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Trump took secret docs on nuclear and weapons programs: indictment

Donald Trump took secret documents dealing with US nuclear and weapons programs from the White House after leaving office, potentially putting national security at risk, according to the indictment of the former president unsealed on Friday.. "The unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the Untied States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources," according to the indictment.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 2 mins read

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Colombian government, ELN guerrillas six-month ceasefire

Colombia's government and ELN guerrilla group on Friday signed a six-month ceasefire pact in Havana as they work towards ending decades of conflict in the South American country.. It has taken part in failed negotiations with Colombia's last five governments.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 2 mins read

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Toxic smoke dissipates over northeastern US

Residents of northeastern United States were breathing more easily Friday as smoke from Canadian fires gradually cleared after blanketing several cities in a noxious haze this week.. More than 111 million people in the United States had been under air quality alerts on Thursday due to the fires.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 2 mins read

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Russia working to produce Iranian drones next year: WHouse

Russia is receiving materials from Iran to build a drone factory on its territory that "could be fully operational early next year," White House national security spokesman John Kirby warned Friday.. "We have information that Russia is receiving materials from Iran needed to build a UAV manufacturing plant inside Russia," Kirby said.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 1 mins read

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Indonesia Indigenous group requests internet blackout

An Indigenous community in Indonesia has requested an internet blackout in their area to minimise the "negative impact" of the online world, officials said Friday.. The inner group asked authorities to shut down internet reception or divert nearby telecom towers so the signal would not reach them, according to a letter seen by AFP. "This request is a part of our efforts to minimise the negative impact of smartphones on our people," Baduy representatives wrote. 

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 1 mins read

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UN says Myanmar junta halts humanitarian access to cyclone survivors

Myanmar's junta has suspended travel authorisations for aid workers trying to reach hundreds of thousands of people in the cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Friday.. Junta authorities this week suspended "existing travel authorizations... for humanitarian organizations," the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 1 mins read

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Sudan authorities declare UN envoy 'persona non grata'

Sudanese authorities loyal to the regular army have declared UN envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", accusing him of taking sides in nearly two months of devastating fighting with rival paramilitaries.. In a letter to the United Nations last month, Burhan accused the envoy of bias, not respecting "national sovereignty" and exacerbating fighting between the regular army and the RSF. UN chief Antonio Guterres has repeatedly defended Perthes.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 3 mins read

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Former Wall Street exec named head of Turkey central bank

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed former Wall Street executive Hafize Gaye Erkan as central bank governor on Friday, signalling a possible shift from his unconventional policies to fight soaring inflation.. Erdogan in the past sacked central bank governors after disagreements over interest rate policy, in a move that unsettled investors. 

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 3 mins read

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Palestinian president to visit China next week

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will make a state visit to China next week, Beijing said Friday, after China expressed readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.. "At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, president of the state of Palestine Mahmud Abbas will pay a state visit to China from June 13 to 16," foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Friday.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 1 mins read

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Fighting in southern Ukraine as offensive expectations build

Fighting raged Friday in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian official said, with observers seeing the combat as the possible start of Kyiv's long-expected offensive.. Ukrainian officials have said their forces are ready for a long-expected counteroffensive but that there would be no formal announcement when it begins.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023 2 mins read