Russia rains drones, missiles on Ukraine
KYIV, Oct 05 (Reuters/AFP): NATO member Poland said it scrambled aircraft early on Sunday to ensure its air safety after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border."Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace,...
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Landslides, floods leave 42 dead in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Oct 05 (AFP/Reuters): Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 42 people, a disaster official said Sunday."So far, 42 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing," Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, told AFP.Eighteen...
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French deputies detained in Israel declare hunger strike
PARIS, Oct 05 (AFP/BBC): Four hard-left French deputies who were detained by Israel after boarding a Gaza-bound flotilla have declared a hunger strike, their party said."We have no news from them" apart from "brief exchanges with their lawyers and with the French consul who was able to visit them," hard-left...
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North Korea deploys 'spl assets' against Seoul
SEOUL, Oct 05 (AFP): Kim Jong Un said North Korea deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported Sunday.The United States stations about 28,500 troops in the South to fend off military threats from the nuclear-armed North and last month...
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