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North Korea-Russia border rail traffic surging with unknown cargo, satellite imagery shows
ByMichael Armstrong October 11, 2023

Korean unification think tank Beyond Parallel claims satellite images show a major increase in covered, unknown shipments across the border Railway traffic across the border of North Korea and Russia has surged since last month with unknown cargo. US-based Korean unification think tank Beyond Parallel examined satellite imagery of railcars and transportation facilities between the…

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Undersea pipeline damage appears to be deliberate, says Finland
ByMichael Armstrong October 11, 2023

Media cites intelligence sources saying Russian sabotage suspected after unusual drop in pressure Extensive damage to an undersea gas pipeline and communications cable connecting Finland and Estonia “could not have occurred by accident” and appears to be the result of a “deliberate … external act”, Finnish authorities have said. “It is likely that the damage…

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Breaking News | Israel | News

Israel forms emergency government against Hamas as deaths and damage in Gaza mount
ByMichael Armstrong October 11, 2023

JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Israel formed an emergency unity government on Wednesday as its jets pounded Gaza and tanks massed around the densely populated Palestinian enclave while Hamas militants said they were still fighting on Israeli territory following their shock weekend incursion. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to form a war cabinet with former…

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Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days
ByMichael Armstrong October 11, 2023

Another earthquake has hit western Afghanistan, just days after two large quakes in the same region killed more than 1,000 people. The new 6.3 magnitude quake struck at around 05:10 local time (00:40 GMT) on Wednesday, 28km (17 miles) north of Herat, killing at least one person. More than 100 were injured and taken to…

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Breaking News | Germany | News

Bavaria election results: Scholz coalition dealt a blow
ByMichael Armstrong October 10, 2023

After key regional elections on Sunday in Germany conservatives and right-wing populists are celebrating. But the results are a blow for all three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s left-wing-led national coalition. The ramifications will be felt across Germany. A quarter of voters were able to go to the polls in regional elections in two of…

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Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan
ByMichael Armstrong October 10, 2023

ISLAMABAD – Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. The figures couldn’t be independently verified. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake was followed by strong aftershocks on Saturday, a spokesperson for the country’s national disaster…

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Breaking News | Israel | News

Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest air strikes ever after shock Hamas attack
ByMichael Armstrong October 10, 2023

JERUSALEM/GAZA/KFER AZA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Israel hammered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with the fiercest air strikes in its 75-year conflict with the Palestinians, razing entire districts despite a threat from Hamas militants to execute a captive for each home hit. Across the barrier wall enclosing the coastal enclave, Israeli soldiers collected the last…

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U.N. Warns Israel: Retaliatory Siege of Gaza ‘Prohibited’ Under International Law
ByMichael Armstrong October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

Israel’s act of self defense in laying siege to Hamas terrorists and their supporters in the Gaza Strip was declared a “prohibited” act Tuesday by the U.N. human rights chief. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a call for peace and understanding in the region from his office in Geneva, Switzerland, before…

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‘Dead’ Russian commander Viktor Sokolov seen on video after Ukraine claimed to have killed him
ByMichael Armstrong September 26, 2023

A new video was released Tuesday showing the commander of the country’s Black Sea Fleet attending a video conference — a day after Ukrainian special forces claimed it had killed him in a missile strike. In video and photographs quietly put out by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Admiral Viktor Sokolov appears to be remotely…

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Breaking News | Germany | News | Refugee Crisis Europe

Germany to halve federal aid for refugees next year – sources
ByMichael Armstrong September 26, 2023

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Germany plans to halve the federal aid allocated for states to cover the expenses of receiving and integrating refugees next year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, as part of belt-tightening amid soaring inflation and economic slowdown. More than 1 million Ukrainians sought refuge in Germany after Moscow’s invasion in…

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