Stories By Hasan Imtiaz
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NEWS
/ 1 year agoHundreds dead, more than 1 million displaced due to Niger floods
(WS News) – Floods caused by intense rains have resulted in 339 deaths and displaced more than 1.1 million people in...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoIshiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election
TOKYO (WS News) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoHezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon
BEIRUT (WS News) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoIsrael’s strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support
WASHINGTON (WS News) — Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoAustrian president asks top three parties to discuss possible coalitions
VIENNA (WS News) – Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Wednesday he was asking the leaders of the three...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoChina looks forward to ‘new atmosphere’ with new Japan cabinet, minister says
BEIJING (WS News) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his new Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday that Beijing looked...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoBeyond the politics, China’s missile test reflects military need
HONG KONG (WS News) – From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoHezbollah is still organised despite Israeli attacks
MOSCOW (WS News) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Hezbollah was still organised and had not lost its chain...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoNorth Korea Army says to completely cut road and rail links to South Korea
SEOUL (WS News) – North Korea’s Army said it will completely cut off roads and railways connected to South Korea starting...
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POLITICS
/ 1 year agoLee Wei Ling, daughter of Singapore’s founding PM Lee Kuan Yew dies at 69
SINGAPORE (WS News) – The estranged sister of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong died on Wednesday at 69, after...
