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Ukrainian officials report Russian missile attack on Kyiv-
By Associated Press KYIV: A series of explosions was heard in Kyiv on Saturday morning before the air raid sirens were ...

Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russians arrive-
By Associated Press DAKAR: Alou Diallo says he was drinking tea with his family one morning last month when groups ...

Palestinian ministry-
By AFP RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians were killed Saturday during an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian ...

ROTTING IN DUBAI: Family of American imprisoned in UAE says US abandoned him for Brittney Griner
Zack Shahin has rotted — literally rotted — in a Dubai prison for 15 years.The bright fluorescent lights are always ...

Japanese PM discusses ‘stepping up’ security with Biden-
By AFP WASHINGTON: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Friday alongside US President Joe Biden to modernize his country’s military, ...

Iran executes accused top British ‘spy’ by hanging-
By AFP TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national Alireza Akbari, who was accused ...

US Republicans probe ‘chaotic’ Afghanistan withdrawal leading to Taliban takeover-
By AFP WASHINGTON: Republicans launched an investigation Friday into the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan that sparked a lightning takeover ...

England to ban few single-use plastic items from October-
By AFP LONDON: England will ban a wide range of single-use plastic items from October including plates and cutlery in ...

Musk faces US fraud trial over tweet allegedly manipulating Tesla stock price in 2018-
By AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly ...

Lithuania-Latvia gas pipeline hit by explosion, no sign of attack-
By AFP VILNIUS: An explosion damaged a gas pipeline in northern Lithuania on Friday with no injuries reported, the operator ...