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Travis King back in US custody months after crossing into North Korea
ABC7 27 Sep 2023
LONDON -- Travis King, the American soldier who two months ago crossed into North Korea, is back in U.S. custody, a U.S. official has confirmed. "U.S. officials have secured the return of Private Travis King from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)," Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen ... This is a developing story ... .
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Azerbaijan arrests former Nagorno-Karabakh minister as exodus tops 50,000
RTE 27 Sep 2023
A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh has been arrested by Azerbaijan. Ruben Vardanyan was detained as he tried to escape into Armenia as part of an exodus of tens of thousands of people that has triggered a humanitarian crisis ... Refugees with their belongings at a Red Cross centre on the border with Armenia ... .
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Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea Fleet headquarters
Wtop 27 Sep 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in annexed Crimea ... Moscow has repeatedly claimed that the U.S ... The accusation came the day after video appeared to show the fleet’s commander, Adm ... ___ ... ___ ... Source .
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Negligence blamed for catastrophic fire in Iraq's Nineveh
The New Arab 27 Sep 2023
At least 120 people lost their lives, and 100 others were injured late on Tuesday night when a fire broke out at a wedding in Hamdaniyah, also known as Qaraqosh, the largest Christian town in Nineveh province. Approximately a thousand people gathered at Haitham Hall in Hamdaniyah to celebrate the wedding of a Christian couple when the fire erupted.
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Human rights court to hear case against 33 European countries
RTE 27 Sep 2023
The European Court of Human Rights is due to hear evidence today in a case taken by a group of Portuguese young people against 33 European countries ... The case will be heard before the court in Strasbourg today ... They want the court to issue a legally binding ruling, demanding that the countries in question urgently act ... Latest climate news ... .
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UN warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in growing nuclear arms race
Al Jazeera 27 Sep 2023
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned of “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” due to the geopolitical mistrust and competition that has made nuclear risk escalate to Cold War levels ... list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3All you need to know about North Korea’s new nuclear-armed submarine ... What did they say?. end of list ... Rising nuclear arms ... .
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Trump committed fraud for years, judge rules
Jamaica Observer 27 Sep 2023
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House ... Trump has long insisted he did nothing wrong ... "In defendants' world ... "That is a fantasy world, not the real world." ... .
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South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations
The Times of India 27 Sep 2023
He is facing various criminal allegations, including providing unlawful favours and pressuring.
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Costa Rica president orders state of emergency amid surge of migrants heading to the US
CNN 27 Sep 2023
Costa Rica’s president has ordered a state of emergency, citing a surge of migrants crossing through the country toward the United States. “The people that arrive are passing across Costa Rica trying to get to the United States, basically,” President Rodrigo Chaves told a press conference Tuesday ... .
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China says drills around Taiwan to ‘combat arrogance of separatists’
Al Jazeera 27 Sep 2023
China has said its recent military activity around the self-ruled island of Taiwan was intended to “combat the arrogance” of alleged separatists. Beijing claims the democratic island, which lies about 160 kilometres (100 miles) from China’s eastern coast, as its own and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its goals.Keep reading ... .
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Philippines urges fishermen to keep up presence at China-held shoal
Straits Times 27 Sep 2023
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Dengue cases in Bangladesh 5 times higher than reported numbers: Medics
Anadolu Agency 27 Sep 2023
Bangladesh needs to improve its primary and secondary healthcare facilities as the country is struggling to deal with a steadily rising number of dengue cases, which total up to five times higher than the figures reported by the government, medics told Anadolu ... The past few days have been a nightmare for my family ... Dr ... Shahadat emphasized ... .
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114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire
Xinhua 27 Sep 2023
BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday ... ■. 114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire. .
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Growing concerns in South Korea over women’s safety following gender-based violence
Straits Times 27 Sep 2023
In Ms Lee’s case, she had been granted a temporary restraining order to prohibit her former boyfriend from getting. .
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China engaging in largest military buildup since World War II: Australian envoy
India Today 26 Sep 2023
China engaging in largest military buildup since World War II. Australian envoy ... .