Trump says Russia could do ‘whatever the hell they want’ to NATO countries that don’t pay their share

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would encourage Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” if it attacked a NATO country that didn’t pay enough for defense, referencing a conversation from his presidency. Speaking to supporters in South Carolina, Trump recounted an exchange with the president of a “big country” who asked…

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Imran Khan’s party wants to form government, demands release of full results in Pakistan’s election

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD — Candidates backed by the party of jailed Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan plan to form a government, a senior aide to the former prime minister said on Saturday, urging supporters to peacefully protest if final election results are not released. The nation of 241 million people voted on Thursday in a general election,…

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Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case

[ad_1] BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government. Katalin Novák, 46, announced in a televised message on Saturday that she…

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Sudan war is ‘world’s largest child displacement crisis’ with millions facing malnourishment, UNICEF says

[ad_1] The civil war in Sudan is “the world’s largest child displacement crisis,” and as the conflict rages on, millions of children face malnutrition, UNICEF said Friday. Around 3 million children have been displaced in the country since the outbreak of the war about 300 days ago, according to the United Nations humanitarian aid organization. An estimated…

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Russian drones kill 7 in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

[ad_1] Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing seven people, including three small children, triggering blazes and damaging infrastructure and residential houses, regional officials said Saturday. Oleh Synehubov, Kharkiv regional governor, said the Russian forces struck the city late on Friday, hitting civilian infrastructure, causing several large fires, and damaging…

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Pakistan’s Sharif to seek a coalition government as independent candidates lead the vote

[ad_1] The former prime minister of Pakistan expected his party would claim an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, sending him to the top job for a fourth time. Instead, Nawaz Sharif faces a difficult path to power. Independent candidates backed by his imprisoned rival, Imran Khan, were leading in the vote count Friday,…

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