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ISLAMABAD: At least 10 security officials and 37 militants were killed as ethnic Baloch separatists launched “coordinated” attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday (Jan 31), an official said, the latest violence in insurgency-hit southwest region.Pakistan has been battling a separatist insurgency in Balochistan for decades, where militants target state forces, foreign nationals and non-locals in the mineral-rich southwestern province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.”The terrorists … launched coordinated attacks this morning at more than 12 locations,” a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.”Thirty-seven terrorists have been eliminated…

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In-SummaryFounded in 1994, Ayisi Makatiani, alongside Karanja Gakio and Amolo Ng’weno, created Africa Online to provide reliable internet access to businesses and consumers across Africa.Africa Online expanded to at least eight African countries, including Kenya, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Namibia, addressing connectivity gaps in enterprise and consumer sectors.Under Makatiani’s leadership, Africa Online became a continent‑recognised ISP, later acquired by Telkom South Africa in 2007, cementing its role in Africa’s digital development.Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, January 31,  2026 – In the early 1990s, Africa faced one of its most significant digital challenges. Internet connectivity was sparse, slow, and largely inaccessible to both…

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The January 14 announcement of the new Palestinian technical committee to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction comes at a critical moment. While states are discussing the governance and reconstruction of Gaza, on the ground, the basic survival of 2.1 million people hangs by a thread. This moment demands immediate action to lift the ongoing and suffocating restrictions that are systematically dismantling the very means for Palestinians to survive.Famine conditions in Gaza have moderately stabilised, but the humanitarian catastrophe continues to deepen. Families remain displaced without adequate shelter; children still go to bed hungry; and basic healthcare is out of reach for hundreds…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tempers flared during a recent pair of NBA games, and both contests were marred by tense clashes between players.Tuesday’s Suns–Nets game featured five technical fouls when New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jeremiah Fears and veteran Thunder player Lu Dort were separated in the second half. A shove by Dort appeared to spark a scuffle that cleared the benches at the end of the Thunder’s 104-95 win.Officials did not call a foul after Dort made contact with Fears during a layup attempt. Players and coaches from both teams quickly joined the fracas to try…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ghost patients, sham companies, offshore owners and corrupt doctors. Auditors and prosecutors say hospice fraud in Los Angeles is off the charts, with providers scamming billions from taxpayers for patients that don’t exist, poor care and no care.”Hospice is crazy here,” says Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “You’ve got hospice that’s grown seven-fold in the last five years. They represent about three and a half billion dollars of fraud, we believe, just in LA County.”MINNESOTA FRAUD CASES, EXPLAINED: HOW HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED THROUGH STATE…

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Left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis will replace Cummins after he failed to recover in time for the tournament.Published On 31 Jan 202631 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAustralian fast ‌bowler Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the ICC Twenty20 World ‍Cup after failing to recover from a nagging back injury, with Ben Dwarshuis named as his replacement in the tournament starting next month.“With ⁠Pat needing more time to recover from his back injury, Ben is a ready replacement who offers a left-arm pace option as well as dynamic fielding and late-order hitting,” selector Tony Dodemaide said on Saturday.Recommended…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump offered renewed support for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday, saying she has done a “great job” amid ongoing nationwide immigration protests.In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump accused “radical left” activists of targeting Noem while touting what he described as historic gains in border security and public safety under his administration.”The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!” Trump wrote Friday…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Despite a Justice Department warning, a Nevada judge recently ordered the immediate release of an illegal immigrant and MS-13 gang member convicted of murder back into the community.U.S. District Judge Richard F. Boulware II, nominated by former President Barack Obama in 2014, ordered the Jan. 21 release of El Salvador national Harvey Laureano-Rosales, a 54-year-old who illegally entered the U.S. in 1987.Court documents allege the government was attempting to deport Laureano-Rosales to Mexico without due process, and in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, prompting his release.The Nevada U.S. attorney’s office said…

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