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Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan after series that killed over 2,200

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said, the third tremor in the same region since Sunday, when one of the country’s deadliest quakes in years killed more than 2,200 people.

September 5, 2025 7:25 am
 

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UN body finds US and UAE responsible for Afghan refugee's arbitrary detention

A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding an Afghan man in arbitrary detention in Abu Dhabi for over two years in a case rights groups say is emblematic of thousands of others.

September 5, 2025 6:37 am
 

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North Korea's Kim vows full support for Russia, discusses partnership with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would “fully support” Russia’s army as a “fraternal duty”, and Russian President Vladimir Putin called the two countries’ ties “special”, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

September 4, 2025 6:44 pm
 

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At least 15 killed in crash on Lisbon's historic cable car railway

At least 15 people died and 18 were injured on Wednesday when Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car, which is popular with tourists and is one of the city’s symbols, derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson told reporters.

September 4, 2025 11:38 am
 

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Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine

Singapore police have ordered Meta (META.O), opens new tab to implement anti-scam measures against advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages impersonating key government office holders on its social media network Facebook to combat scams, a government minister said.

September 4, 2025 9:20 am
 

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UN pushes countries for new climate targets this month

The United Nations urged countries on Wednesday to set more ambitious climate plans during this month, seeking to pressure major economies including the EU and China ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit.

September 4, 2025 8:20 am
 

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Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or I will end it by force

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations “if common sense prevails”, an option he said he preferred, but that he was ready to end it by force if that was the only way.

September 4, 2025 7:15 am
 

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Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools

Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, the state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced on Wednesday, likening the requirements to “slavery.”

September 4, 2025 6:37 am
 

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China's Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country’s largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

September 3, 2025 6:26 pm
 

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Pope Leo to host Israel's Herzog at Vatican

Pope Leo and Israeli President Isaac Herzog have agreed to meet at the Vatican but there was disagreement over whose idea the meeting was.

September 3, 2025 1:55 pm
 

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Brazil Supreme Court trial of Bolsonaro nears verdict

The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro entered its final phase as the Supreme Court began hearing closing arguments.

September 3, 2025 12:42 pm
 

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New quake shakes devastated Afghan region as death toll exceeds 1,400

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southeastern Afghanistan, sparking fears of further damage and destruction almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more.

September 3, 2025 11:30 am

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