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Four killed in Karachi police attack claimed by Pakistan Taliban

At least four people were killed when a Pakistan Taliban suicide squad stormed a police compound Friday in the port city of Karachi, with a gun battle raging for hours as security forces went floor-to-floor through an office building in pursuit of the assailants.. The Pakistan Taliban said its fighters stormed the tightly guarded Karachi Police Office compound, home to dozens of administrative and residential buildings as well as hundreds of officers and their families.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read

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Canada right to use emergency powers on truckers: probe

A public inquiry on Friday found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government was right to use emergency powers to dislodge trucker-led protesters that jammed Canada's capital last year.. There had also been "numerous threats" against officials including the prime minister, Rouleau said.

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Scholz reverses roles on tanks for Ukraine

Just weeks ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was under fire for having failed to approve the delivery of Leopard battle tanks.. For weeks, Scholz had insisted that Germany would not go it alone on the issue, and Berlin underlined that they were not the only countries who were reluctant.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 3 mins read

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Rio carnival returns, 'celebrating life and democracy'

Rio de Janeiro's mayor declared the world's biggest carnival officially open Friday for the first full-scale edition in three years, calling it a celebration of life and democracy after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.. "It is with great happiness, celebrating life, celebrating democracy, that I have the honor of handing the keys to the city to King Momo," said the mayor, an avowed carnival lover, as he handed the giant key to the "king" -- a carnival fanatic chosen in a sort of pageant for his charisma, party spirit and samba skills.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 3 mins read

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Ukraine energy supply recovering after Russian strikes

Ukraine was weathering a wave of Russian attacks on its power grid and seeing recovering supplies despite Russia's campaign against key infrastructure, energy operator Ukrenergo said Friday.. In northern Kharkiv, power was restored for 2,000 consumers in the past day, energy minister German Galuschenko said Friday. 

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read

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French court convicts three over Macron attack plot

A French anti-terror court convicted three people on Friday over a plan to attack President Emmanuel Macron after a trial that threw the spotlight on a radical far-right online group.. Since the start of the trial in mid-January, the court heard details of the group's alcohol-fuelled meetings and often racist online discussions of migration, their fear of a civil war, and their hatred of Macron.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read

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Bulgaria finds 18 migrants dead in truck

Bulgarian authorities said Friday they had found 18 migrants dead in an abandoned truck, as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings.. In 2019, 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain shortly after it had crossed the Channel from mainland Europe.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read

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S.Africa's navy stages controversial exercises with China, Russia

South Africa was Friday to embark on a 10-day joint military exercise with Russia and China along its eastern coast coinciding with the one year anniversary of the Kremlin's onslaught on Ukraine.. However, the latest will coincide with the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, with South African military sources saying the main event is slated for February 22.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 3 mins read

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Families rejoice as I.Coast border opens after years of Covid closure

They queued for hours waiting for Ivory Coast to reopen its land border with Ghana as divided families and traders rejoiced after a three-year Covid closure kept them apart or put them out of business.. Ivory Coast shuttered its land, sea and air borders on March 22, 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe.

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read

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Protests hit Lagos over cash crisis

Police fired teargas on Friday to disperse angry protesters in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, police and residents said, shutting businesses and blocking roads to demonstrate against banknote scarcities.. At Ojota, close to the busy Mile 12 food market, a crowd of protesters gathered as early as 7am and set fire to used tyres to block the popular Ikorodu road.

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