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Colombia investigates former President over paramilitary massacres

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Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe Velez. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Colombian prosecutor’s office said Thursday (June 19, 2026) it had launched a probe into influential former President Alvaro Uribe over his alleged links to massacres by paramilitary groups during the worst years of the country’s armed conflict. More than a quarter of a…

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Venezuela government, Opposition hold U.S.-backed talks on democratic transition

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Venezuela government, Opposition hold U.S.-backed talks on democratic transition

Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and former Opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera meet for discussions on a democratic transition in the country, including strengthening the National Electoral Council (CNE), in Caracas, Venezuela June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Members of Venezuela’s interim government met with the country’s Opposition party on Thursday (June 18, 2026)…

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Russian attacks kill three in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk

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Russian attacks kill three in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk

A Ukrainian serviceman looks at an apartment building damaged by Russian military strikes in the frontline city of Druzhkivka, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian shelling killed ​three civilians in ‌Ukraine’s frontline city ​of Kramatorsk ⁠in the eastern Donetsk region, a ‌local official said…

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Bullet train projects will be game-changers for Telangana: Kishan Reddy

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Bullet train projects will be game-changers for Telangana: Kishan Reddy

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy and Telangana Labour, Employment and Mines Minister G. Vivek Venkatswamy attend the regional programme of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) in Hyderabad on Friday, June 19, 2026. The event featured a live telecast of the national PM-VBRY programme from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi,…

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Help hospitals in Gaza and West Bank, Palestine envoy urges India

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Help hospitals in Gaza and West Bank, Palestine envoy urges India

Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh. File. The Palestinian Authority has called upon the Union government and Indian humanitarian organisations to act “urgently” and help the Palestinian healthcare sector overcome the “state of collapse” it is currently in, following nearly three years of military campaign by Israel. Citing the ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project of the Government of India,…

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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific Ocean

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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific Ocean

The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. A video posted on X showed a boat speeding through the water before being struck and bursting into flames. Photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday (June 18, 2026), killing three…

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Talks between U.S., Iran called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say

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Talks between U.S., Iran called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say

Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off on Friday (June 19, 2026) after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, officials said, raising questions about an initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Israel and the militant group later agreed to a ceasefire, three officials said. Word of the ceasefire…

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Israeli Minister says ‘all of Lebanon must burn’ after four soldiers killed

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Israeli Minister says ‘all of Lebanon must burn’ after four soldiers killed

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on Friday (June 19, 2026) that “all of Lebanon must burn” after Israel’s military announced the deaths of four soldiers there. The Israeli losses were the first to be announced since a U.S.-Iran deal…

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India to eradicate sickle cell anaemia before 2047, target: President Murmu

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India to eradicate sickle cell anaemia before 2047, target: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu addresses the International Sickle Cell Day commemoration at Omkareshwar, in Khandwa, on June 19, 2026. Photo: Office of Press Secretary to the President via ANI Photo President Droupadi Murmu on Friday (June 19, 2026) said that the country would eradicate sickle cell anaemia well before the government-set target of 2047, while urging…

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