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Pakistani forces kill 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours, the highest toll in decades

Pakistani security forces have killed about two dozen militants in overnight raids in the insurgency-hit southwest bordering Afghanistan

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Philippine vice president faces new impeachment bids after surviving attempt

Activists have filed two impeachment complaints against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, accusing her of large-scale corruption

Iran summons ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as terror group

Iran says it has had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc’s listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terror group

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Dalai Lama Grammy win criticized by Beijing: 'Anti-China political manipulation'

Beijing on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama 's first Grammy win, describing the music industry award for an audiobook, narration and storytelling as "a tool for anti-China political manipulation."

International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds

Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage out of controlAn authoritative survey of 23 armed conflicts over the last 18 months has concluded that international law seeking to limit the effects of war is at breaking point, with more than 100,000 civilians killed, while torture and rape are committed with near impunity.The extensive study by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights describes the deaths of 18,592 children in Gaza, growing civilian casualties in Ukraine and an “epidemic” of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Continue reading...