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Taliban face IS-K after series of attacks in Afghanistan

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The Taliban’s efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan have been dogged by a series of bloody attacks by operatives from the Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K). The latest assault saw a suicide bomber slaughter scores of Shia Muslims during Friday afternoon prayers in the northern city of Kunduz, in an apparent bid to sow sectarian hatred and make the country ungovernable. It followeda suicide bombing that killed more than 100 Afghans and 13 US soldiers as American troops evacuated in August. AFP takes a look at the two groups and how their rivalry is likely to play out. The broader Islamic Sta…

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Texas Shooter On the Run After Killing 8-Year-Old Boy and 4 Others ‘Execution Style’ with an AR-15

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Five people were killed “execution style” in a Texas home by a suspect armed with an AR-15 style rifle, RadarOnline.com has learned. The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office received a harassment call from Cleveland, a small town 55 miles north of Houston, Texas. The shooting took place at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Authorities arrived at the home only to find the horrific crime had taken place. Five victims — two women, two men and an 8-year-old boy — were pronounced dead at the scene. Two female victims were found in the bedroom lying on top of two children who survived the horrif… (more…)

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Third night of violence in Guadeloupe as France sends police special forces

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POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (Reuters) – The French overseas territory of Guadeloupe was hit by a third night of looting and rioting amid protests against COVID-19 measures, with gunmen shooting at police and firefighters, the authorities said on Sunday. Police arrested 38 people as shops were broken into and cars set ablaze. Special police forces were due to arrive from mainland France to the Caribbean archipelago on Sunday to restore order. “This situation cannot be accepted nor tolerated,” government spokesman Gabriel Attal told Europe 1 radio. Guadeloupe’s prefect, Alexandre Rochatte, who re… (more…)

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U.S. judge sets deadline for Prince Andrew’s testimony in accuser’s lawsuit

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew must make himself available to answer questions under oath by next July 14 in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan set the deadline to complete depositions in a Monday scheduling order agreed to by lawyers for Andrew and Virginia Giuffre, his accuser. Giuffre, 38, has said the Duke of York forced her to have sex approximately two decades ago at the London home of late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwe… (more…)

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