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  Indian PM warns Pakistan after Kashmir attack

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 02:07am on February 16, 2019

  India’s prime minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on Friday to expect a strong response to a bomb attack in the disputed region of Kashmir that killed 44 paramilitary policemen, ratcheting up tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours....

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  War kills over 100,000 babies a year: Save the Children

  Agence France-Presse . Munich | Updated at 01:07am on February 16, 2019

  At least 100,000 babies die every year because of armed conflict and its impact, from hunger to denial of aid, Save the Children International said on Friday....

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  Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murder

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 01:06am on February 16, 2019

  Two people were sentenced to death by a Myanmar court Friday for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi advisor, after a drawn-out trial backlit by allegations of impunity with a main suspect still at large....

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  EU releases €24mn for Bangladesh

  United News of Bangladesh. Dhaka | Updated at 09:45pm on February 15, 2019

  The European Commission of the European Union has released an additional €24 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Rohingyas and host communities living in Cox's Bazar district....

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  Myanmar army chief denies systematic persecution of Rohingyas

  Reuters . Tokyo | Updated at 12:00am on February 16, 2019

  Myanmar’s army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army persecution and said such accusations were an insult to his country’s honour....

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  Trump vows emergency declaration over wall

  Reuters . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on February 16, 2019

  US president Donald Trump was poised on Friday to declare a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, a move that Democrats vowed to challenge as an unconstitutional attempt to fund his proposed border wall without approval from Congress...

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  UK's May suffers another damaging defeat in Brexit saga

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:14am on February 15, 2019

  British prime minister Theresa May on Thursday suffered another defeat in parliament over her Brexit strategy, just 43 days before Britain is due to leave...

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  Myanmar new parties challenge Suu Kyi’s grip on power

  Reuters . Yangon | Updated at 01:00am on February 15, 2019

  New political groups are emerging to contest Myanmar’s next election in 2020, aiming to challenge the hegemony of national civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

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  Trump blasts Venezuela over blocked

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on February 15, 2019

  President Donald Trump warned Venezuela on Wednesday that ‘all options’ are on the table and demanded that far left leader, Nicolas Maduro, unblock US aid...

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  NASA announces demise of Opportunity rover

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on February 15, 2019

  During 14 years of intrepid exploration across Mars, it advanced human knowledge by confirming that water once flowed on the red planet - but NASA’s...