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Indonesia flood death toll rises to 41 with 17 missing 2024-05-13
Gulf-Times

The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday.Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia's most active...

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Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan and army patch up, a year after violent clashes? 2024-05-13
Al Jazeera

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir was blunt. Addressing army officials during his visit to Lahore Garrison on May 9, Munir said, “There can be no compromise or deal with the planners and architects of this dark chapter in our history.” Munir was referring to the events of...

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Thousands of Georgians defy warnings to join protest against ‘Russia’ bill 2024-05-13
Al Jazeera

Thousands of Georgians have joined new protests in Tbilisi against a Russian-styled “foreign agents” bill, as the government insisted it would push ahead with the legislation even after some of the largest protests since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Protesters began gathering at about...

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China’s Xi Jinping highlights Europe’s divisions ahead of expected Putin visit 2024-05-13
CNN

Xi Jinping may have started his recent European trip by fielding tough questions in France about trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the Chinese leader ended the sojourn late last week by projecting a stark message: that despite frictions with much of the continent, China still has fans in some...

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Devastating Afghanistan flash floods death toll climbs to 315 2024-05-12
Daily Sabah

At least 315 people have now been confirmed killed and 1,600 others wounded in northern Afghanistan flash floods caused by heavy rains, according to local authorities Sunday. Thou ......

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Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee 2024-05-12
Korea Times

Tetiana, 82, cries with her daughter as she is evacuated from Vovchansk, Ukraine, May 11. Her husband was killed in their house after a Russian airstrike on the city. AP-Yonhap Moscow's forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry...

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Brazil floods: More rains expected, as people await rescue 2024-05-11
Deutsche Welle

Brazil&aposs Rio Grande do Sul is expecting more rain this weekend, as it grapples with the fallout of last week&aposs fatal floods. At least 126 people have died and many thousands have been displaced from their homes. ......

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UN chief calls for action on escalating climate crisis, conflicts in Africa 2024-05-10
Xinhua

NAIROBI, May 10 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday renewed a call for the global community to support action on the climate crisis and civil strife undermining the quest for peace, stability, and sustainable growth in Africa. Guterres said at a briefing on the...

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Russia attempts ground offensive into Ukraine’s Kharkiv 2024-05-10
Al Jazeera

Russian forces attempted an armoured ground invasion of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region with artillery and guided aerial bombs, Ukrainian officials have said. On Friday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said that Russian forces tried to breach Ukrainian defences near the town of Vovchansk with...

photo: AP / Evgeniy Maloletka

Police disband pro-Palestinian student encampments across the US 2024-05-10
AOL

Police moved in to disband several pro-Palestinian student encampments on US campuses on Friday morning as the foment over protests against academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza continued to roil academia. Tent encampments at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of...

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