UN says Ethiopia detains 72 World Food Programme drivers in war-hit north
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- The United Nations said Wednesday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World…
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UK’s Boris Johnson ‘strongly condemns’ attack on Iraqi PM: Downing Street
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "strongly condemned" the attack targeting his Iraqi counterpart Mustafa al-Kadhemi,…
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Iraqi PM escapes ‘assassination attempt’ drone blast
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi escaped unhurt from an "assassination attempt" in which an explosives-packed drone…
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11 dead in Iraq attack blamed on IS group: security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- At least 11 people were killed late Tuesday in an attack on a village in eastern…
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14 killed in rare Damascus army bus bombing
by Youssef Karwashan with Omar Haj Kadour in Ariha DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A bomb attack on an army bus…
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Ecuador president declares state of emergency over drug violence
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country grappling with…
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At least 32 dead, 53 wounded in Afghan Shiite mosque blast: medic
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 32 people were killed and 53 wounded when explosions hit a Shiite mosque in…
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Colombian governor survives two armed attacks in 24 hours
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- A Colombian governor claimed on Tuesday he had survived two armed attacks in the space of…
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Medical supply shortages fuel deaths in Tigray: UN
by Robbie COREY-BOULET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Medical supply shortages are having fatal consequences in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region,…
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Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure
by Delil Souleiman with Maher al-Mounes in Damascus Agence France-Presse TAL SHAEER, Syria (AFP) - After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman…
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Yemen conjoined twins ‘like any child’ after separation in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- A Jordanian hospital has successfully performed the country's first operation to separate conjoined twins, seven-month-old babies…
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UN reports ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- The UN warned of "unprecedented" malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray…
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