Turkish groups shut down spark Istanbul protests
Interior Ministry closed 370 civic groups on terrorism charges including professional associations and women and children rights groups. Offices were raided, records seized, and four lawyers detained before release. Government cited ties to Gulen network PKK IS DHKP C. no explanation given.
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Istanbul
Interior Ministry
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Islamic State Group
Revolutionary People's Liberation Army Front
Dhkp-C
People’s Law Bureau
Progressive Lawyers’ Association
Nergis Aslan
Associated Press
New peace deal in Havana ends Colombia conflict doubts
In Havana on Saturday the Colombian government and the largest rebel group signed a revised peace accord after voters rejected the earlier deal. Negotiators Humberto de la Calle and Ivan Marquez said the new text strengthens justice and reparations while addressing war crimes concerns.
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Havana
Colombia
Humberto de la Calle
de la Calle
Congress
Juan Manuel Santos
Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Santos
FARC
Ivan Marquez
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Cuba
Attack at Bagram Air Base Leaves Four U.S. Workers Dead
A suicide bomber posing as a laborer killed four American service members and two contractors at Bagram Air Base in northern Afghanistan, wounding 16 others including a Polish NATO soldier. The Taliban claimed responsibility. U.S. officials pledged thorough investigation and continued protection as Afghan forces face rising attacks amid a shrinking U.S. troop presence.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Bagram Air Base
U.S
NATO
Ashton Carter
Bagram
Barack Obama
Mazar-i-Sharif
United Nations
John W. Nicholson Jr
Food aid theft allegations rock Nigeria refugees drive
Lawmakers in Adamawa state probe claims officials and traders diverted food aid for refugees from Boko Haram. Hassan Barguma says items donated by Nigeria customs were sold in local markets despite a distribution plan. Protests erupted as refugees demand thorough investigation into the diverted aid.
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Ucla
Nigeria
Adamawa
Customs Service
Hassan Barguma
Barguma
Boko Haram
Cameroon
Niger
Chad
Borno
U.N
Maiduguri
Sadiq Daware
Fatal blast at Sufi shrine in Quetta raises toll to 50
A busy shrine courtyard in Baluchistan’s Quetta region was hit by a sudden attack. IS claimed responsibility saying Shiites were targeted as rescuers rushed victims to hospitals. Over 100 were injured while the wounded were treated amid a chaotic stampede and crowded conditions.
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Pittsburgh
Dustin Johnson
Turtle Creek Valley
Homestead
Allegheny County
Annie Downs
Johnson
Pakistan
Quetta
Islamic State Group
Shah Bilal Noorani
Baluchistan
Abdur Rasool
Dif
Aamaq
Islamic State
Nawaz
Sharif
Africa
Gwadar
Sarfaraz Bugti
Abdul Hakim Sasi
Edhi Foundations Rescue Service
GEO
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
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Hamam al- Alil
Tigris
Baghdad
National Army
Bakassi
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