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No clear winner reported in Pakistani election

Pakistan’s parliamentary elections left no clear winner.Allies of imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan won the most seats in the lower house of parliament in the elections last Thursday. It was a shock outcome given the obstacles: His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party could hold no campaign rallies, had no polling agents on…

Polish doctor ‘safe and sound’ after being freed from kidnappers in Chad

A Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is “safe and sound,” Poland’s foreign minister said Tuesday.The woman had been volunteering at the Saint-Michel Hospital in the Central African nation’s Tandjile region, where kidnappings for ransom are common. Attackers pretending to be patients abducted her and a Mexican…

3, including teen, killed by security forces as Senegal election protests rage on

Security forces in Senegal have killed at least three people, including a 16-year-old boy, during protests in recent days denouncing the president’s decision to delay elections, Amnesty International said Tuesday.The rights group in a statement said protesters were killed during a crackdown in the capital, Dakar, and in Saint-Louis and…

Azerbaijan, Armenia exchange blame after deadly border skirmish

Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday traded accusations over a border skirmish that left at least four Armenian soldiers dead and escalated tensions between the two Caucasus neighbors.Armenia’s Foreign Ministry denounced what it described as a “provocation” by Azerbaijani troops who fired on Armenian forces across the border in the eastern…

Swiss doctor helps to evacuate injured children from Gaza

When Swiss doctor Raouf Salti realized he could not go to Gaza to help injured children, he decided he would do everything he could to get them to Geneva to receive medical care.After dealing with swathes of red tape, Salti got permission to have four children, including a 16-year-old who…

Iran’s nuclear activities raise concerns as UN watchdog warns of lack of transparency

Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, has warned that Iran lacks transparency regarding its atomic program.Ali Akbar Salehi, a former leader of Tehran’s nuclear program, said that Iran possesses all the necessary components for a nuclear weapon.Iran has been enriching uranium close to weapons-grade levels…