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Turkey’s Erdogan orders expulsion of 10 Western ambassadors
Al Jazeera 23 Oct 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western countries who appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader ... He did not set a firm date. Kavala has been in prison since late 2017, charged with financing nationwide protests in 2013 and with involvement in a 2016 failed coup. He denies the charges ... .
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Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured
Straits Times 24 Oct 2021
BOGOTA (AFP) - Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said on Saturday (Oct 23). Presidential adviser Emilio Archila praised "the capture in Necocli of Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias 'Otoniel', head of the Gulf Clan," in a message on Twitter ... ....
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Turkey to Expel U.S. Envoy and Nine Others
Hamodia 24 Oct 2021
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his Foreign Ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for demanding the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala ... He has remained in detention while his latest trial continues, and denies the charges. In a joint statement on Oct ... The U.S ... 26 ... .
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Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Syria: Pentagon
Arab News 23 Oct 2021
WASHINGTON. A senior Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said on Friday. The strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led coalition fighting the Daesh group, was assaulted ... ....
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Evacuation flights for migrants start again in Libya
The Malta Independent 23 Oct 2021
The United Nations said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for several months. The announcement comes after a massive crackdown on migrants by Libyan security forces ... The latest suspension came from the country's ministry of interior on Aug ... .
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Joe Biden's Taiwan gaffes create concern in China and Asia
Deutsche Welle 23 Oct 2021photo: AP / David Josek
World Championship bronze medallist Quinonez killed in Ecuador
Reuters 24 Oct 2021
Oct 23 (Reuters) - Sprinter Alex Quinonez, Ecuador's World Championship bronze medallist, has been killed in his home city of Guayanquil on Friday, the country's sports ministry said on Saturday. Guayaquil-based newspaper El Universo said Quinonez, who was 32, and another individual were fatally shot at around 9.20 p.m ... ....
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Alec Baldwin told prop gun was safe before fatal shooting
RTE 23 Oct 2021
Alec Baldwin was handed what was described as a safe "cold gun" on the set of his movie 'Rust', but the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to details of the police investigation into the fatal shooting released last night ... Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Production on the movie was immediately shut down ... .
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Far-right leader Salvini on trial for blocking migrant ship
Dawn 24 Oct 2021
PALERMO. Italy’s former interior minister and far-right leader Matteo Salvini went on trial on Saturday for allegedly illegally blocking over 100 migrants in dire sanitary conditions from disembarking from a rescue ship ... The hearing was largely procedural and lasted less than three hours before Murgia set the next hearing for December 17 ... .
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Vanessa Bryant said LA sheriff promised to secure crash site
The Independent 24 Oct 2021
“And I said. ‘If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure that no one takes photographs of them. Please secure the area,’” Vanessa Bryant said during the deposition. “And he said ... .
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Verstappen edges Hamilton for US Grand Prix pole in front of 120,000 fans
Supersport 24 Oct 2021
</p>Verstappen, who leads Hamilton by six points in the championship race, claimed his ninth pole of 2021 with a time of 1min 32.910sec, just two tenths faster than the British driver. </p>Sergio Perez, in the second Red Bull, was third, only 0.15sec behind Hamilton ... </p>Verstappen has finished fourth, third and second.