Violence erupts in Aleppo as week of fighting deaths surge
In Aleppo eight days of heavy fighting kill over 200 people as rebels shell a mosque during Friday prayers and government airstrikes hit opposition districts. The surge shatters a U.S.-Russia brokered cease-fire and raises fears of a major government assault and humanitarian disaster. United Nations officials condemn the bloodshed and urge restraint while Russia and the United States discuss ways to sustain aid and a political process.
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Syria
Aleppo
U.N
Malla Khan
U.S
Russia
Sergey Lavrov
John Kerry
Foreign Ministry
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North Korea sentences U.S. citizen to 10 years hard labor
North Korea’s Supreme Court in Pyongyang condemned Kim Dong Chul, a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage, to 10 years of hard labor for espionage and subversion under Articles 60 and 64. The case follows a pattern of detentions used to extract concessions from Washington.
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U.S
Kim Dong Chul
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Washington
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Kim
Rason
South Korea
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Gabrielle Price
State Department
East Asia and the Pacific
Sixteen blamed for errors in Kunduz hospital attack
A senior U.S. general said human error combat rule violations and equipment failures led to the 2015 airstrike on a charity hospital in Kunduz Afghanistan killing 42. Sixteen service members received punishments, none facing a court martial, with calls for deeper accountability from victims and Doctors Without Borders.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Kunduz
Joseph Votel
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Votel
Zabihullah Neyazi
Khalid Ahmad
Ahmad
Doctors Without Borders
International Charity Organization
U.S. Central Command
Middle East
U.S. Special Operations Command
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