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France repatriates 10 women, 25 children from Syria camps
AFP :France on Tuesday repatriated 10 women and 25 children who were held in prison camps for suspected jihadists in northeast Syria, the fourth such operation in a year, the foreign ministry said.The minors...
APHR call for women, ethnic groups to have greater say in the future of Myanmar
AP :The Myanmar pro-democracy movement must listen to the calls of women and ethnic groups and their vision for federalism, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said today.On June 29, APHR held a closed-door...
Thai King opens parliament after shock election result
AFP :Thailand’s king opened parliament Monday following a shock election result in which the pro-democracy opposition trounced army-backed parties that have ruled the kingdom for nearly a decade.The Move Forward Party (MFP) won the...
Victoria Amelina, resarchers killed in Russian attack
Al Jazeera :A Ukrainian war crimes researcher and novelist has died from injuries sustained in last Tuesday’s missile attack in the city of Kramatorsk, located in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.Victoria Amelina, 37, had...
Russian defence official: No need for new mobilization to replace Wagner
AFP :There is no need for further mobilization in Russia to replace Wagner troops who have left the battlefield in Ukraine after a short-lived mutiny, state media said on Monday, quoting a defence official.Last...
6.2- magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia
BSS :A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Monday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
2 soldiers killed in clash with terrorists in SW Pakistan
AFP :Two soldiers were killed in an exchange of firing with terrorists in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a military statement said on Monday.The incident happened on Sunday when the security forces were conducting a...
Sonko urges Senegalese to ‘come out en masse’ ahead of president’s speech
AFP :Popular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called on the public on Sunday night to “come out en masse” ahead of a speech in which President Macky Sall is expected to announce whether he...
Kenya’s Ruto lifts six-year logging ban
AFP :Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners.Ruto said the move was “long overdue” and was aimed at creating jobs...
Israeli air strikes hit targets in Syria
AFP :Israel carried out air strikes in Syria near the government-held city of Homs, Syrian state media reported on Sunday, and the Israeli army later said it struck an anti-aircraft battery after rocket fire.A...
6 dead in under-repair nightclub fire in Cambodian capital
Xinhua :Six people have been killed in a fire at an under-repair nightclub in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, a municipal police spokesman said.The blaze broke out at 5 p.m. local time Saturday at...