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Taiwan earthquake LIVE: Tsunami alert as 7.0 magnitude quake rocks Taipei

Taiwan earthquake LIVE: Tsunami alert as 7.0 magnitude quake rocks Taipei ## Strong Earthquake Shakes Taiwan, Tsunami Alert Issued Taipei, Taiwan – A significant earthquake struck Taiwan earlier today, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting widespread concern across the island nation. The... read more »

Key Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay ...

Key Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay while trying to flee to El Salvador

Key Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay while trying to flee to El Salvador **Former Brazilian Law Enforcement Official Apprehended in Paraguay on Forgery Charges** Asunción, Paraguay – A former high-ranking Brazilian law enforcement official was apprehended in Asunción’s Silvio Pettirossi... read more »

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UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over un...

UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over unimaginable suffering of civilians

UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over unimaginable suffering of civilians ## UN Secretary-General Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Sudan Amid Escalating Humanitarian Crisis **New York, NY** – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a renewed and urgent appeal for an immediate... read more »

Turkiye holds military ceremony for Liby...

Turkiye holds military ceremony for Libyan army chief killed in crash

Turkiye holds military ceremony for Libyan army chief killed in crash **Turkish Military Honors Fallen Libyan Army Chief in Solemn Ceremony** **Ankara, Türkiye** – A formal military ceremony was held today at an airbase near Ankara to honor the late Libyan Army Chief of Staff, who tragically... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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