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Can new Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions lead to another border clash?

Both sides target each other despite a pause in fighting mediated in March.Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been tense since the Taliban took power in 2021.On Monday, Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat after an attack claimed by the Pakistan...

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Gunmen kidnap dozens of students in Nigeria’s Borno State

No group ​claimed responsibility for the raid which bore the hallmark of the ​Boko Haram group.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 16 May 202616 May 2026Gunmen have ⁠kidnapped dozens of school pupils in Nigeria’s rebellion-ravaged northeastern state of Borno, residents...

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Spain PM defends Eurovision boycott over Israel

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has defended Spain’s boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, saying ‘silence is not an option’ while citing the genocide in Gaza and the ‘illegal war’ on Lebanon.Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Click...

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Man killed in great white shark attack in western Australia

The 38-year-old was bitten at a popular diving and fishing spot near the city of Perth, police say.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 16 May 202616 May 2026A man has died from his injuries after being attacked by a great white shark in western Australia, authorities...

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Where did Eurovision go wrong?

On February 25, 2022, just one day after Moscow's troops launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EBU banned Russia, stating that allowing it to be represented "would bring the competition into disrepute".Critics have decried what they see as a double standard...

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Trump says ISIL second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed

US and Nigerian forces carry out a joint operation against the commander, who was deemed a ‘global terrorist’ in 2023.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 16 May 202616 May 2026Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, alleged to be the second-in-command of ISIL (ISIS) globally, has been killed...

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