...
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