Troops killed as protesters storm barricades to demand release of former Pakistan PM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Four members of Pakistan’s security services were killed as thousands of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s supporters broke through government barricades and clashed with law enforcement in the country’s capital Islamabad Tuesday. The interior ministry said in a statement that vehicles in a convoy of protesters ran over the paramilitary officers. “It is not…

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Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also pledged to work toward peace in Mozambique, where disputed elections stoked unrest. The leaders were meeting in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, for an extraordinary summit under the…

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