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Russian Woman Who Asked Soldier Husband To Rape Ukrainian Women Jailed
A Russian woman, Olga Bykovskaya, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for encouraging her husband, a Russian soldier, to rape Ukrainian women during the ongoing conflict.
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Opinion | Isn't Revanth Reddy Crossing The Line?
Women, and often men, being stripped and paraded is a depressingly familiar headline in India. In religion, caste, or family conflicts, a woman's body becomes the metaphor for the "honour" of an entire community, caste, and clan.
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In Crisis-Hit Manipur, 'Ningol Chakouba' Festival Brings Communities Together
Last year, in solidarity with the victims of the ethnic conflict in Manipur, women from the Meitei community did not celebrate Ningol Chakouba, the biggest festival of the community.
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Stranded In Lebanon, Sierra Leone Women Shelter From War In Warehouse
Scores of migrants from Sierra Leone travel to Lebanon every year for work, intending to support families back home.
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Trapped Refugees At Church In Sudan Endure Hunger And Violence
Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob Thelekkadan punched new holes in his belt as the supplies of food dwindled and he grew thinner.
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Number Of Children Killed In Global Conflicts Tripled In 2023: UN
Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall civilian fatalities swelled 72 percent, the UN said Tuesday.
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Ons Jabeur Wants 'World To Speak More' On 'Unfair' Gaza War
Ons Jabeur, the most high-profile Arab women's tennis star, demanded Friday the world "speak more" on the ongoing war in Gaza, calling the impact of the conflict "unfair".
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Bunkers Put Up By Cops In Imphal Dismantled By Women's Group
Two of the bunkers in Imphal city were destroyed on Friday by women's group Meira Paibis, who suspect that the security personnel would utilise the fortifications to suppress the people's movement in the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur.
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"Sole Objective Of Today's Act Was...": Pak After Air Strikes On Iran
Pakistan confirmed that it carried out air strikes against militant targets in Iran, days after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistani territory. Four children and three women were killed in the attacks, Iranian media reported.
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39 Palestinians, Including 6 Women And 33 Minors, Released by Israel
Prison authorities in Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday.
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Four-Day Gaza Truce Begins, Israel Clarifies War With Hamas "Not Over Yet"
A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war has taken effect and exchange of hostages is expected to take place later today, mediator Qatar said. The four-day pause in fighting comes after nearly seven weeks of intense fighting.
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Amid Wartime Staff Shortages, Women Keep Ukraine's Coal Mines Running
After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal mining enterprise in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.
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Israeli Army Recovers Remains Of Women Soldier Held Hostage By Hamas
Israel's army said Friday it had recovered the remains of a woman soldier held hostage by Hamas operatives, whose death the military had announced earlier in the week.
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After 'Dark Diwali', Gloomiest 'Ningol Chakouba' For Meiteis In Crisis-Hit Manipur
Standing in solidarity with the victims of the ethnic conflict in Manipur, women from the Meitei community on Wednesday did not celebrate Ningol Chakouba, the biggest festival of the community.
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Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Spread Beyond Middle East, Warns Putin
President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Israel's conflict with Hamas could spread well beyond the Middle East and said it was wrong that innocent women, children and old people in Gaza were being punished for other people's crimes.
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Russian Woman Who Asked Soldier Husband To Rape Ukrainian Women Jailed
A Russian woman, Olga Bykovskaya, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for encouraging her husband, a Russian soldier, to rape Ukrainian women during the ongoing conflict.
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Opinion | Isn't Revanth Reddy Crossing The Line?
Women, and often men, being stripped and paraded is a depressingly familiar headline in India. In religion, caste, or family conflicts, a woman's body becomes the metaphor for the "honour" of an entire community, caste, and clan.
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In Crisis-Hit Manipur, 'Ningol Chakouba' Festival Brings Communities Together
Last year, in solidarity with the victims of the ethnic conflict in Manipur, women from the Meitei community did not celebrate Ningol Chakouba, the biggest festival of the community.
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Stranded In Lebanon, Sierra Leone Women Shelter From War In Warehouse
Scores of migrants from Sierra Leone travel to Lebanon every year for work, intending to support families back home.
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Trapped Refugees At Church In Sudan Endure Hunger And Violence
Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob Thelekkadan punched new holes in his belt as the supplies of food dwindled and he grew thinner.
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Number Of Children Killed In Global Conflicts Tripled In 2023: UN
Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall civilian fatalities swelled 72 percent, the UN said Tuesday.
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Ons Jabeur Wants 'World To Speak More' On 'Unfair' Gaza War
Ons Jabeur, the most high-profile Arab women's tennis star, demanded Friday the world "speak more" on the ongoing war in Gaza, calling the impact of the conflict "unfair".
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Bunkers Put Up By Cops In Imphal Dismantled By Women's Group
Two of the bunkers in Imphal city were destroyed on Friday by women's group Meira Paibis, who suspect that the security personnel would utilise the fortifications to suppress the people's movement in the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur.
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"Sole Objective Of Today's Act Was...": Pak After Air Strikes On Iran
Pakistan confirmed that it carried out air strikes against militant targets in Iran, days after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistani territory. Four children and three women were killed in the attacks, Iranian media reported.
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39 Palestinians, Including 6 Women And 33 Minors, Released by Israel
Prison authorities in Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday.
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Four-Day Gaza Truce Begins, Israel Clarifies War With Hamas "Not Over Yet"
A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war has taken effect and exchange of hostages is expected to take place later today, mediator Qatar said. The four-day pause in fighting comes after nearly seven weeks of intense fighting.
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Amid Wartime Staff Shortages, Women Keep Ukraine's Coal Mines Running
After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal mining enterprise in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.
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Israeli Army Recovers Remains Of Women Soldier Held Hostage By Hamas
Israel's army said Friday it had recovered the remains of a woman soldier held hostage by Hamas operatives, whose death the military had announced earlier in the week.
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After 'Dark Diwali', Gloomiest 'Ningol Chakouba' For Meiteis In Crisis-Hit Manipur
Standing in solidarity with the victims of the ethnic conflict in Manipur, women from the Meitei community on Wednesday did not celebrate Ningol Chakouba, the biggest festival of the community.
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Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Spread Beyond Middle East, Warns Putin
President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Israel's conflict with Hamas could spread well beyond the Middle East and said it was wrong that innocent women, children and old people in Gaza were being punished for other people's crimes.
