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Thousands of migrants arrive at Polish border as soldiers sent in

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Thousands of migrants arrive at Polish border as soldiers sent in

A huge caravan of people desperate to reach Europe is massed on the Polish border. Thousands are passing through Belarus, which has been accused of allowing the migrants to reach the border in retaliation for economic sanctions. Poland has mobilised its territorial defence force to help border control prevent the group entering the EU as […]

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UN condemns assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister ‘in the strongest terms’

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UN condemns assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister ‘in the strongest terms’

Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI): The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following a drone attack overnight on Sunday, aimed at his house in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. According to news reports, the exploding drone caused damage to the […]

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Terrorism ‘considered’ after police officer stabbed in French city of Cannes

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Terrorism ‘considered’ after police officer stabbed in French city of Cannes

A police car in Cannes, pictured in 2015   –   Copyright  Credit: AP  A police officer was stabbed with a knife in the southern French city of Cannes on Monday morning, according to France’s interior minister. The officer, attacked as he was at the wheel of a vehicle, was saved thanks to his bulletproof vest, police sources told AFP. […]

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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

  The new leader of the Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson, with her predecessor Stefan Löfven. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT Find out what’s going on in Sweden today with The Local’s short roundup of the news in less than five minutes. Fewer deaths in Swedish regions with more extensive Covid testingSwedish regions that carried out more tests […]

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Germany: Police rule out terrorism in Bavaria train attack

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Germany: Police rule out terrorism in Bavaria train attack

The man who stabbed four people on a German train on Saturday is believed to have been suffering from delusions that people were “following him.” Police have not found any link to terrorist motivation for the attack. Nobody was killed in the stabbing attack and police arrested the suspect without resistance The man who stabbed four […]

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Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space. Female participation integral to mankind’s space exploration efforts

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Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space. Female participation integral to mankind’s space exploration efforts

As many Chinese celebrate the first snow of the winter season on Earth, the heroes of the Shenzhou-13 crew are setting new national milestones in space, with mission commander and the country’s first spacewalker Zhai Zhigang and his fellow female taikonaut Wang Yaping stepping out of the node cabin of the Tianhe space station core […]

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SUDAN’S SPA PROPOSES NEW TRANSITION’S CHARTER EXCLUDING MILITARY COMPONENT

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SUDAN’S SPA PROPOSES NEW TRANSITION’S CHARTER EXCLUDING MILITARY COMPONENT

November 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), the spearhead of the December 2019 revolution, on Saturday proposed a new political charter to overthrow the military council and establish a civilian government without the military component. The draft charter comes as the indirect negotiations between Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and the Military Council […]

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Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on his home

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Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on his home

  The military said the attack on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s home was an assassination attempt. © Khalid Mohammed, AP/ File picture A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but said Kadhimi escaped unhurt.  The […]

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Several wounded in knife attack on German train: police

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Several wounded in knife attack on German train: police

The high speed train between Nuremberg and Regensburg stands stationary on Saturday. Photo: picture alliance/dpa/vifogra Several people were wounded on Saturday in a knife attack on a high-speed train in Germany’s Bavaria, local police said, adding the alleged perpetrator had been arrested. The motive for the attack on the passenger train, making its way from […]

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91 people dead in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital

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91 people dead in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital

Ninety-one people were killed and over 100 wounded in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government has not yet confirmed the death toll, but the manager of the central state morgue in Freetown said it had received 91 […]

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