India arrests over 200 terror operatives linked to Pakistan ahead of Independence Day
Agencies have reportedly recovered pistols, live cartridges, grenades bearing Pakistan Ordnance Factory markings and crude bombs.
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Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children
At least 68 dead after Indonesia earthquake as survivors experience aftershocks, await aid
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting
Somalia troops and armed opposition clash in heavy Baidoa fighting as civilian toll rises
Fresh fighting in the city could compound a dire humanitarian crisis in the area. Baidoa hosts hundreds of thousands of displaced people; one in four children at refugee sites is malnourished.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing departs for Russia to expand energy and economic ties
Russia will be the fifth country Min Aung Hlaing has visited since becoming president, with official trips to India, China, Laos, and, earlier this month, Thailand.
Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection
The skew towards boys in Vietnam's sex ratio at birth has been among the highest in Asia for years. The draft says the ratio peaked at 114.8 boys per to girls in 2018.
EU planning to expand sanctions against Russia, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says
"For autumn, I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the start of the war," she told the German daily newspaper, Die Welt.
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak
Congo's public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the previous 24 hours.
Six killed, several injured, after electric pole falls near Ashok Dham temple in India
Authorities were checking the cause of the incident among devotees observing a Hindu holy month at the Ashok Dham temple in the district of Lakhisarai.
American 'Heroes,' 'Nashville' actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36
"She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her on screen," her representative told ABC News.
Trump says US military to reduce military exercises with South Korea, cites North Korea relations
"These exercises are not only costly... but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile," he wrote in a Truth Social post.
Drone strikes, intelligence chief’s killing expose Libya’s fragile balance - analysis
The unclaimed attacks have not been linked, but they come as rival power centers compete for influence and the US seeks to reunify Libya’s divided institutions.
Ukraine could launch ballistic missiles in three months, former defense minister says
In a separate interview, Zelensky said that if he were sold 10% of the US's Patriot missiles, Ukraine "will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles."
