Rescue saves injured Ukrainian climber on Everest descent
Teams of mountaineers ferried a frostbitten Ukrainian climber on a stretcher through ice walls and crevasses in a midnight bid near the summit of Mount Everest. One Ukrainian team member went missing and was presumed dead, the first casualty of the year on the peak. About 150 climbers have died on Everest since Hillary and Norgay first conquered it in 1953.
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Turkey U S planes bomb Iraqi military sites
U S warplanes bombed Iraqi air defense positions near Mosul and Bayh as part of enforcing the no fly zone over northern Iraq. F 15s targeted anti air artillery and surface to air sites in a coordinated attack by allied forces. The operation aims to shield Kurdish civilians in the region from Iraqi military strikes.
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Scottish and Welsh parliaments sit for first time
The Scottish Parliament held its first sitting to swear in members and elect officers amid ongoing Labor Liberal Democrat talks. In Wales, Labor will govern without a majority after securing 28 of 60 seats, with Plaid Cymru, Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats holding the rest as coalitions loom.
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Liberal Democrats
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Edinburgh Chamber
Conservatives
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Welsh Assembly
Plaid Cymru
Edinburgh
Congo rebels strike back after air raids on Goma Uvira
Rebels report fresh offensive targeting Mbuji-Mayi after government airstrikes that killed civilians in Goma and Uvira. They claim gains at Kabinda and Bene Dibele while a rebel leader warns of implications for peace talks and radicalization of moderates.
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Bene Dibele
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Kabila
South Africa arms seizures aim to shield elections
Police in two provinces seized more than seven tons of weapons and explosives including rocket launchers and mines as authorities vow arrests of four right wing militants before the June 2 vote. Officials warned KwaZulu Natal remains a flashpoint and noted prior bloodshed before 1994 polls.
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