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Second Smuggling Tunnel Discovered Under Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border.
The discovery comes just two weeks after the discovery of an even longer tunnel under the border.
BISHKEK -- Kyrgyz officials say they have found a second tunnel along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border purportedly used to illegally cross the border as well as for smuggling goods.
The State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said on June 7 that the tunnel leading to the Uzbek side of the border was discovered in the town of Kara-Suu in the southern Osh region.
According to the UKMK, the 155-meter-long tunnel was 1.8 meters high and just under 1 meter wide.
A probe has been launched to find those involved in digging and using the tunnel, which was almost 18 meters below the ground, for illegal activities.
Just two weeks ago, the UKMK said it had discovered a 270-meter-long tunnel connecting the village of Telman in the Kara-Suu district with Uzbekistan that also may have been used for similar purposes.
Orban Challenger Leads Protest Calling For Reforms Of Child Protections In Hungary.
Peter Magyar, an aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, renewed his calls for change on April 26 as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orban's g...
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Hacker Group Claims It Penetrated Belarusian KGB Network.
A group known as Cyberpartisans claims it has infiltrated the network of Belarus’s main security agency and accessed the personnel files of thousands of employees.
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Aliyev Rejects Criticism Over Arrest Of Journalists In Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 26 rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the Internet meant press freedom was assured.
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Briton Charged Over Alleged Russian-Linked Arson Attack.
A British man has been charged over alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia, including by allegedly recruiting others for an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in London.
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Language Teacher Sentenced To 11 Years Amid Iran's Crackdown On Kurds.
A Kurdish-language teacher in the Iranian city of Sanandaj has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her cultural activities and support for the Women, Life, Freedom protests that have roiled the country since the death of Mahsa Amini in Septem...
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Britain's newest astronaut discusses the challenges ahead.
Rosemary Coogan graduated from space training earlier this week as a new European Space Agency astronaut. She follows in the footsteps of Helen Sharman, who was the first Brit to head into space in 1989, and Tim Peake, who went to the Internationa...
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EXCLUSIVE: How Israel is preparing for war with Hezbollah and Iran - Israel-Hamas war.
Sky News has been given exclusive access to a large underground hospital which Israel is expanding in preparation for any escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah or Iran. The facility, below the Herzog Medical Centre in Jerusalem, would provide ...
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents react to new Hamas hostage video.
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, whose Israeli-American son Hersh was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, called on all parties involved in negotiations to “be brave, lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done.” They then added a message to Hersh,...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson gives remarks at Columbia University amid pro-Palestinian protests.
Protests on several college campuses across the U.S. have been calling for the divestment of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students have called the protests antisemitic. ––– Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 ...
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Hear tense exchange with Justice Alito during abortion arguments.
During a Supreme Court hearing on Idaho abortion law, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and Justice Samuel Alito clashed over fetal protections under federal law EMTALA. Prelogar argues women deserve necessary medical care, challenging Alito's ...
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Royal drug death leaves Princess Eugenie heartbroken as ex boyfriend dies in hotel room.
PRINCESS Beatrice’s bad boy first boyfriend has died of a suspected drug overdose in the US. Troubled Paolo Liuzzo lost his life aged just 41 in a room at the trendy citizenM hotel in downtown Miami on February 7. Cops confirmed his tragic downfal...
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