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Africa
Sudan Denies Using Chemical Weapons After US Imposes Sanctions
Sudan's army-aligned government denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals.
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Air
Pakistan, India Extend Airspace Ban on Each Other
Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.
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Europe
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Killing 268 POWs Since 2022
Ukraine said Friday it had opened probes into the alleged executions of 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops since Moscow invaded in February 2022.
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Air
Finland Says Suspects Two Russian Military Aircraft Violated Airspace
Two Russian military aircrafts are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defense ministry said in a statement.
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Air
US Strike on Yemen Kills Al-Qaeda Members: Yemeni Security Sources
Five Al-Qaeda members have been killed in a strike blamed on the United States in southern Yemen, two Yemeni security sources told AFP on Saturday.
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Europe
Kyiv on Alert for Combined Drone and Missile Strike: Mayor
Kyiv was on alert early Saturday for a Russian drone and missile attack, the Ukrainian capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko said, after AFP journalists heard explosions.
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Asia Pacific
South Korea Concerned by China’s ‘No-Sail Zone’ in Overlapping Waters
South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a "no-sail zone" in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.
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Americas
Syria Hails US Lifting of Assad-Era Sanctions
Syria on Saturday hailed the formal lifting of sanctions by the United States as a "positive step" that will help its post-war recovery.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Launches Probe into Warship Launch Accident
North Korea has begun an investigation into an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this week, state media said Friday, assessing the damage as "not serious."
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Americas
Iran, US to Hold New Round of Nuclear Talks in Rome
Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.
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