Killing of Palestinian children ‘unconscionable’
SEOUL, Aug 12 (AP/Reuters): Almost 40 Palestinian children have been killed so far this year in the occupied territories and in many incidents, Israeli forces appear to use lethal force in a manner that violates international human rights law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said.The United Nations...
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Top Taliban cleric killed in suicide blast
KABUL, Aug 12 (AFP): A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the Islamic State (IS) was killed Thursday at his madrassa in the Afghan capital in a suicide attack claimed by the jihadist group.Rahimullah Haqqani, who had recently spoken publicly in favour of girls being allowed to...
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'Extreme vigilance' at vast western France fire
HOSTENS, Aug 12 (AFP): A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained, but firefighters face another "complicated" day, local authorities said on Friday.The 40-kilometre (25-mile) active fire front in the Gironde and Landes departments around Bordeaux "has not developed, but the weather conditions are pushing...
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US, Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concerns
BATURAJA, Aug 12 (AP): Soldiers from the US, Indonesia and Australia joined a live-fire drill on Friday, part of annual joint combat exercises on Sumatra island amid growing Chinese maritime activity in the Indo-Pacific region.A total of more than 5,000 personnel from the US, Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore are...
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News in Brief (2022-08-13)
Mystery deaths of two Saudi sisters in SydneySYDNEY, Aug 12: On 7 June, Australian authorities knocked on the door of a Sydney apartment. Mail was piled up outside the door, and the tenants hadn't paid rent in more than three months. Inside, they found two dead women - sisters from...
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