Battle for Raqqa Harvests Severe Refugee Flight
YPG says Raqqa campaign could take weeks to a month while forces push from the north east and west aided by U S led coalition. Felat, a former literature student turned YPG fighter, recalls losses at a 2016 wedding attack and says the dam at Tabqa remains a critical, threatened target with plans to take it within days if weather and tactics hold.
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Explosion at Parachinar Mosque Kills 22 in Pakistan
An explosion at a Shia mosque in Parachinar near the Afghan border killed 22 people and injured about 70 as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers. Officials note gunfire preceded the blast and no group claimed responsibility. Local authorities cite rising violence in the region.
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Scotland leader demands independence vote in letter
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon writes to Prime Minister Theresa May demanding a second referendum on Scottish independence before the UK leaves the EU. The June Brexit referendum split the UK with England and Wales voting to leave while Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain.
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Venezuelan attorney general breaks with Maduro over court move
Luisa Ortega, long allied with the ruling Socialists, condemned the Supreme Court decision to annul the National Assembly. She called it a rupture of constitutional order while protests swell and international condemnation grows. In Asuncion Paraguay, protesters storm Congress after a Senate vote backing a constitutional amendment for reelection, a change still needing House approval.
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Luisa Ortega
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