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German investigators find third drone, explosives after failed airport attack, media say

German investigators discovered a third drone and suspected explosives linked to this month’s attempted attack on the Leipzig/Halle airport, broadcasters NDR and WDR and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said on Tuesday. The drone was found on August 14, 10 days after the incident, to the west of the airport, where investigators also discovered about 50 grams (1.8 oz) of a…

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Saudi Arabia’s RSGT, France’s CMA CGM sign deal to develop Jeddah port terminal

Saudi Arabian terminal operator Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) and France’s CMA CGM Group said on Tuesday they had signed an agreement to jointly develop and operate a terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port. The investment, in collaboration with the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and aimed at developing Terminal 4 of the port, is expected to be about 1.6 billion riyals…

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MBS, Macron urge negotiated solution on Iran, discuss Gaza during state visit

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need for a negotiated solution to tensions over Iran and reaffirmed their commitment to a diplomatic approach that ensures the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear program, according to a joint French-Saudi statement on Monday. The two leaders called on Iran to resume cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency…

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Armed men ambush patrol in South Sudan and kill 2 UN peacekeepers

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed on Monday when armed men ambushed a patrol traveling to a remote area of South Sudan, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Seven others were injured in the attack — three peacekeepers, two members of the South Sudanese police and two civilian staff of the mission, the mission known as UNMISS…

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Pakistan and Iran made ‘significant progress’ in talks on conflict, minister says

Pakistan and Iran made “significant progress” in talks that focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran and a path to peace, Pakistan’s interior minister said on Tuesday, at the end of a visit to Tehran. Talks between the two sides focused on measures to prevent further escalation, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an expedited termination of the conflict,…

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President says Syria ‘shakes off dark stain’ with removal from US terror list

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed early on Tuesday the United States’ removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step. “Today, Syria shakes off a dark stain and tears away a painful chapter of its past to embark on a path of development, reconstruction and rebuilding,” al-Sharaa said in a speech. Washington’s decision…

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Russian strikes kill at least two people in Ukraine

Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least two people early Saturday, local authorities said, a day after a deadly attack on a busy shopping center. Kyiv City Military Administration reported a fire in a warehouse in the capital’s Darnytskyi district after issuing an alert for a ballistic missile. “According to preliminary information, unfortunately, there is one person dead and several…

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Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would “destroy” the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.His comments, released to reporters on Sunday, were Zelenskyy’s first on the subject since ousted former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for a wartime poll in a bombshell address last week.Fedorov’s surprise dismissal last month sparked widespread protests,…

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Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack

STOCKHOLM — Swedish police revealed that a 17-year-old student was the fatal victim of a sword attack at a high school where widespread tributes were paid to her on Saturday. Flowers and candles were left outside the Brinell school in Fagersta where Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson went on Saturday morning to honour the dead student…

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UN holds second informal poll of secretary general candidates

UNITED NATIONS, United States — The UN’s most powerful body, the Security Council, met Friday for another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to succeed Antonio Guterres as the embattled organization’s next secretary-general. Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner last month when the 15-member Security Council held a first informal vote, behind closed…

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