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Blinken defends Pakistan arms sales against Indian criticism
Blinken defends Pakistan arms sales against Indian criticism
by  AFP

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended military sales to Pakistan after withering criticism from growing US partner India, which considers itself the target of Islamabad's F-16 planes. The top US diplomat defended a $450 million F-16 deal for Pakistan approved earlier in September, saying the package was for maintenance of Pakistan's existing fleet.

Guinean ex-dictator jailed on eve of 2009 massacre trial
Guinean ex-dictator jailed on eve of 2009 massacre trial
by  AFP

Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent to prison Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said. The prosecutor had "our six clients taken to the central house (prison) where they will apparently be held until the end of the (trial)", Salifou Beavogui, one of the lawyers, told journalists outside the court.

Underwater heat 'inferno' ravages Mediterranean corals
Underwater heat 'inferno' ravages Mediterranean corals
by  AFP

In the temperate shallows of the Mediterranean, once-vibrant red and purple coral forests that provide a crucial haven for biodiversity now stand bleached and brittle, transformed into skeletons by record summer temperatures, scientists say.

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