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Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Middle East
March 15, 2025
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during…
North Korea unveils what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine
World
March 10, 2025
North Korea unveils what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine
SEOUL, South Korea AP — North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system…
Deadly attack rocks Pakistan military base
World
March 5, 2025
Deadly attack rocks Pakistan military base
Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Two suicide bombings breached a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan before other attackers…
Iran accuses detained British couple of spying
Middle East
February 20, 2025
Iran accuses detained British couple of spying
Tehran, Iran AP — Iranian authorities have accused a British couple detained in the country since January of spying, state…
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
World
February 19, 2025
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
AP — The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic…
Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158
Middle East
February 2, 2025
Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158
Cairo Associated Press — An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group…
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
World
January 30, 2025
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
Seoul, South Korea AP — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and…
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
World
January 27, 2025
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Associated Press — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN…
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Middle East
January 27, 2025
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
AP — Fighting around Sudan‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press…
A magnitude 6 earthquake hits southern Taiwan, leaving 15 people with minor injuries
World
January 21, 2025
A magnitude 6 earthquake hits southern Taiwan, leaving 15 people with minor injuries
Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of six struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the…