WHO warns of 'biological risk' after Sudan fighters seize lab, as violence mars US-brokered ceasefire

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a "huge biological risk" after Sudanese fighters seized the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital Khartoum, as foreign nations raced to mount rapid evacuation efforts from the country and violence punctured a fragile US-brokered ceasefire.
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Singapore executes man for trafficking two pounds of cannabis

A Singaporean man convicted of trying to traffic around 2.2 pounds of cannabis was executed on Wednesday, a sentence lambasted by rights groups and campaigners for its severity at a time when many other nations, including neighboring countries, have adopted a more lenient approach towards drugs and capital punishment.
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Conservative Thai party looks to woo voters with promise to legalize sex toys

Thailand's conservative Democrat Party has come up with a novel strategy to try and win votes ahead of next month's national elections -- a campaign pledge to make sex toys legal should they win power.
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New Zealand pilot captured by Papuan fighters says he is 'alive and well' in new hostage video

Philip Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot held hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia's restive Papua region, has appeared in a video saying he is "alive and well," as concerns grow for his safety as fighting with Indonesian security forces intensifies.
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US woman arrested in Sydney after airport staff find a golden gun in her luggage

An American woman has been arrested in Sydney after arriving on a flight from Los Angeles with 24-carat gold-plated handgun packed in her luggage.
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Russia's war in Ukraine

The embattled eastern city of Bakhmut and the ruined towns of Mariinka and Avdiivka remain the focus of Moscow's assaults, Ukrainian officials say.
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Fox News' sudden firing of Tucker Carlson may have come down to one simple calculation

Why? That is the question I have been asked — and expect to continue to be asked — more than any other after the seismic news that Fox News had fired its highest-rated host, Tucker Carlson. The news, which rocked both the media and political worlds, begs for an answer to that fundamental question.
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