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Truce fraying as Afghanistan, Pakistan trade blows
AFP, Published on 25/11/2025
» JIGE MUGHALGAI, Afghanistan - Afghanistan’s Taliban government vowed on Tuesday to “respond appropriately” to deadly overnight air strikes it blamed on Pakistan, a claim Islamabad denied, as tensions spiked a day after a suicide bombing in a Pakistani city.
Nine children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2025
» KHOST — At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday.
50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping as 38 worshippers rescued
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» LAGOS - At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on Sunday, as the president announced the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last week.
Gaza civil defence says 21 killed in Israeli strikes
AFP, Published on 23/11/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on Saturday, as Hamas and Israel again traded allegations of violating the fragile ceasefire.
Leftist New York mayor-elect faces Trump in White House showdown
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - New York's incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani marches into the White House on Friday for a high-stakes sit-down with President Donald Trump, after a bruising war of words that lit up cable news and social media.
US ambassador to Japan denounces China response over Takaichi remarks
Kyodo News, Published on 20/11/2025
» KYODO — United States Ambassador to Japan George Glass on Thursday denounced China's recent response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, calling its statements "provocative" and economic measures "coercive."
Fire razes 170 buildings in southern Japan, one dead
Kyodo News, Published on 19/11/2025
» OITA — More than 170 buildings were damaged in a massive fire that swept through a dense residential area in the southwestern Japan city of Oita overnight, leaving one person dead, local authorities said on Wednesday.
In blow to Trump, US court tosses redrawn Texas congressional map
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» HOUSTON — A US district court, in a setback for President Donald Trump, struck down a congressional map on Tuesday redrawn by Republicans in Texas that was intended to give the party five more likely seats in the House of Representatives.
Meta wins major antitrust case as US judge rules no monopoly
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US judge dismissed the federal government's antitrust lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday, ruling that the tech giant's acquisition of Instagram and Whatsapp did not constitute an illegal monopoly in social media.
Japan warns citizens in China over safety amid Taiwan row
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» TOKYO — Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.