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Dozens Of N Korea Soldiers Cross Border, Get Injured After Landmines Explode

June 18, 2024 admin

About 20 North Korean soldiers crossed the border in that incident, said the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Seoul: Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul’s military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang’s troops in the area. It…

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Gaza Aid Shipments Halted After Damage To US Military Pier

May 29, 2024 admin

The damage is the latest setback to the pier, which opened two weeks ago. Washington: The US military has suspended aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip by sea, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after its temporary pier was damaged by bad weather. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters high seas and a North…

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Watch | Israel’s Rafah invasion | Explained

May 18, 2024 admin

The pre-war population of Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza strip sharing a border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, was 1,70,000. Today, seven months after Israel launched its war on Gaza, as many as 1.5 million people are living in Rafah. Many of them are camped on the streets and beaches, while others are cramped…

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Watch | Two years of Russia-Ukraine war: How Russia and the world are changing

March 7, 2024 admin

Two years on, where does the Ukraine war stand? Russia’s war in Ukraine has entered its third year. What many thought on February 24, 2022 would be a swift Russian military operation against its smaller neighbour has turned out to be the largest land war in Europe since the end of the Second World War….

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US Clings To “Wrong Perception”, Yet To Fulfil Promises: China Minister

March 7, 2024 admin

China alleges the US is trying to contain and suppress its high-tech development. Beijing: The U.S. is clinging to wrong perceptions of China and has yet to fulfil its “promises” despite some progress since presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met last November, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Speaking at a news…

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How Nigeria’s naira fell to record low amid conflict and instability

February 17, 2024 admin

Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar. The situation has provoked anger and protests across the country. The latest government statistics released Thursday showed the inflation rate…

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Commander Of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Killed In Missile Strike, Says Kyiv

September 25, 2023 admin

Thirty-four officers were killed, including the commander of the Black Sea fleet. (File) Kyiv: Ukraine claimed Monday it had killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented missile strike on the naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week. “Thirty-four officers were killed, including the commander of the Black Sea fleet….

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