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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…
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Separatist insurgents in Pakistan’s resource-rich Balochistan province say they shot down a military helicopter during a flood-relief operation, killing all six on board including a top army commander. A senior military official dismissed the insurgents’ claim as propaganda and fake news. The military said the helicopter crashed on Monday during bad weather. The Baloch Raaji…
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