Islamic State Group Claims Bombing In Afghanistan That Killed Officers Involved In An Anti-Poppy Crop Campaign

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast that killed police officers who were part of an anti-poppy crop campaign. A motorcycle was booby-trapped and exploded, targeting a Taliban patrol in Faizabad town in Badakhshan province, killing and wounding 12 members of the patrol as well as destroying a four-wheel drive…

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Civilian Casualties Rise In Myanmar’s Civil War As Resistance Forces Tighten Noose Around Military

Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar’s ethnic minority groups and newer…

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UK Men arrested for ‘preparing acts of terrorism’

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorism offences. Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) carried out raids at about 19:30 BST. Four warrants were executed across Bolton and Great Lever and in the Abram and Hindley areas of Wigan. CTPNW said the men had been arrested on suspicion of the…

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2 Ukrainians detained for allegedly plotting Zelenskyy assassination with Russia, Ukraine says

Two colonels in Ukraine’s State Protection Service were identified as part of a group planning to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The colonels, who have been detained but not yet been publicly identified, were recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service, known as the FSB, Ukraine said. “Their mission involved identifying…

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