US A commuter train from New York barreled into a New Jersey rail station without stopping and crashed during the morning rush hour yesterday, injuring more than 100 people, some of them critically. The train came to a halt in a covered area between the station’s indoor waiting area and the platform, causing a metal structure to collapse. Authorities are investigating what might have caused the train to crash.
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte says joint military exercises of Filipino and American troops next week will be the last such drills, although his foreign secretary quickly says the decision is not final.
MYANMAR President Barack Obama underscored to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a visit to Washington this month, the importance of rooting out any vestiges of military cooperation with North Korea that may have remained from the previous military administration.
INDIA-PAKISTAN Pakistan says two of its soldiers were killed in an “unprovoked” attack when India fired across the border of the disputed region of Kashmir, while India said it had carried out a “surgical strike” against terrorists.
AFGHANISTAN’s unity government is expected to remain in place despite the formal expiration of the U.S.-brokered deal between two electoral rivals whose internal feuding has undermined efforts to battle the Taliban and stabilize the country.
NIGERIA As many as 75,000 children will die over the next year in famine-like conditions created by Boko Haram if donors don’t respond quickly, the U.N. Children’s Fund is warning. Severe malnutrition is being found in 20, 30 and even 50 percent of children in pockets of the country.
BELGIUM Tens of thousands of workers have rallied in the Belgian capital to protest against government reforms and labor laws, disrupting public transport and traffic. Brussels police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Keere said around 45,000 people took part in yesterday’s protest.
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