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Indian troops kill top Kashmiri militant commander
SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed the chief of the largest militant group in Kashmir in a gun battle on Sunday, as the disputed region is riven by violence more than a year after New Delhi withdrew its semi-autonomy. The killing
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Open season on the free press: Journalists targeted in attacks as U.S. protests rage
On Friday evening, viewers watched as CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and his crew were arrested on live television while covering a protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. By Saturday, as protesters and the police clashed across the
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Delhi to divide Jammu and Kashmir state despite violence
SRINAGAR: India will formally split up the Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories today, aimed at tightening New Delhi’s grip on the restive region that has been in the grip of a harsh security clampdown for nearly three
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Hong Kong protesters stage huge rally, violence erupts
Police and pro-democracy protesters battled on the streets of Hong Kong yesterday as thousands of people rallied in several districts in defiance of attempts by the authorities to crack down on demonstrators. After two weeks of relative calm in the
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Dozens killed in Nigerian violence flareup
WARRI, NIGERIA: Dozens of people have been killed in a flareup of violence in three Nigerian regions, security officials and local sources said Tuesday. In the southeastern state of Rivers, eight people were killed early Monday when armed men attacked
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