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Three Islamists, two others killed in storming of Karachi police station

By Akhtar Soomro and Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing two people in a hail of gunfire and a series of loud explosions before they themselves were killed, officials said. Security forces retook the building after several hours and killed three …

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Zelenskiy: ‘obvious’ Ukraine won’t be Putin’s last stop, quick arms supplies crucial

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday it was “obvious” Ukraine would not be the last stop of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion, and that it was vital the West did not delay arms deliveries to help repel Russian forces. The Ukrainian leader told the Munich Security Conference by video link that while the West was …

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Britain’s Sunak touts EU protocol progress in Northern Ireland, no deal yet

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -Britain’s prime minister told Northern Ireland politicians on Friday that progress had been made on easing post-Brexit trade rules as he sought to keep the province’s sceptical unionists on side in a final push for a deal with the European Union. After weeks of intense London-Brussels talks, momentum has been …

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U.S. Senator Fetterman checks into hospital for depression treatment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman, who flipped a Republican-held seat in last November’s elections just six months after suffering a near-fatal stroke, checked into a Washington-area hospital on Wednesday for treatment for clinical depression, his office said in a statement. The 53-year-old Pennsylvania senator was evaluated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center …

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South African rand firms against dollar; eyes on 2023 budget

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand on Friday recouped some losses from the previous session, when President Cyril Ramaphosa defended his decision to appoint a minister of electricity to try to end crippling power cuts. At 1524 GMT on Friday, the rand traded at 18.0525 against the dollar, 0.7% stronger than its previous close. Ramaphosa’s responses …

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Insecurity threatens Nigeria’s democracy as voters elect a new president

By Ahmed Kingimi and Tim Cocks GUSAU, Nigeria (Reuters) – Bandits spraying villages with bullets, killing residents and setting buildings ablaze. Rampant cattle rustling and clashes between farmers and herders. Mass kidnappings for ransom. These are among the litany of challenges confronting Sa’idu Ahmad, an electoral officer tasked with organising voting for Nigeria’s next president …

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