These scenes are not from a UFC cage fight but from the Maldives parliament, where lawmakers punched instead of using words:

'The African National Congress (ANC) has officially suspended its former president, Jacob Zuma, following a decision by the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) to protect the party's integrity.'

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'While it remains unknown if Żdanok was recruited by the FSB prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, 'The Insider' revealed that in 2005, she was interacting with her then-supervisor, presumed to be Dmitrij Gładiej.'

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'U.S. and Chinese officials met Tuesday in Beijing to discuss ways to curb the flow of chemicals that are fueling the U.S. fentanyl crisis.'

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'Papua New Guinea is in early talks with China on a potential security-and-policing deal, Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko told Reuters, weeks after deadly riots in the South Pacific nation's capital.'

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'Four years after China imposed a strict national security law on Hong Kong, the territory’s leader says the time has come for the city to pass its own version.'

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'A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.'

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'India's naval forces have rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and freed its 19 crew members off the east coast of Somalia.'

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Ron DeSantis suspended his US presidential campaign, leaving Donald Trump with one less obstacle toward a possible return to the White House trib.al/QcAAQpR

After Pakistan fired at targets on Iranian territory in retaliation for Iran's attacks on Pakistani territory, both states now say they want to defuse the situation. trib.al/B9gXXvm

'Heightened China-Philippines tension around Second Thomas Shoal could escalate to military skirmishes – and that’s a chance Beijing appears willing to take.'

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'Massive underground fortifications, built with Pyongyang’s knowhow, have been key to Hezbollah’s ability to fight Israel – and preview the difficulties of any assault on North Korea.'

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Pakistan Government bans Pakistan media from covering news on the Iran Airstrikes inside Pakistani territory. All journalists banned from visiting the areas which were attacked.

'The incidents involved hand-to-hand combat and came as New Delhi and Beijing held a series of diplomatic and military talks to resolve their worst military conflict in decades.'

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'4 people died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria's largest cities, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared trapped.'

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'Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the second year in a row, Belgian authorities said on Wednesday.'

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'An Iranian airstrike inside Pakistan on Tuesday that Iran said was aimed at militant training camps has left Pakistani officials facing a difficult decision about whether to retaliate and potentially expand the turmoil that has swept the Middle East.'

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'France's top court on Tuesday annulled a lower court decision to extradite Edgardo Greco, a convicted mafia killer-turned-pizza chef who has been on the run since 2006, to Italy.'

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'Two bases of Baluchi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.'

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'Rwanda’s military says it has killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border and allegedly fired at Rwandan army patrols.'

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