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Iraq’s paramilitary groups say they will disarm

14-06-2026 BAGHDAD: It was his first speech in front of parliament as Iraq’s prime minister, and Ali al-Zaidi was quick to set out his stall. “(I am committing to) reforming the security apparatus by restricting weapons to state control and strengthening the capabilities of the security forces,” al-Zaidi pledged in …

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Anti-immigrant unrest spells danger in Belfast

14-06-2026 BELFAST, NORTH IRELAND: When violence broke out in east Belfast near Zeinab’s home, as a mother of three from Sudan, she felt terrified. Anti-immigrant rioters have carried out a wave of racist attacks in the Northern Irish capital after a knife attack on Wednesday. The alleged assailant, a 30-year-old …

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Thai Princess dies after more than 3 years in coma

14-06-2026 BANGKOK: Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who had been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced. She was 47. She collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs. Her doctors attributed it to a severely irregular heartbeat, caused by a mycoplasma infection in …

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