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Rescue workers comb ruins of Kabul drug clinic after Pakistan strike

Rescue workers comb ruins of Kabul drug clinic after Pakistan strike

Rescue workers scrambled to recover bodies and survivors on Tuesday from a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after it was hit by a Pakistani airstrike, with the Taliban authorities saying hundreds of people were feared killed.

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'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike

'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike

Azmat Ali Momand had just finished his rounds, checking patients at the "Camp Omid" drug rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when the explosion erupted.

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Belgian court decides on holding trial over 1961 Congo leader murder

Belgian court decides on holding trial over 1961 Congo leader murder

A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba.

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Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100

Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100

Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, police said Tuesday, .

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Kabul drug rehab clinic in ruins after Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan

Kabul drug rehab clinic in ruins after Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan

Crowds gathered on Tuesday outside a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a bid for news of their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike.

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Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Iraq pulled deeper into Mideast war

Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Iraq pulled deeper into Mideast war

Israel launched a wave of strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad drew neighbouring Iraq deeper into the Middle East war that has sparked economic turmoil across the globe.

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Georgia ready for rugby elite despite rare Portugal defeat

Georgia ready for rugby elite despite rare Portugal defeat

Georgia are ready to join either an expanded Six Nations or to provide a team to join the United Rugby Championship as soon as authorities let them, interim head coach Marco Bortolami has told AFP in an interview.

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Doncic leads Lakers to sixth straight win, Spurs sink Clippers

Doncic leads Lakers to sixth straight win, Spurs sink Clippers

Luka Doncic scored 36 points as the in-form Los Angeles Lakers powered to their sixth straight victory with a 100-92 defeat of the Houston Rockets on Monday.

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Iran 'negotiating' with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico: embassy

Iran 'negotiating' with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico: embassy

Iran's football federation is "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's first-round matches at the World Cup to Mexico from the United States, citing the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's embassy in Mexico said Monday.

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Gavaskar condemns Indian-owned franchise for signing Pakistan bowler

Gavaskar condemns Indian-owned franchise for signing Pakistan bowler

India cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has alleged that the signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed by an Indian-owned Hundred franchise in England "indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians".

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