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Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh amid pandemic

Smoke billows up following an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting ballistic missile and drone depots in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, February 23, 2020. /AFP Saudi air defenses interce

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18 killed in car crash in Egyptian capital

At least 18 persons were killed and 12 wounded on Thursday in a car crash on a ring road in Egypt's capital Cairo, state-run Ahram reported. The accident took place in the early hours of the day when

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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Wednesday's attack in Kabul on a Sikh-Hindu temple in which dozens of civilians were killed and injured, said his spokes

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At least 25 dead in attack on Afghan Sikh-Hindu temple

Security personnel and journalists inspect the Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, Afghanistan after a deadly attack. /AFP At least 25 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple

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At least 10 dead during Guinea referendum

Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris burns on the streets of Conakry.PHOTO/Martha Nangalama Twitter Officials count vote

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Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops

A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack ki

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( March 7 - March 13 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Canadian PM to be in

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Iraq summons U.S., British ambassadors over airstrikes on military bases

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Friday it summoned the U.S. and British ambassadors to Iraq following the overnight airstrikes on military bases housing paramilitary H

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U.S. airstrikes hit Iraqi paramilitary headquarters

The U.S. military carried out overnight airstrikes on paramilitary Hashd Shaabi headquarters south of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Friday. "At 1:15 a.m. local t

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Trump authorizes military to respond after deadly attack

The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and

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Pompeo speaks over phone with British FM on Iraq rocket attack

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday spoke over phone with his British counterpart on the rocket attack of Iraq's Camp Taji military base that caused U.S. and British casualties, said th

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Two U.S., one British personnel killed in Iraq rocket attack

Two Americans and one British were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq's Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday, according to Reuters's sources.The o

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Sudan PM survives assassination attempt in fragile transition prospect

Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a "terror attack" after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum.Abdalla Hamdok, a longtime economist, tweeted he was

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Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life

It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond?Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will fulfill their final royal commitment when they appear Mon

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UN chief condemns shooting attack in Kabul

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned a shooting attack in Afghan capital Kabul, his spokesperson said Friday. The attack, which took place at a commemoration

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At least 27 killed in attack on Afghan political rally: officials

At least 27 people were killed in an attack on a political rally in Kabul Friday, officials said, in the first major assault in the city since the U.S. signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban."Twen

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At least 27 killed in assembly shooting attack in Afghan capital

At least 27 people were killed and 29 others wounded in a shooting attack that hit an assembly in the western side of Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, dispersing sho