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Explosions, fires rock Kyiv in deadly Russian barrage

AFP, Published on 10/07/2025

» KYIV — Kyiv was shrouded in dark smoke early Thursday after Russia hammered Ukraine's capital with its second large-scale drone and missile barrage in as many nights.

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Ukraine says Russian drone and missile attack biggest ever

AFP, Published on 09/07/2025

» KYIV - Russia pummelled Ukraine with its largest missile and drone attack in more than three years of war, claiming to have targeted an airfield in a region bordering EU and NATO member Poland.

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Iran's judiciary says 71 killed in Israeli strike on prison

Published on 29/06/2025

» DUBAI - Israel's attack on Evin Prison in Iran's capital Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday.

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When films speak louder than missiles

Oped, Published on 26/06/2025

» Jafar Panahi tells it as he sees it: "An attack on my homeland, Iran, is in no way acceptable," the Iranian filmmaker wrote on Instagram last week. "Israel has violated Iran and should be tried in an international trial as a war aggressor."

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Freed Belarus opposition figure urges Trump to help release all prisoners

AFP, Published on 22/06/2025

» VILNIUS - Belarus opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky, who was released following an appeal from the White House, said Sunday that US President Donald Trump could secure the freedom of all Belarusian political prisoners.

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German court jails Syrian 'torture' doctor for life

AFP, Published on 16/06/2025

» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - A German court on Monday sentenced a Syrian doctor to life in prison for crimes against humanity for torturing detainees at military hospitals under former ruler Bashar al-Assad.

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Thaksin could still escape jail time

Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/06/2025

» What does it mean for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra now that Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin's last-ditch attempt to shield his master from the prospect of being sent back to jail to serve his one-year jail term was crushed by the Medical Council of Thailand at a crucial meeting last Thursday?

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Umerov: 'Wonder' dealmaker from Crimea leading Ukraine peace talks

AFP, Published on 16/05/2025

» ISTANBUL - Rustem Umerov, who heads Ukraine's delegation at peace talks with Russia on Friday, is a skilled and pragmatic negotiator, hailed by his colleagues as a worker of diplomatic "wonders".

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'White flag': Pope leaves bitter legacy in Ukraine

AFP, Published on 25/04/2025

» KYIV (UKRAINE) - As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag".

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As Dalai Lama approaches 90, Tibetans weigh future

AFP, Published on 21/04/2025

» NEW DELHI - When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor.