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EU states ink security pact with Ukraine, talk defence and leadership roles
BRUSSELS:
European Union leaders signed a security agreement with Ukraine on Thursday, kicking off talks on how to bolster EU defences against Russia before agreeing on the bloc's priorities for the next five years and filling top…
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Sudan faces imminent famine threat in 14 areas amid escalating conflict: global hunger monitor
CAIRO:
There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the war that began in April last year escalates, a global monitor said on Thursday, in a sharply worsening hunger crisis that the World Food Programme called the…
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Canada imposes sanctions on seven Israelis amid West Bank violence
OTTAWA:
Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Israeli settlers it said had taken part in extremist violence in the West Bank, the second time in just over a month Ottawa has taken such a step.
The foreign ministry said it had…
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Japanese scientists build smiling robot with real ‘human’ skin
Japanese scientists have used human cells to develop an equivalent to living skin that can be attached to robotic surfaces to flash a realistic -- if creepy -- smile.
The University of Tokyo researchers published their findings this…
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Viral video shows BJP leader threatening to ‘slaughter 200,000 Muslims’ in India
In a disturbing development from India, Karnell Singh, a leader affiliated with the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP, has sparked outrage with his threatening remarks following an incident involving a cow's head near a Hindu temple in New…
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UN condemns Israeli soldiers for attacking detained Palestinians with dogs
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) spokesperson Jeremy Laurence on Thursday criticized Israeli soldiers for unleashing dogs on detained Palestinians.
Laurence responded in writing to questions from Anadolu about Israeli…
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14 dead in Nepal due to landslides, lightning, and floods
Torrential monsoon storms in Nepal have triggered landslides, lightning and flooding killing at least 14 people, a disaster official said Thursday.
Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction every year…
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Emperor Naruhito’s state visit to UK ends with King Charles meeting
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla met Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his wife to say goodbye on Thursday, at the end of a three-day state visit which has included a carriage ride, state banquet and visits to cultural and scientific…
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UN secretary-general deeply concerned over Bolivia coup attempt
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by reports of an attempted military coup in Bolivia, his spokesman said Wednesday.
"The Secretary-General calls upon all actors of the Bolivian society, including the Armed…
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Climate change fuels deadly floods in southern Brazil: UN
SAOPAULO:
Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations'…
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