Security
Beyond the politics, China’s missile test reflects military need
HONG KONG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch...
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Chinese embassy says citizens killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern...
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Israel reinforces military presence in Lebanon after Iran attack
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were joining ground...
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Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further...
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill nearly 500, displace thousands: health ministry
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, the health ministry said, marking the deadliest...
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An Israeli strike on a Gaza humanitarian zone tent camp kills at least 40 people, Palestinians say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war...
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Ukraine attacks Russia with 144 drones, killing one and closing airports
MOSCOW, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Tuesday struck Moscow and western Russia in one of its biggest ever drone...
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Thousands more children inoculated on day 2 of polio campaign in war-hit Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 02 (APP): The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday...
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UN condemns Taliban’s morality law targeting Afghan women
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (APP): A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase”...
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New Israeli evacuation orders halt UN aid operation in war-shattered Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (APP): United Nations aid operations in besieged Gaza ground to a halt on Monday after Israel...
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