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26,000 people under evacuation orders as massive wildfire rages in California
26,000 people under evacuation orders as massive wildfire rages in California ...
Maduro's disputed poll victory leads to protests in Venezuela, cops use tear gas
Maduro's disputed poll victory leads to protests in Venezuela, cops use tear gas ...
South Africa's Zuma expelled from ruling party for backing rival group in polls
South Africa's Zuma expelled from ruling party for backing rival group in polls ...
Venezuela opposition claims its victory is irreversible
CARACAS/MARACAIBO/MARACAY, Venezuela--Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday the country's opposition has 73.2% of the voting tallies from Sunday's election, allowing it to prove election results it says give it a victory. The national
Latest updates on energy prices worldwide at 0200 GMT, July 30
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates
Latest updates on agriculture prices worldwide at 0200 GMT, July 30
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates
Venezuelan Opposition Says It Has Proof Its Candidate Defeated President Maduro In Disputed Election
As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela,
One Chinese tourist killed, five others injured in road accident in northern Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, July 29 (Xinhua) -- One Chinese tourist was killed, and five others injured Sunday when the vehicle they were traveling in was involved in an accident in the Serengeti
Kamala Harris vice president race narrows with Cooper, Whitmer out
By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly for Reuters The list of candidates to run with Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic US presidential nominee, narrowed on Monday, with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer both
Commonwealth chief dismisses The Telegraph's report on Samoa's 'musty linens' for King Charles
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has dismissed comments regarding the state of a beachside resort in Samoa that will host the King Charles during Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October. Last week, UK's The Telegraph published a story about "a
Bangladesh protests resume after govt ignores ultimatum
DHAKA: Bangladeshi students held scattered street protests on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest. Student rallies against civil service job quotas
Woman jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage
A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would later murder the 21-year-old. The BBC reported on Monday that Sakina Muhammad Jan, who is in her late 40s, was found
Two children killed in knife attack in UK
LONDON: Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in north-western England on Monday. Police said it had detained a 17-year-old on suspicion of murder
Quad ‘seriously concerned’ about situation in S. China Sea
TOKYO: The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan, Australia and India on Monday expressed “serious concern” over the situation in the South China Sea in a veiled rebuke to Beijing. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts in the
Indonesian president tries out palace in proposed new capital
NUSANTARA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo spent his first night in the eagle-shaped palace of the country’s proposed new capital Nusantara ahead of official meetings on Monday, as the outgoing leader works to allay fears about the
UN cybercrime text faces scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups
UNITED NATIONS: UN member states met on Monday seeking to finalise an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies. The “United Nations Convention
Airlines halt Beirut flights
BEIRUT: Air France and the German airline group Lufthansa said on Monday they were suspending flights to Beirut after Israel threatened reprisals for a rocket strike launched from Lebanon. Lufthansa services would be halted up to and including August 5 due to
Lebanon on alert as Israel warns of ‘severe’ response to strike in Golan Heights
MAJDAL SHAMS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed a “severe” response to a strike that killed youths in the annexed Golan Heights, as diplomats raced to contain escalation between Israel and Hezbollah. On a visit to the site of the rocket
Ex-BBC presenter charged with making indecent images of children
LONDON: Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, police
Iran seizes tanker
DUBAI: Iran seized a Togo-flagged tanker, Pearl G, in the Gulf on Monday, saying it was carrying 700,000 litres of smuggled Iranian crude, Tehran’s semi-official
US boosting alliance with the Philippines with military funding and pact amid concern over China
A Philippine official says Washington officials in Manila for talks will announce $500 million in funding to boost Philippine defenses and progress in a proposed military pact ...
