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Kevin McCarthy elected U.S. House speaker, but at a cost
Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to a group ...Iran hangs two men accused of killing security official during protests
Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish ...Rally held in Sierra Leone to show support for Global Peace 2030
Freetown, Sierra Leone Friday, January 6, 2023 – Many People in Freetown participated in a peace rally in support of Global Peace ...Mexico captures son of ‘El Chapo’ sparking wave of violence
Mexican security forces captured on Thursday drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, triggering a ...Putin calls for Christmas truce in move rejected by Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas, a move rejected by Kyiv ...Ukraine military says it killed 800 Russian soldiers in past day
Ukraine’s military estimated on Thursday that 800 Russian soldiers were killed in the past day, mostly in fighting in the eastern Donetsk ...Afghan hospital wards fill with children suffering from pneumonia
In a bitterly cold bedroom at the start of winter in Kabul, 22-year Maryam sat with her baby son bundled up in ...Russia blames its soldiers’ mobile phone use for deadly missile strike
Russia’s defence ministry on Wednesday blamed the illegal use of mobile phones by its soldiers for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that ...South Korea’s Yoon warns of ending military pact after North drone intrusion
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military pact if the North violates its ...Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits contested Jerusalem holy site, Palestinians protest
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move ...