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Forced Soldiers: How Conscription Squeezes Myanmar’s Resurgent Rebel Forces
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Forced Soldiers: How Conscription Squeezes Myanmar’s Resurgent Rebel Forces

Pakistani forces carried out calibrated air strikes along the Afghanistan border, killing 26 militants and reportedly killing 13 civilians, including children. The attacks, part of a long-running security dispute, follow months of relatively calm and a previous ceasefire. Pakistan claims the strikes target militant hideouts and training sites, while Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of violating its sovereignty and reports significant civilian harm. The timeline of violence includes February clashes and a March bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre that killed 269 people.

Pakistani forces carried out calibrated air strikes along the Afghanistan border, killing 26 militants and reportedly killing 13 civilians, including children. The attacks, part of a long-running security dispute, follow months of relatively calm and a previous ceasefire. Pakistan claims the strikes target militant hideouts and training sites, while Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of violating its sovereignty and reports significant civilian harm. The timeline of violence includes February clashes and a March bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre that killed 269 people.

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In Oslo, the appeal court overruled a request to free Marius Borg Høiby, who is the 29‑year‑old son of Crown Princess Mette‑Marit. Høiby faces 40 criminal charges, including four counts of rape, and prosecutors are seeking a 7‑year, 7‑month term. The court cited an unchanged risk of reoffending, despite Høiby’s close ties to his ill mother, who is on a lung‑transplant waiting list. The decision has cast a shadow over Norway’s royal family, underscoring a clash between family loyalty and criminal justice.

In Oslo, the appeal court overruled a request to free Marius Borg Høiby, who is the 29‑year‑old son of Crown Princess Mette‑Marit. Høiby faces 40 criminal charges, including four counts of rape, and prosecutors are seeking a 7‑year, 7‑month term. The court cited an unchanged risk of reoffending, despite Høiby’s close ties to his ill mother, who is on a lung‑transplant waiting list. The decision has cast a shadow over Norway’s royal family, underscoring a clash between family loyalty and criminal justice.

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The father of Air India pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who died in the 2025 Ahmedabad‑London Dreamliner crash, says he will continue to defend his son’s reputation. Months after a preliminary report named the crash as a fuel switch mishap, media outlets alleged the senior pilot may have cut engine fuel, prompting denials. Sabharwal’s father, retired aviation safety officer Pushkar Raj, has urged the media to retrench and reinforced that no evidence links the captain to the tragic fatal blip. An upcoming report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau may shed further light on the incident.

The father of Air India pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who died in the 2025 Ahmedabad‑London Dreamliner crash, says he will continue to defend his son’s reputation. Months after a preliminary report named the crash as a fuel switch mishap, media outlets alleged the senior pilot may have cut engine fuel, prompting denials. Sabharwal’s father, retired aviation safety officer Pushkar Raj, has urged the media to retrench and reinforced that no evidence links the captain to the tragic fatal blip. An upcoming report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau may shed further light on the incident.

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