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November 30, 2024 7:16 PM

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Pakistan: Death Toll Rises to 124 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Clashes

In Pakistan, 13 more people have been killed in the last two days in sectarian violence in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the death toll in the recent clashes to 124. According to officials, over 50 people also wounded in the ongoing clashes.   The violence, which has involve...

November 30, 2024 3:05 PM

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12 killed as Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces target villages

At least 12 people were killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages in Sudan's Gezira State on Friday. According to media reports, the RSF targeted eight villages in the Al-Meheiriba area of western Gezira. However, the RSF has not commented on the allegations. Sudan has been gri...

November 30, 2024 11:25 AM

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27 people killed; over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River

In Nigeria, at least 27 people were killed and over 100 people went missing after an overcrowded boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the Niger River yesterday.   Niger State Emergency Management Agency said, nearly 200 passengers, mostly women, were on the boat travelling from the...

November 30, 2024 11:19 AM

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Iceland will vote to elect new Parliament today

Iceland will vote to elect a new Parliament today. It comes after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson dissolved parliament in October this year due to disagreements between the three-party coalition government.   In this general election, the key fight is between the Liberal Reform Party, Social...

November 30, 2024 8:54 AM

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Syria: Armed opposition forces capture Aleppo, country’s second largest city

In Syria, armed opposition forces have captured Aleppo, the country's second largest city, within days of launching a major offensive in north-western part of the country. The Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allied factions had already captured a number of towns and villag...

November 29, 2024 7:23 PM

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Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to -2.1% in November 2024

In Sri Lanka, Inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index on a year-on-year basis, decreased to minus 2.1% in November 2024. Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics reported that the decrease was compared to the -0.8% recorded in October 2024. Earlier this week, Central Bank of...