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First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos

First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos **Dramatic Cave Rescue Underway in Laos as First Villager Emerges from Floodwaters** LAOS – A complex and perilous rescue operation has yielded its first success, with a villager successfully extricated from a flooded cave system in Laos after... read more »

Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional m...

Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map favouring Republicans

Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map favouring Republicans ### Louisiana Legislature Approves New Congressional Map, Alters District Composition BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana lawmakers have enacted a new congressional redistricting map, a move that effectively eliminates a majority-Black... read more »

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Frustration in Lebanon as Israel expands...

Frustration in Lebanon as Israel expands invasion

Frustration in Lebanon as Israel expands invasion **Lebanese Sovereignty Tested as Israeli Forces Advance Beyond Litani River** **Beirut, Lebanon –** The escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon has entered a new and concerning phase, with Israeli ground forces reportedly pushing further... read more »

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'NATO must stand firm over Vladimir Putin who treats peace like weakne...

'NATO must stand firm over Vladimir Putin who treats peace like weakness' ## Transatlantic Alliance Urged to Maintain Vigilance Amidst Russian Aggression **Brussels, Belgium** – Senior officials and defense analysts are issuing a clear call for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization... read more »

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13 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed Thursday in rain related incidents across Pakistan’s Punjab province. Six members of a family were killed when the roof of their residence collapsed in Lahore’s... read more »

11 killed in Pakistan building collapse

At least 11 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 18 others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Pakistan’s... read more »

910 militants killed since June, Pakistan military says

Pakistan’s military on Wednesday said it has killed 910 suspected militants and lost 82 soldiers in a major offensive launched in June in a restive tribal... read more »

Abe praises Indian judge, tells Modi every Japanese kno...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Narendra Modi that Japan still honours a dissenting Indian judge from a World War II military tribunal, a report said... read more »

US jets again strike jihadists around Iraqi dam

WASHINGTON: The United States carried out another round of air strikes on Monday against militants from the so-called Islamic States battling Iraqi and Kurdish... read more »

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World powers prepare for Syria peace talks

World powers prepare for Syria peace talks

Geneva – Delegates from the UN, Russia and the US arrived here Tuesday for a trilateral meeting to prepare for the long-delayed peace talks on Syria. Participants include UN-Arab League Joint... read more »

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rejects `illegal` proceedings

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rej...

Sydney – The Egyptian court conducting ousted President Mohammed Morsi’s trial has reportedly adjourned the hearings to January 8, after the... read more »

40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian aid: UN

40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian aid: UN

United Nations – The United Nations estimates that around 9.3 million people in Syria or about 40 percent of the population need humanitarian assistance... read more »

Egypt court adjourns Mohamed Morsi trial to January 8

Egypt court adjourns Mohamed Morsi trial to January 8

Cairo – An Egyptian court on Monday adjourned to January 8 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi over his alleged involvement in the death of... read more »

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

London – US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly arrived in the Middle East to repair ties with the nation’s long-standing ally. The US... read more »

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Pak accountability court re-opens six corruption cases against Zardari

Pak accountability court re-opens six corruption cases against Za...

Islamabad – A Pakistani Accountability Court (AC) has re-opened six pending corruption cases against former President Asif Ali Zardari. The AC-1 Islamabad Judge Bashir Ahmed ordered the... read more »

Nepal to continue contributing troops to UN

Nepal to continue contributing troops to UN

Kathmandu – Nepal would like to continue contributing troops to the UN peacekeeping missions, the government said Tuesday. Speaking on the... read more »

Nawaz says nobody can dictate to Pakistan

Nawaz says nobody can dictate to Pakistan

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said nobody could dictate to the country. He added that Pakistan has the prerogative to take its own... read more »

Clashes continue in Bangladesh for second day, toll rea...

Clashes continue in Bangladesh for second day, toll reaches eight

At least four people were killed in fresh clashes in Bangladesh on Monday on the second day of a 60-hour Opposition strike, police said, bringing to eight the... read more »

PML-N member from National Assembly disqualified

PML-N member from National Assembly disqualified

Islamabad – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday disqualified Sumaira Malik as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member of the National Assembly... read more »

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Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak

Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak ### Uganda Fortifies Borders in Preemptive Strike Against Ebola Spread **Kampala, Uganda –** In a decisive move to... read more »

Former Google and Apple Researchers Launch a Startup to Build AIs Missing Feedback Loop

Former Google and Apple Researchers Launch a Startup to Build AIs Missing Feedback Loop ## New Venture Aims to Revolutionize AI Development with Continuous Learning Loop **[City, State] –... read more »

Huawei's Chip Queen Throws Down the Gauntlet

Huawei's Chip Queen Throws Down the Gauntlet ## Navigating a New Era: Huawei’s Strategic Pivot in Semiconductor Advancement **Shenzhen, China** – In a significant recalibration... read more »

Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme

Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform... read more »

Father and son make staggering discovery after setting off for fi...

Father and son make staggering discovery after setting off for fishing trip **Fishing Expedition Yields Unexpected Rescue Off Brazilian Coast** A routine fishing trip took an extraordinary turn for a... read more »