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Shootouts and blasts erupt in Libyan capital
Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted into Saturday morning, with rival factions exchanging heavy gunfire and the sounds ...Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut ...France’s Macron urges future with Algeria beyond ‘painful’ history
President Emmanuel Macron indicated France and Algeria should move beyond their “painful” shared history and look to the future on Thursday at ...Portugal’s drought prompts water price rise, street-cleaning ban
Facing an unprecedented drought, Portugal’s government recommended 43 municipalities temporarily increase water prices for their biggest consumers and suspend street-cleaning and watering ...Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant regains power link after cut amid nearby clashes
The last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is working again after being cut earlier on Thursday, ...Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180
Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community for help. ...Ukraine plans international court to put Vladimir Putin on trial
Six months into Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian officials are drawing up plans to make sure Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top military ...Taiwan proposes large rise in defence spending amid escalating China tensions
Taiwan proposed $19 billion in defence spending for next year on Thursday, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new ...Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan’s capital
After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding ...Finnish journalists on trial in rare defence intelligence case
Three journalists from Finland’s largest daily are expected to appear in a Helsinki court on Thursday, suspected of publishing classified defence intelligence ...