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Gurkha veteran Hari reached Mount Everest with no legs
Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar, who lost both his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest.
Mr Magar was almost killed by the blast,…
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Biden to hold debt ceiling talks with 10 days until default deadline
President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are scheduled to hold a third meeting on the US debt ceiling on Monday, with only 10 days remaining until the country could face a catastrophic default.
Monday's meeting…
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Russia targets Ukraine’s Dnipro with drones, missiles
Russian forces targeted the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro overnight with 16 missiles and 20 attack drones, Ukraine’s army said Monday.
The attacks on troops and infrastructure were carried out by various types of missiles and…
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Prince William supports change following Manchester bombing report exposing failures in child…
The UK’s Prince William has said child victims of traumatic events need to be treated better, in the wake of a report into the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
Twenty-two people, including children, were killed, and 1,017 injured when…
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Philippine military to verify reports of Abu Sayyaf Group chief’s death
The Philippine military said on Monday it had received reports of the death of Radullan Sahiron, the remaining top leader of the militant Abu Sayyaf Group.
Formed in 1991, ASG was initially heavily influenced by Al-Qaeda and has been…
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Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum
Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and US-brokered deal for a week-long cease-fire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict.…
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Iran’s President Raisi replaces top security chief with Revolutionary Guards general
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday appointed a Revolutionary Guards general as the new secretary of the country’s top security body, replacing longtime chief and leading Gulf mediator Ali Shamkhani.
“Ali Akbar Ahmadian was appointed…
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Stalled talks on reviving atomic deal face challenge from Iran’s deep underground nuclear site
Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch US weapon designed to destroy such sites, according to experts and…
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Climate change and Mideast conflict require urgent attention at COP28
With Earth on the precipice as the devastating impacts of climate change loom ominously, it has become an urgent imperative to respond to this rapidly transforming world. As the international community prepares for the 28th Conference of…
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