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Pakistan faces new frontier against attacks: Balochistan’s Pashtun areas
A surge in attacks in Balochistan’s Pashtun-majority districts is raising questions about a widening rebellion.
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Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of killing seven in Yemen prison air strike
Houthi-run media outlet released footage of destruction after alleged Saudi air strike on al-Hazm prison.
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Bolivian blast death toll rises to 9; rescuers search for missing soldiers
President Rodrigo Paz declares national mourning period, urges unity after deadly military base explosions near La Paz.
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Why do the Falkland Islands matter to the UK and Argentina so much?
Argentina’s sovereignty claim is enshrined in its constitution, but oil production raises the economic stakes.
Iraq faces sovereignty test as US-led military coalition exit nears
Analysts warn Iraq faces severe security and political tests as the US-led coalition withdrawal deadline approaches.
Philippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cuts
Manila defence chief says Washington gave ‘definite assurances’ that its commitments to the Philippines remain.
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North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’
Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang’s nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.
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Yemeni forces claim strategic Hais district amid Houthi clashes
More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.
France denies Niger’s accusation it orchestrated failed military mutiny
Niger’s government has widened its blame to unnamed neighbours a week after the assault on a military base.
EXPLAINER
Why has the Trump administration ordered staff to take polygraph tests?
Reports of dwindling US weapons stocks have triggered an unusually sweeping hunt for leakers inside the Pentagon.
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Yemen government launches own air attacks on Houthis: What that means
A major Houthi offensive towards Bab al-Mandeb has triggered some of Yemen’s worst fighting in years.
