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At least a dozen people have been killed and about 90 others wounded when Taliban militants attacked police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar. Baheer Ahmadi, the Kandahar governor’s spokesman, said on Thursday that 12 people had been killed, including nine civilians and three police officers. Another 89 were …

Six soldiers have been killed in an ambush by terrorists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, two military sources told AFP Thursday. Heavily-armed fighters from the ISIL West Africa Province (ISWAP) group opened fire on a patrol vehicle Wednesday near Jakana, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the state capital Maiduguri, killing …

The House voted Wednesday to undo President Trump’s attempt to sidestep Congress and complete several arms sales benefiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Congress is heading for a showdown with President Donald Trump after the House voted on Wednesday to block his administration from selling billions of dollars …

British lawmakers on Thursday backed proposals to make it harder for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament, showing again their determination to stop a divorce from the European Union without agreement. Boris Johnson, the clear frontrunner to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May next …

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to be a “public health emergency of international concern”, saying the recent risk of its spread in the city of Goma and into Uganda had increased the threat. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday …

The United States has confirmed that it is removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting the delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last week. The first parts of the S-400 air defense system were …

At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say. Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed petrol before igniting it. The suspect has been …

Fifteen illegal migrants were killed and more than 20 injured in a minibus crash in southeast Turkey on Thursday, a local governor said. The minibus carrying the migrants went off the road and rolled into a ditch in the province of Van. Footage from the scene showed the minibus in …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has seized a foreign ship smuggling fuel in the Gulf, state television quoted Iran’s elite force as saying in a statement on Thursday. “A foreign vessel smuggling one million litres of fuel in the Larak Island of the Persian Gulf has been seized,” the station said, adding …

Fires raged across Israel on Wednesday due to extreme weather conditions as Police forces try to evacuate residents from over 120 households, 15 of which caught fire. A fire broke out mid-afternoon in a Jerusalem parking lot in the Malha neighborhood, setting approximately 10 cars aflame. The Aderet and Roglit …

Media coverage of recent clashes between demonstrators and police in Hong Kong has focused on acts of police violence, but overlooked footage shows at least one instance in which protesters brutally beat a cowering riot cop. A short video clip shared on Twitter captured a harrowing moment from Sunday’s demonstration …

Sudan’s protesters and ruling generals Wednesday inked a power sharing deal, paving the way for a civilian administration, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed in April. The two sides initialed a document called the “Political Declaration”, an AFP correspondent reported, after intense talks through the …

Parents in Germany who fail to vaccinate their children could face hefty fines after the German government-backed a bill requiring all children to receive a measles jab before entering school or kindergarten. If the German parliament approves the bill, parents will be required to provide evidence that their child has …

Sudan’s ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks. It is a “historic moment” for the country, the deputy head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagolo, is quoted as saying by AFP news agency. Sudan has been in turmoil since the …

A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February. He escaped a Mexican jail through a tunnel …

The Yemeni army and popular committees launched a military operation against sites for the Saudi-led mercenaries in Asir province, killing or injuring a number of them. Yemen has been since March 2015 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition, in a bid to restore control to fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour …

Pakistani authorities say they have detained a terror suspect blamed for a four-day militant attack on the Indian port city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges. Hafiz Saeed was taken into custody in Punjab province on Wednesday while he was traveling from the eastern city of Lahore to …

Cypriot authorities have arrested a group of 12 Israelis on suspicion of gang-raping a 19-year-old female tourist in the country’s Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa. The English-language daily newspaper Cyprus Mail reported on Wednesday that the Israeli citizens raped the woman in the hotel, where she has been staying …

A human chain of rescuers is searching for survivors a day after a building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai, killing 13 people and trapping dozens. Officials say rescue efforts have been hampered by a warren of old streets which prevent access by heavy vehicles. Rescuers are hopeful of …

The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The symbolic resolution denounced Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimized fear and hatred of New Americans and people of color”. Trump had been accused of racism and xenophobia for …