Trump 'confident' on Ukraine deal
FLORIDA, Feb 19 (AFP/AP/Reuters): President Donald Trump sniped at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday and effectively blamed him for Moscow's invasion-even as he said he was more confident of a deal to end the war after US-Russia talks.Trump increased pressure on Zelensky to hold elections-echoing one of Moscow's key demands-and...
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Yoon may be removed from office next month
SEOUL, Feb 19 (AFP): Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal-a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.With legal experts widely expecting the court to remove Yoon from...
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Gunmen kill seven bus passengers in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (Reuters): Unknown armed men killed seven passengers on a Lahore-bound bus in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province late on Tuesday, officials said.The attack took place in Barkhan, a district of southwestern Balochistan. The province bordering Afghanistan and Iran is a key battleground in Pakistan's decades-long fight against separatist...
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Australian woman charged with assaulting two Muslims
SYDNEY, Feb 19 (BBC): Australian police have charged a 31-year-old woman for assaulting two Muslim women at a shopping centre in Melbourne last week.The woman from Pascoe Vale suburb is due in court on Wednesday, where it will be alleged that she targeted the two victims on 13 February because...
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Drug kingpin shot dead in Lanka courthouseCOLOMBO, Feb 19: A Sri Lankan man accused of being a top drug dealer was shot dead inside a courthouse Wednesday by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, police said. Ganemulle Sanjeeva was shot at close range as he entered the dock in a...
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