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We're waiting to hug Edan, says grandmother of hostage to be freed from Gaza Tel Aviv (AFP) May 12, 2025  Among those waiting anxiously Monday for the release of Edan Alexander, the US-Israeli hostage held by Hamas since October 2023, was his grandmother who said she couldn't wait to hug him. ... more |
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Iraq arrests IS suspect for inciting the New Orleans attack Baghdad (AFP) April 27, 2025  Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State group for inciting a January truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in the US city of New Orleans, Iraq's judiciary said Sunday. ... more |
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US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria Washington (AFP) April 18, 2025  The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more |
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'Bring him home': Philippines migrant workers grapple with Duterte fallout Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 18, 2025  As dusk fell on a Hong Kong beach, around a dozen Filipino migrant workers turned on their phone flashlights and placed them around the image of a clenched fist, a symbol of support for Rodrigo Duterte. ... more |
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Iraq says kills senior Islamic State group leader Baghdad (AFP) Mar 15, 2025  Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country's prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later Friday his "miserable life was terminated". ... more |
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Iraq repatriates more families from IS-linked Syria camp Baghdad (AFP) Mar 13, 2025  Iraq has repatriated more than 150 additional families from Al-Hol camp in neighbouring Syria, an Iraqi security official said on Thursday, the latest such transfer from the camp where many have alleged jihadist links. ... more |
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U.S., local officials say 'no specific credible' terror threats exist for upcoming Super Bowl Washington DC (UPI) Feb 3, 2025 Officials say there are no "credible threats" to the looming Super Bowl in New Orleans after a New Year's Day terror attack killed 14 people and injured 57. ... more |
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CENTCOM kills key figure of al-Qaida affiliate in Syrian airstrike Washington DC (UPI) Jan 30, 2025  The U.S. military said Thursday night that it killed a senior operative of an al-Qaida-affiliated group in an airstrike in northwest Syria. ... more |
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Myanmar junta air strike kills 28, including children: ethnic armed group Bangkok (AFP) Jan 19, 2025  A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said on Sunday. ... more |
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Biden removes Cuba's designation as state sponsor of terrorism Washington DC (UPI) Jan 14, 2024  The Biden administration removed Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism on Tuesday, reversing the Trump administration's 2021 policy less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and prompting Cuba to release hundreds of political prisoners. ... more |