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Ethnic Armenians sit at a standstill in their vehicles loaded with their belongings, blocked by a herd of cows on the road between Kornidzor and Goris, on Thursday. (AFP)

Nagorno-Karabakh’s self-declared republic gives up as Armenians flee

dpaYerevanThe self-declared Republic of Artsakh which governs the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from the start of 2024 after its president signed a decree to that effect on Thur

Sep 29, 2023
Taiwan's first locally built submarine is seen during unveiling ceremony at the CSBC Corporation shipbuilding company in Kaohsiung, on Thursday. (AFP)

Taiwan launches its first domestically built submarine

dpaTaipei/BeijingTaiwan launched its first domestically built submarine on Thursday. President Tsai Ing-wen said building submarines domestically was an important combat force to protect Taiwans borders.

Sep 29, 2023
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Expansion of North Korea nuclear force enshrined in law

Seoul: North Korean law now allows for its nuclear force to be expanded after the policy was anchored into law by members of the Supreme Peoples Assembly according to state media on Thursday.The amendment to North Koreas con

Sep 29, 2023
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Blast in Uzbekistan claims one life, injures more than 150

Moscow: An explosion in a warehouse in Tashkent has injured 163 people with 24 of the injured taken to hospital the authorities in Uzbekistan reported on Thursday.The Health Ministry in Tashkent reported on its Telegram channel that one of the injured a minor had died.The blast occurred in a customs shed in a res

Sep 29, 2023
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Rescuers of migrants in the Med among ‘Alternative Nobel’ winners

Stockholm: The Right Livelihood Awards commonly known as the Alternative Nobel Prizes have been awarded this year to the European aid organization SOS Mditerrane a Ghanaian womens rights activist and environmentalists from Kenya and Cambodia.The award has a broad remit and has honoured champions of human rights

Sep 29, 2023
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Kosovo urges West to punish Serbia for weekend attack

dpaPristinaKosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Thursday urged Western countries to impose sanctions on Serbia in response to an attack earlier this week in which a Kosovar police officer and at least three attackers were killed.If this goes unpunished Serbia will repeat this crime Kurti told pa

Sep 29, 2023
US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City, on Wednesday. (AFP)

US Senator Menendez and co-defendants plead not guilty to bribery charges

AgenciesNew YorkAmid a flurry of calls by fellow Senate Democrats to resign Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges relating to an alleged bribery conspiracy involving payments in gold bars hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash a luxury car and passing sensitive information to the Egyptian government.Menendez has been charged

Sep 28, 2023
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US confirms release of soldier from N Korea

dpa Seoul/Washington US private Travis King who entered North Korea without authorization is in US custody in China and is in good health US authorities confirmed on Wednesday.North Korea expelled the soldier two months after he entered the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates North and South Korea on July 18.The 23-year-old is expec

Sep 28, 2023
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Six children and young people sue European states for climate protection

dpaStrasbourg/LisbonSix children and young people have taken the governments of Germany and 31 other states in Europe to court to force them to do much more to protect the environment in future.The climate complaint filed by the young Portuguese three years ago was heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Sep 28, 2023
Leader of the opposition Partido Popular - PP (People's Party) and candidate for prime minister Alberto Nunez Feijoo talks to the press as he leaves after the failed vote at the end of the second session of a parliamentary debate to vote through a prime minister at Las Cortes in Madrid on Wednesday. (AFP)

Spanish conservative leader fails to form govt as deadlock looms

dpaMadridSpains conservative leader Alberto Nez Feijo has failed in his first attempt to form a government.The lower house of parliament blocked his bid to become the new prime minister by 178 votes to 172 on Wednesday.The 62-year-old leader of the Peoples Party (PP) needed the votes of at least 176 lawmakers to have a chance of

Sep 28, 2023
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Syrian military patrol intercepts US convoy in northeastern Syria: Reports

CAIRO: A Syrian military patrol has blocked the path of a convoy of US troops in Al Hasakah province in northeastern Syria and drove it away Syrian media reported on Wednesday.The convoy consisting of four armoured vehicles and covered by two helicopters tried to pass through the area Syrian state broadcaster Al-Akhbar reported. It was intercepted in the village

Sep 28, 2023
Attendees mourn next to portraits on tombstones at a memorial cemetery in Baku on September 27, 2023, marking the third anniversary of the beginning of the second Karabakh war. The conflict, which began on September 27, 2020, lasted 44 days. (Photo by TOFIK BABAYEV / AFP)

Azerbaijan arrests former head of government of Nagorno-Karabakh; over 42,000 flee region

agenciesMoscowAzerbaijan has arrested the former head of government of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan at the border with Armenia according to official reports.Vardanyan officially the state minister of the unrecognised republic of Artsakh was taken to the capital Baku where the authorities will decide on the further course of action Azerbaijan

Sep 28, 2023
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French ambassador leaves Niger after coup, arrives in Paris

Niamey/Paris: The French ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itt has left the country as requested by the new rulers two months after a military coup in the West African nation and arrived in Paris on Wednesday diplomatic sources told DPA.The Nigerien military said Itt left the country early in the morning on a special flight.The presidential guard in Niger deposed

Sep 28, 2023
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Court rejects detention for South Korea’s opposition leader

Seoul: A court in South Korea has rejected a request to issue an arrest warrant for opposition leader and former presidential candidate Lee Jae Myung.The Central District Court in Seoul concluded that the evidence presented was not sufficient for an arrest and that there was no suspicion that evidence would be destroyed South Korean broadcasters reported on Wednesday.

Sep 28, 2023
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China wants to continue military exercises in Taiwan Strait; blames Philippines’ actions

agenciesBeijingChina wants to continue its military exercises in the strait between the Peoples Republic and the island of Taiwan.As long as the provocations for Taiwan independence continued the actions of the Peoples Liberation Army would not stop the spokeswoman of the Taiwan Affairs Bureau Zhu Fenglian said in Beijing on Wednesday.

Sep 28, 2023
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Children among Pakistani family of nine killed in accidental blast

Islamabad: At least nine members of a family including children were killed when an unexploded rocket launcher shell went off accidentally in their home police said on Wednesday.Four children aged between 1 and 12 were among the dead in the town of Kashmore in the southern province of Sindh local police chief Kazim Hussain told DPA.The children found the shell i

Sep 28, 2023
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Foundations laid for comprehensive, sustainable justice strategy: Al Amri

QNADohaMinister of Justice HE Masoud bin Mohammed Al Amri has stressed that under the wise leadership of the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani the Ministry of Justice seeks to develop and improve all legal and legislative services related to judicial

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DFC, HMC launch ‘Know the 5 to Save a Life’ drive

Tribune News NetworkDohaDoha Festival City (DFC) Qatars ultimate destination for shopping dining and entertainment is joining forces with Hamad Medical Corporations (HMC) Ambulance Service for the launch of the Know the 5 to Save a Life campaign as pa

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Younousse and Tijan bag Qatar’s first gold as Al Sharshani and Athba win mixed skeet bronze

Tribune News NetworkHuangzhou/DohaMuch to the expectations Qatars top beach volleyball pair and World No. 3 Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan claimed gold and in fine style at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.The Tokyo Olympic bronze medall

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Global stock index rises as oil, treasury yields, dollar pull back

ReutersNew York A global index of stocks was bouncing back from a nine-day losing streak on Thursday as oil prices fell and US Treasury yields pulled back from their highest levels in 16 years.Adding to respite for weary equity investors was a decline in

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