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NATO sends 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests
NATO chief Jen Stoltenberg warned troops “will take all necessary actions to maintain a safe and secure environment for all citizens in Kosovo.” NATO said on Tuesday it will send more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests, following clashes with ethnic Serbs that wounded 30 peacekeepers. “We have decided to deploy 700…
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María Branyas Morera, born in 1907, now in Guinness record books after death of Lucille Randon, 118, in French town of Toulon María Branyas Morera has lived through two world wars, the Spanish civil war, the 1918 flu pandemic and Covid. Now the California-born woman is the world’s oldest living person. Branyas, 115, became the…
Biden admin releases 11 Yemeni detainees with suspected al Qaeda ties from Guantanamo Bay — including two alleged former bin Laden bodyguards
The Pentagon announced Monday that it has released 11 Yemeni detainees with suspected ties to al Qaeda from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. The detainees, none of whom have been charged with a crime, will be resettled in Oman as the Biden administration moves to wind down operations at the notorious detention facility….
Powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds more, officials say
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday local time, according to the USGS and local authorities, sparking fears of mass casualties as the country’s Taliban government said at least 20 people died. Afghan Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman said in a statement that more than 20 people were confirmed dead and at least…


