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California weather won’t help firefighters battling massive blaze
The largest wildfire in the US swelled to over 600 square miles (1,550 square kms) on Tuesday night, bigger than the city of Los Angeles, fire officials in California said, as thousands of firefighters battled the blaze in a wilderness…
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Branding Trump and Vance as ‘weird’
In a surprising shift in rhetoric, Democratic leaders, from Kamala Harris to Hillary Clinton, have started labelling Donald Trump and his vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance, as 'weird,' according to the New York Post.
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Ukraine claims vctory in repelling one of war’s largest drone attacks by Russia
KYIV:
Ukraine's air force said on Wednesday it repelled one of Russia's largest long-range drone attacks of the war overnight, shooting down all 89 drones launched at Kyiv, the surrounding region and other areas.
The attack, which…
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US diplomat anticipates increased Indian involvement in Ukraine
WASHINGTON:
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday he expects word soon that India is becoming more engaged with Ukraine, responding to a question at a Senate hearing over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
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Israel used dogs and waterboarding on Gaza detainees: UN report
GENEVA:
Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed from Gaza, sometimes from bomb shelters, and dragged into detention in Israel where some have been tortured and dozens have died, according to a UN human rights office…
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UK police brace for further unrest following Islamophobia-fueled riots
LONDON:
UK police mobilised on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of overnight violence in which dozens of officers were injured, following the mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party that killed three children.
Merseyside…
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Body of Hezbollah leader found in Beirut rubble, sources confirm
BEIRUT:
The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Israel's military announced late on Tuesday…
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Khaled Meshaal tipped to be new Hamas leader
CAIRO:
Khaled Meshaal, tipped to be the new Hamas leader, became known around the world in 1997 after Israeli agents injected him with poison in a botched assassination attempt on a street outside his office in the Jordanian capital…
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Donald Trump fires back at Kamala Harris, calls her ‘weird’ in latest Fox News interview
In a recent interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, former President Donald Trump turned the tables on his critics, branding Vice President Kamala Harris as the “weird” one in the 2024 presidential race.
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Iran’s supreme leader says Israel provided grounds for harsh punishment for itself
TEHRAN:
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel had provided the grounds for "harsh punishment for itself" and it was Tehran's duty to avenge the Hamas leader's death. Iranian forces have already made strikes directly…
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