At least 64 people were killed in a police operation against the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro’s northern suburbs – the largest and deadliest raid in the Brazilian state’s history.
Four police officers were among those killed during Operation…
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Caught in middle, South Korea hosts rival world powers
BBCProtesters gathered in Seoul ahead of Trump’s arrival on Wednesday “No Trump!” the rally of hundreds shouted, growing louder as it neared the United States embassy in the centre of South Korea’s capital Seoul.
A line of police buses stopped them…
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Watch: Streets flood in Kingston as Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 295 km/h, the strongest in 174 years. Streets in Kingston were flooded and power cuts hit a third of the island.
Officials warn of a four-metre storm surge as Melissa heads toward Cuba.
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Trump remains committed to Gaza ceasefire, but restraint becomes harder for Netanyahu
The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has been fragile since US President Donald Trump willed it into existence earlier this month.
And on Tuesday, the cords keeping war from breaking out again in Gaza frayed further, as Hamas operatives opened…
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Brazilian police raid gang in Rio, leaving at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at…
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How Israel is winning the wars and losing the peace : NPR
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Oct. 13, in Jerusalem as…
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Lawyers for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro appeal his 27-year prison sentence
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Lawyers for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal to reduce his pirson sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral…
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Brazil: at least 64 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raids | Brazil
At least 64 people have reportedly been killed in Rio’s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio’s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of…
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