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Myanmar Military Airstrike Kills 14 at Buddhist Monastery in Myaung Township
In the early hours of Wednesday, a Myanmar military airstrike struck a Buddhist monastery compound in Myaung Township, killing at least 14 people and wound
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The Odyssey Surpasses $1.35 Billion, Becoming Highest‑Grossing R‑Rated Film
The fantasy epic *The Odyssey* has just crossed the US$1.35 billion mark at the worldwide box office, setting a new record for the highest‑grossing R‑rated
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12 dead after fishing boat capsizes near Quelimane, Mozambique.
The death toll from a boat that capsized off the coast of Zambezia Province, Mozambique, has climbed to 12 after search teams recovered five additional bod
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Explosion in Idlib village kills three, injures six residents
A blast at a residential house in the Ain al‑Qasab village of Idlib province on Sunday night killed three people and left six others wounded. The explosion
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Fagersta School Sword Attack Claims Student, Injures Three
A high‑school student was killed and three others injured in a sword‑faced mass stabbing in Fagersta, Sweden, on Friday night. Police arrived at the scene
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Japan carries out first execution under Premier Takaichi
The first person executed in Japan since the new premiership of Sanae Takaichi was carried out on Tuesday in Osaka, when a 58‑year‑old man was hanged for a
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TikTok Pays $400 M to Child Safety Trust After COPPA Settlement.
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department that accused the platform of violating the Children’s Online
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Turkey Seeks Interpol Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Over Gaza Aid Attacks
Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced on Thursday that Ankara has requested an Interpol arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net
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Hong Kong Court sentences Tiananmen memorial organizers Lee Cheuk‑yan, Chow Hang‑tung to ten years.
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance on Thursday sentenced Lee Cheuk‑yan and Chow Hang‑tung, two prominent members of the “Tiananmen Incident Memorial Commi
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Russia Adds Mediazona to Foreign-Agents List for Second Time
In a move that marks a second “foreign‑agent” designation of the independent news outlet Mediazona, the Russian Ministry of Justice announced on Thursday t
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Sinaloa Governor Returns to Office After Court Declares Evidence Insufficient
In a move that has drawn attention from both domestic and international observers, Governor Rubén Rocha Moya of the Mexican state of Sinaloa returned to of
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Three dead, several injured in A66 crash near Middlesbrough.
A three‑vehicle collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire on Tuesday evening left at least three people dead and several others seriously
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Russian drone strike kills 16, injures 130 at KryvyiRih mall
Russian unmanned aerial vehicles struck a crowded shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding
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Russian artillery kills four civilians, including three children, in Pervomaisk.
A Russian artillery strike on a residential area in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine on Tuesday killed four civilians, including three children, Ukr
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Pakistan Army Kills 49 Taliban and BLA Fighters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Raid
Pakistani forces carried out a coordinated raid on several militant hideouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, killing 49 fighters allegedly linked to the
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Myanmar Military Seizes Dawei SEZ, Fires Villages, Forces Resistance Retreat
Hundreds of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw troops have reportedly surrounded the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Province, with reports of vi
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Mekelle Cancels Ashenda Festival Amid Drone Attack Concerns
The annual Ashenda festival, a month‑long celebration of women that has been a staple of Mekelle’s social calendar for centuries, has been called off this
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The Odyssey tops $1.35 billion, becoming highest‑grossing R‑rated film.
The epic fantasy film *The Odyssey* has crossed the US$1.35 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the highest‑grossing R‑rated film of all time.
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Panama Canal Limits Ship Transits Through July Amid El Niño Drought
Panama’s Canal Authority announced on Friday that it will restrict the number of vessels that can transit the waterway for the next month, citing low water
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Pacific Fisheries Agency Seizes Four Chinese-Indian Vessels During Cross-Border Enforcement
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) launched its routine Kurukuru enforcement operation in early August across the Pacific Ocean. During the p
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Supreme Court directs India’s states to safeguard elephant corridors, halt fire drives
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a sweeping directive ordering every state to safeguard designated elephant corridors, to map and clear any physica
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Hong Kong Court Convicts Pro‑Democracy Leaders for Tiananmen Commemoration
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance handed down guilty verdicts on 23 May 2024 against veteran pro‑democracy figure Lee Cheuk‑yan and former legislator Cho
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USS George Washington Replaces Abraham Lincoln in Persian Gulf Amid Iran Tensions
The nuclear‑powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN‑73) entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday, taking over the forward‑deployed duties of the US
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IDF claims Hamas turned Gaza's Nasser Hospital into interrogation site.
On Wednesday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement alleging that Hamas militants have been using the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the s