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Dubai Police: Dubai Police arrest 49 pc of drug-related suspects across UAE during second quarter of 2023
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Dubai Police: Dubai Police arrest 49 pc of drug-related suspects across UAE during second quarter of 2023

DUBAI : The General Department of Anti-Narcotics at Dubai Police achieved a significant milestone in the second quarter of this year (Q2’23) by successfully apprehending…

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UN force in Mali quits base early over insecurity
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UN force in Mali quits base early over insecurity

DAKAR: The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on Sunday said it had brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country…

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Niger: Niger coup leaders willing to resolve standoff with ECOWAS
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Niger: Niger coup leaders willing to resolve standoff with ECOWAS

NIAMEY: Coup leaders in Niger have said that they are willing to resolve a standoff with West Africa‘s regional bloc through diplomacy, Al Jazeera reported…

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Malaysia Airlines passenger arrested in Sydney after mid-air incident, police say
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Malaysia Airlines passenger arrested in Sydney after mid-air incident, police say

Australian police on Monday arrested a 45-year-old man travelling on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur, following an in-flight incident, but said…

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un visits military factories including missile plant
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits military factories including missile plant

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited key military factories, including a tactical missile production plant, state media KCNA said on Monday. Kim “expressed…

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Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei's closing campaign rally, in Buenos Aires.
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Javier Milei: Argentine far-right outsider Javier Milei posts shock win in primary election

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine voters punished the country’s two main political forces in a primary election on Sunday, pushing a rock-singing libertarian outsider candidate into first…

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Party of slain Ecuador candidate taps reporter as replacement
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Party of slain Ecuador candidate taps reporter as replacement

QUITO : Ecuadoran journalist Christian Zurita will take the place of slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in the South American country’s elections later this month,…

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Aftermath of fires in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Hawaii fire death toll nears 100, and anger grows

KHULUI: The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction…

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At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide
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At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide

YANGON: At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said Monday….

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Universe: Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesia chapter after harassment allegations
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Universe: Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesia chapter after harassment allegations

WASHINGTON: The Miss Universe Organization has cut ties with its Indonesia franchise, it announced days after allegations of sexual harassment, and will cancel an upcoming…

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