LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that the country will increase its defence spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027.

Speaking in the House of Commons, lower house of the parliament, ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington later this week, Starmer made the announcement in an unexpected statement. (UK-Defense-GDP)

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FARAH, Afghanistan -- At least 21 people lost their lives and six others were injured as heavy rain and flash floods hit western Afghanistan's Farah province, a local official reported on Tuesday.

Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the vicinities of Qalakah district of the province, killing 21 people, including women and children, and injuring six others, said Mohammad Israel Sayar, the provincial director for the disaster management authority. (Afghanistan-Floods-Casualty)

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NEW DELHI -- At least five Hindu devotees were killed and several others injured early Tuesday when a herd of wild elephants attacked them inside a forest area in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, local media reported.

The devotees were attacked while on their trek inside the Seshachalam forest of Annamayya district, about 436 km south of Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. (India-Elephant-Attack)

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ANKARA -- Türkiye's renewable energy installed capacity has reached nearly 60 percent of the total electricity capacity as of Sunday, according to a report by the semi-official Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.

Based on data from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company, Türkiye's total installed electricity capacity has risen to 116,605 megawatts. Of this, clean energy sources account for approximately 70,000 megawatts, Anadolu said. (Türkiye-Renewable Energy-Electricity) Enditem

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