60 h. ago Gunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan

Officials say suspected militants have ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby

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4 d. ago Trump admin to help track down gunmen who killed four and wounded 14 others at children’s birthday party in California

Suspect in the mass shooting which took place east of San Francisco at large as several victims taken to hospital

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9 d. ago Taliban say nine children killed in latest Pakistani attack as border tensions soar

Kabul accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes day after suicide bombers target major security installation on other side of border

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1 week ago Suicide bombers strike security force headquarters in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 officers

Police say two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers

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1 week ago Three killed as gunmen and suicide bombers attack Pakistan paramilitary force headquarters

Suicide bomber detonates explosives at entrance of constabulary

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2 w. ago Nigerian gunmen abduct 'dozens' of girls from boarding school after killing deputy head teacher in chilling echo of Chibok kidnappings

The assailants attacked the Maga Comprehensive Girls' Secondary School in Kebbi state, at around 1am on Monday morning. Pictured: Boko Haram with the Nigerian schoolgirls they kidnapped in 2014.

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2 w. ago Indian police arrest suspected owner of car used in Delhi blast

Investigators say suspect helped Kashmiri suicide bomber acquire vehicle used in explosion

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2 w. ago UN human rights body holds special session on Sudan after hundreds killed in Darfur's el

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding a one-day special session to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities committed last month by paramilitary forces fighting the army

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2 w. ago 'I still can't believe I'm alive': Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video

The Guardian has geolocated eyewitness accounts of the capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group and the ethnically-targeted massacres that took place in the immediate aftermath. Journalists are unable to access the area and have limited access to information. Guardian reporter Kaamil Ahmed explains how - when combined with satellite imagery and videos posted by RSF fighters - the testimonies provide us with the clearest picture yet of the horrific events that unfolded Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘The pain remains’: France remembers victims of 2015 Paris attacks

Bells ring out across French capital marking 10th anniversary of country’s deadliest peacetime attackParis attacks anniversary – in picturesFrance has paid tribute to the 130 people killed 10 years ago by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers who targeted a stadium, bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in the country’s deadliest peacetime attack.“The pain remains,” Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media on Thursday as he visited each of the sites that were attacked. Bells rang out across the city as a remembrance ceremony began at a memorial garden in central Paris attended by relatives and survivors. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Top adviser to Sudan's paramilitary leader says Rubio's comments hinder truce efforts

A senior adviser to the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments calling for a halt to the flow of military support coming to the RSF from abroad may jeopardize global efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire

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3 w. ago France commemorates victims of Paris attacks 10 years on – in pictures

France pays tribute to the 130 people killed during a rampage by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers targeting cafes, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in 2015. The attacks were the deadliest on French soil since the second world war, prompting emergency security measures, many of which are now embedded in law Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UN warns aid ‘on the brink of collapse’ in Sudan after paramilitary forces seize major city

Relief groups say hunger and disease are worsening, while survivors describe horrific violence at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces

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3 w. ago Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister

Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capitalAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly terror attack in Islamabad

Defence minister says country is in ‘state of war’ after suicide blast kills 12 and injures 27 outside court buildingsAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Islamabad carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, as the country’s defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was confirmed as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside district court buildings in the capital on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 12 killed in suicide bombing outside court in Pakistan’s capital, interior minister says

Ministry says suicide bomber detonated explosives during one of the court’s busiest hours

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3 w. ago Sudan medics accuse paramilitary forces of burning bodies in mass graves to ‘conceal genocide’

The Sudan Doctors Network said the RSF had attempted to conceal evidence of mass killings

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3 w. ago Sudan butchers storm another city as bloody offensive escalates with fighters slaughtering & starving civilians

ROGUE paramilitary forces in Sudan accused of mass slaughtering civilians in El Fasher are feared to be committing fresh atrocities. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the army since April 2023, has now escalated its brutal military assault in the Kordofan region as it appears to be preparing for an offensive to seize...

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3 w. ago Thousands flee to overcrowded camps after Sudan's paramilitary captures el

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape atrocities by a paramilitary force since it captured el-Fasher in the Western Darfur region

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3 w. ago Outside powers' reported backing for Sudan's warring sides helps fuel fighting as atrocities mount

For more than two years, Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have torn the country apart in a war for power, both digging in against peace efforts even as atrocities mount and starvation spreads

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