Pakistan to launch 'full-scale' operation to free train hostages
SIBI — Pakistan security forces were set to launch a "full-scale operation" on Wednesday to free train passengers taken hostage by militants, including suicide bombers, officials said.
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Ex-Philippine leader Duterte bound for Hague over ICC drug war case
MANILA — Lawyers for former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is bound for The Hague following his arrest on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding he be sent back to Manila.
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Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after ship hits tanker in North Sea
LONDON — A 59-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter, the police in northern England said, after a container ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea a day earlier, leaving one crew member missing and presumed dead.
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Trump doubles down on Canada trade war with major tariff hike
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday, while threatening to "shut down" the country's auto industry and saying the best way to end the trade war is for Washington's ally to be absorbed into the United States.
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Macron urges allies to plan 'credible security guarantees' for Ukraine
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called on military chiefs from across Europe and beyond to draw up a plan "to define credible security guarantees" for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, the presidency said.
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Dozens freed, hundreds still held hostage in deadly Pakistan train siege
MACH (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday, with hundreds more still being held in the deadly siege.
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