Zelensky: 35,000 civilians evacuated from Ukrainian cities on Wednesday
At least 35,000 civilians were evacuated from besieged Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In a video address ...
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Junta says Suu Kyi broke secrets law, international pressure rises
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer ...
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1,300 civilians killed in DR Congo, over half million flee in months: UN
About 1,300 civilians have been killed in conflicts across DR Congo while over half a million people have been displaced ...
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Ghouta reeling from assaults
DOUMA, Syria"•Desperate civilians trapped in one of the most ferocious assaults of Syria’s civil war awaited aid and medical help ...
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HAWI AL-HAWA, Syria"•As fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into a shrinking part of Syria’s Raqa, they are dragging ...
Read moreBurial held for unclaimed bodies in Marawi City siege
Unclaimed bodies of people killed in the middle of clashes between government forces and Maute group in Marawi City have ...
Read moreAFP: Maute has taken P 500M worth of money from Marawi homes
Hostages rescued by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recount that Maute terrorists had forced them to loot and ...
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Keep out of harm’s way, Duterte exhorts civilians
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday told the military to kill all the terrorists holed up in Marawi City, even at ...
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Six BIFF men killed in firefight
SIX members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters were killed in a clash with government troops in Barangay Malagakit, Pigcawayan, ...
Read moreAt least 600 residents remain trapped in Marawi City
About six-hundred (600) residents remain trapped in Marawi City amid the fighting between government forces and Maute group. This was ...
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