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Shooter Koly makes history by reaching World Cup finals

Kamrun Nahar Koly wrote history for Bangladesh Saturday as she became the first shooter from the country to make the last eight of the ISSF World Cup, currently taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Kamrun Nahar Koly

Ukraine in talks with allies about getting long-range missiles

Expedited talks are underway among Kyiv and its allies about Ukraine's requests for long-range missiles that it says are needed to prevent Russia from destroying Ukrainian cities, a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.

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File photo: A pair of Ukrainian Su-25 jet fighters fly low, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 24, 2022 Reuters

Afghan female students now barred from university entrance exam

The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict women from tertiary education.

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File photo: Afghan female students walk near Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 21, 2022 Reuters

Israel promises swift response to synagogue shooting

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Saturday a "strong, swift and precise" response to a deadly Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on Jerusalem's outskirts, as its military sent more troops into the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli security personnel work at a scene where a suspected incident of shooting attack took place, police spokesman said, just outside Jerusalem's Old City January 28, 2023 Reuters

Another US shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 injured

Three people were shot dead Saturday and four others injured at a luxury home near Beverly Hills, at what US police described as a gathering at a short-term rental property.

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File photo: Police tape is seen at Rosa Parks Plaza near the shooting scene in Dallas, Texas, US, July 8, 2016 Reuters

24 dead as bus plunges off cliff in Peru

At least 24 people died in northern Peru after a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff early on Saturday, police told local media.

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