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Yemen's Houthis claim new attack on Israel amid escalation
Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday they had attacked "important targets" in Israel, a day after the Israeli military confirmed strikes in the…
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Bangladesh top court reverses jobs quota plan after street violence
Following deadly clashes between demonstrators and the government over a civil service quota system, Bangladesh's top court on Sunday…
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A Lebanese photojournalist, wounded in Israeli strike, carries Olympic torch to honor journalists
VINCENNES, France (AP) — A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon carried Sunday the…
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Uganda protest organisers playing with fire, president says
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has warned protesters that they will be "playing with fire" if they press ahead with plans to stage an…
Politics
Gasherbrum II Summits
Gasherbrum II had its first summits of an unstable weather season today. According to Seven Summit Treks, its Sherpa rope fixers led the…
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Earliest-ever start to Sicilian grape harvest
Sicilian wine growers have harvested the first pinot grigio grapes earlier than ever before this year, 12 days earlier than usual, the…
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South Korea to play ‘full-scale’ loudspeaker broadcasts in response to North Korea’s trash balloons
North Korea on Sunday sent a new batch of balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea, which vowed to play “full-scale” loudspeaker…
Business
Britain's Treasury chief vows to run the economy with 'iron discipline' amid demands for pay raises
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Treasury chief said Sunday she will run the economy with “iron discipline,” but suggested she’ll give public…
Politics
Ukrainian civilians wounded in Russian drone and shelling attacks as Russia claims gains in the east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes wounded at least five people in Ukraine on Sunday, local officials said, as the two countries…
Politics
Will Nepal's new coalition government tip the scales of the India-China rivalry?
Nepal will continue its delicate balancing act between India and China, according to observers, after political manoeuvrings saw a new…
Business
They used to work for China’s biggest companies. Now they’re doing manual labor
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it…
Politics
Colombia's president pushes for health and labor changes as he opens new session of congress
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government will propose legislation aimed at overhauling the health sector and will pursue changes to…
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North Korea flies more balloons likely carrying trash after the South resumes propaganda broadcasts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched more balloons likely carrying rubbish toward South Korea on Sunday, two days after the…
Politics
Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent
Dissent is not tolerated in Vladimir Putin's Russia. For years Kremlin critics have faced a host of laws which could be used against them,…
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Wildfires in Canada's Alberta, British Columbia prompt evacuation orders
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Wildfires raging through the northern part of Canada's Alberta have forced evacuations of three communities, a…
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Israeli jets bomb Yemen’s Hodeidah port in retaliation for drone attack in Tel Aviv
The Israeli military said it bombed sites in Yemen linked to the Iran-backed Houthi militias in retaliation for a deadly drone attack on…
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Yemen's Houthis vow 'effective' response to Israeli attack on port
Yemen's Houthi militia has vowed an "effective" response to an Israeli attack on the Red Sea port of Hodeidah that the Iranian-allied…
Politics
German journalist group expels Putin biographer amid Russian payments
German journalist association Netzwerk Recherche has expelled Hubert Seipel from its membership, after the biographer of Russian President…
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Yemen's Houthis accuse Israel of attacking port of Hodeidah
Israel on Saturday mounted airstrikes in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, media loyal to Yemen's Iranian-aligned Houthi militia reported.…
Politics
Germany's Scholz says armed forces at heart of 'democratic society'
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday said the country's armed forces belong in the "centre of [Germany's] democratic society," as the…
Politics
Germany's AfD party holds controversial meeting with far-right groups
A regional chapter of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held a controversial meeting with far-right groups in northern…
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French police clash with water demonstrators after port blockade
Environmental protesters clashed with police in France's western port of La Rochelle Saturday, AFP journalists saw, as conservationists…
Politics
Lebanon's Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli kibbutz after drone strike wounds civilians
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said that its fighters fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Saturday,…
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Southern Europe broils as Dutch celebrate belated summer conditions
Temperatures breached 40 degrees Celsius in parts of southern Europe on Saturday, as the Netherlands celebrated the arrival of summer…