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25 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Mauritania
At least 25 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the country's news agency AMI said Wednesday, in the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.
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German chancellor says Kamala Harris could win US election
BERLIN:
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised US Vice President Kamala Harris as a “competent and experienced” politician who could well win the US election, but he stopped short of endorsing her over Republican Donald Trump.
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Israeli forces launch new Gaza raids ahead of Netanyahu’s address to US congress
GAZA:
Israeli forces carried out new raids in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to address the US Congress.
The latest Israeli attacks destroyed homes in towns east of Khan Younis in…
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Gaza newborn dubbed ‘miracle’ after airstrike fatally injures pregnant mother
GAZA:
Nine months pregnant, Ola Al-Kurd could not wait to hold her baby and bring new life to Gaza during a war which has killed over 39,000 fellow Palestinians and razed much of the enclave.
That special moment never came.
An Israeli…
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Russian suspect arrested for plans to destabilize France during Olympics
A Russian suspect was arrested in France for plotting acts of "destabilization" during the Paris Olympic Games, according to media reports.
A judicial investigation was launched on Tuesday, and the suspect was placed under temporary…
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Election upheaval in US reflects deepening schisms, says Russia
MOSCOW:
Russia highlighted the tumult engulfing the US electoral landscape, marked by an assassination attempt against Donald Trump and President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, as indicators of a deeply divided…
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Disruptions in Germany and arrests in UK
FRANKFURT:
Flights were temporarily suspended at Germany's Cologne-Bonn Airport on Wednesday when members of the climate activist group Last Generation glued themselves to a runway. The group declared this disruption as "just the…
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Earth breaks hottest day record for second day in a row
The world again registered its hottest day on record on Monday, July 22, inching past Sunday which had just taken the title, according to preliminary data from a European Union monitoring agency.
As heatwaves sizzled around the world…
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Secret Service pushes for indoor Trump rallies
WASHINGTON:
The Secret Service is advising Donald Trump’s campaign to reconsider the format of its rallies, particularly urging a move away from outdoor gatherings, according to The Washington Post report.
This recommendation comes in…
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Ukrainian athletes concerned about war at home while competing
KYIV:
Ukraine's Olympians focused on performing their best in Paris bear an additional burden - worrying about what might happen back home in the war pitting their homeland against Russia.
Athletes could not help being preoccupied as…
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