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Imran supporters breach lockdown for his release

SLAMABAD, Nov 26 (AP/AFP): Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former premier Imran Khan on Tuesday broke through a ring of shipping containers locking down the capital Islamabad, while at least six people have died in protest-related violence. Protesters battled security forces and ignored a government threat to respond...

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Gangsters block south Gaza aid distribution

GAZA, Nov 26 (BBC/AFP): Amid severe food shortages in Gaza, increasingly violent thefts by criminal gangs are now the main obstacle to distributing supplies in the south, aid workers and locals say.They allege that armed men operate within plain sight of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a restricted zone...

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HIV cases, deaths declining

PARIS, Nov 26 (AFP): The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease.But HIV is far from being stamped out, health experts warn ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday.During the 2010s, the number of HIV infections...

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Large fire at Japan rocket test site

TOKYO, Nov 26 (AFP): A huge fire erupted Tuesday at a Japanese rocket testing station, sending flames and smoke soaring into the sky, in the latest mishap for the country's ambitious space programme.There were no reports of injuries in the incident, in a remote area of Kagoshima in southern Japan,...

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UN demands permanent ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza

GENEVA, Nov 26 (AFP): The UN rights chief is gravely concerned over the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and wants a "permanent ceasefire" there and in war-ravaged Gaza, his spokesman said Tuesday."The high commissioner reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire to put an end to the...

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Fear grips Indian city after deadly clashes over mosque survey

SAMBHAL, Nov 26 (BBC/AFP): Two days after deadly violence in Sambhal left four people dead and many others injured, the city in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh remains gripped by tension.The violence broke out on Sunday during a court-ordered survey of the centuries-old Shahi Jama Masjid (mosque) that some...

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Judge tosses Trump's 2020 election case

WASHINGTON, Non 26 (Reuters): A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.The order from...

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