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Turkey frees Palestinian man in Haiti assassination saga
A Palestinian man held in Turkey for his alleged role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise was allowed to fly home to the United States on Aug. 3, ending a nine-month legal saga that saw the rejection of his extradition to Haiti in what has become a complex, international manhunt for the…
Emerging KZN ‘Taliban’ group must be monitored, says security expert
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South Korea reports 119,922 new Covid-19 cases
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Five killed as rebels storm India army camp in Kashmir
Three Indian soldiers and two suspected militants were killed Thursday after rebels stormed a military camp in disputed Kashmir, officials said.At least two assailants armed with guns and grenades attacked the camp in the remote Darhal area of southern Rajouri district early Thursday, said Mukesh Singh, a senior police officer.The soldiers responded to the attack,…