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Gang kills women and children in Papua New Guinea massacre – reports Dozens of villagers have been killed in a series of attacks by a…

French high-speed rail vandalised before Olympic ceremony Hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, French rail company SNCF reported “malicious acts” targeting its high-speed network,…

Boat carrying 45 migrants and refugees capsizes off Yemen Only four survivors have been found after a boat carrying at least 45 migrants and refugees…

Wildfires may have destroyed half of historic Canadian town Wildfires have ravaged up to half of the historic Canadian town of Jasper, with the fires…

Kamala Harris tells Netanyahu it is time to end war in Gaza US Vice-President Kamala Harris, likely to be the Democratic nominee for the upcoming…

Tanker with 1,500 tonnes of oil sinks off Philippines A tanker carrying nearly 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel capsized and sank off the coast…

Morocco beat Argentina in game marked by crowd troubles and chaos  The first football match of the Olympics was suspended for nearly two hours due…

Kenya’s Ruto appoints opposition to Cabinet amid unrest Kenya’s President William Ruto has nominated key allies of opposition leader Raila Odinga to his cabinet, in…

Shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide Financial markets in the US and Asia experienced sharp declines as investors sold off technology…

Netanyahu defends Gaza war as protesters rally outside US Congress In an address to the US Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “our…

Joe Biden tells US it’s time to ‘pass the torch’ to Harris In a televised address, President Joe Biden explained his decision to withdraw from…

US military detects, intercepts Russian fighter jets, 2 Chinese H-6 bombers prior to Biden’s address Ahead of President Biden’s first address in the Oval Office…

Squadrons of soldiers drafted from all over France; an AI surveillance system that would make China’s president Xi Jinping jealous; both banks of the River Seine…

14 dead after Nepal plane crashes during takeoff At least 14 people were killed when a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday,…

150,000 have fled Gaza’s Khan Younis since Monday, UN says Over 150,000 people have fled Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip since Monday, according to…

Trash balloons land near S Korea president’s office North Korean balloons carrying rubbish have landed in South Korea’s presidential compound in Seoul, marking the first…

US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures US Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle has resigned following security failures during an assassination attempt on…

Russian arrested over alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ Paris Olympics A Russian man has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting acts of “destabilisation” during…

Macron says he won’t name government until after Olympics French President Emmanuel Macron announced he won’t appoint a new government until after the Paris Olympics,…

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as 70 killed by airstrikes The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reports that at least 70…

Bipartisan calls for secret service boss resignation after assassination attempt  In the wake of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers…

Kamala Harris wins enough support to clinch Democratic nomination Vice-President Kamala Harris has enough support from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president,…

At least six killed in Croatia nursing home shooting A tragic shooting at a care home in Daruvar, Croatia, has left at least six people…

Hungary stripped of EU meeting over Ukraine stance The European Union has revoked Hungary’s right to host the upcoming meeting of foreign and defence ministers…

Landslides in Southern Ethiopia kill more than 50  Local officials have confirmed that over 50 people have died due to landslides in southern Ethiopia’s Gofa…