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Dutch customs in massive cocaine haul

The Hague, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):Dutch customs officers have seized over four tonnes of cocaine hidden in soy bags in the port of Rotterdam, in the country’s largest haul this year, the public prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. The smuggled drugs, with an estimated value of […]

Raid on alleged Brazil bank robbers leaves 20 dead: police

Brasília, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):More than 20 alleged members of a gang of Brazilian bank robbers were killed Sunday in a vast police operation in Minas Gerais state, a police source told AFP. “The preliminary information we have for now is that more than 20 criminals […]

Tigrayan rebels say ‘in control’ of Ethiopia’s Kombolcha

Nairobi, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has captured the Ethiopian town of Kombolcha, a spokesman for the rebels said Sunday, the second city claimed by the TPLF this weekend, as it advances southwards. “Firmly in control of #Kombolcha,” TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda tweeted, […]

Indian Police arrest civil society activists protesting against Tripura violence

New Delhi – October 31 (Online): Indian police manhandled activists from various organisations who staged a protest near Tripura Bhavan in New Delhi against concerted attacks on Muslims and their properties in the Indian state of Tripura. The police arrested a number of protesters who […]

Japan votes as ruling party seeks fresh start

Tokyo, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):Voting kicked off in Japan’s general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over a pandemic-fatigued public with spending promises as his long-ruling conservatives seek a fresh start. Kishida became leader of the Liberal Democratic Party a month […]

7 Mali soldiers killed in separate attacks

Bamako, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):Seven Malian soldiers were killed in two separate attacks on Saturday in the centre and southwest of the conflict-ridden Sahel state, the army said. Five soldiers were killed when their pick-up truck hit a road bomb in central Mali, the military said […]

UAE pulls diplomats from Beirut in row over Saudi-led Yemen intervention

Dubai, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):The United Arab Emirates said Saturday it was withdrawing its diplomats from Lebanon, following a similar Saudi Arabia move over a Lebanese minister’s criticism of the Riyadh-led military intervention in Yemen. The diplomatic row, which has also seen Saudi Arabia suspend imports […]

Biden to meet with Turkey’s Erdogan on Sunday: US official

Rome, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden will meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, a senior US official said. The NATO allies had been expected to hold a bilateral at the UN summit […]

Turkish-flagged migrant ship anchored off Greek island

Athens, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):A Turkish-flagged cargo ship carrying about 400 migrants that had sent a distress signal on Friday has safely anchored off the Aegean island of Kos, Greece’s coastguard said on Saturday. The ship was in international waters when the engine failed, according to […]

China warns Lithuania, European officials over Taiwan row

Beijing – October 30 (Online): China on Tuesday demanded that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador in Beijing and said it would recall China’s envoy to Vilnius in a row over the Baltic state allowing Chinese-claimed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy there using its own […]

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