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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

  NABLUS, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- A Palestinian man was killed during a confrontation with Israeli soldiers near the northern…

IS-linked militants kill four farmers in Indonesia

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) --Islamic State-linked extremists have killed four farmers in a remote village on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi,…

Over 1,000 rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel since Monday: army

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 1,000 rockets towards Israel since Monday evening, when…

India Covid deaths soar past 250,000

    NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus death toll surpassed 250,000 on Wednesday, official data showed, as the…

Deadly night of violence flares between Israel and Palestinian militants

  by Alexandra Vardi with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City Agence France Presse TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Palestinian militants…

Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries, all regions: WHO

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of…

Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France

by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese, US and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill Tuesday…

US ship fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US vessel fired warning shots at more than a dozen Iranian fast attack boats…

Seven killed in landslide at Indonesia gold mine

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least seven people were killed and one reported missing after a landslide at an Indonesian…

Hong Kong scraps mandatory vaccines for foreign domestic workers

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong on Tuesday scrapped a plan to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic…

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