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La Nina threatens Latin America with hurricanes and droughts, experts say

Latin America and the Caribbean should brace for the arrival of La Nina, the climate pattern seen fueling a highly active hurricane season in the Atlantic and greater climate variability across the region, experts said.

July 3, 2024 11:48 am
 

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More than 100 killed in crush at India religious event

At least 116 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, police inspector Gen Shalabh Mathur has said.

July 3, 2024 10:22 am
 

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Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment

An Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment at Canada’s largest university by Wednesday evening, granting the University of Toronto’s injunction request in a ruling on Tuesday.

July 3, 2024 9:25 am
 

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Kenya police clash with protesters as tax bill unrest continues

Protesters condemn police brutality amid deadly demonstrations over withdrawn tax bill, call for president to resign.

July 3, 2024 8:12 am
 

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Thousands flee as Israel bomb southern Gaza

Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could be part of a final push of Israel’s intensive military operations in nine months of war.

July 3, 2024 6:34 am
 

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Australia police arrests teenage boy after stabbing at Sydney university

Australian police said it had arrested a 14-year-old boy after a stabbing at the University of Sydney on Tuesday morning, which triggered a lockdown of the university buildings.

July 2, 2024 4:47 pm
 

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New Delhi's domestic airport terminal likely to be shut for a few weeks, sources say

New Delhi’s main domestic terminal is likely to remain shut for a few weeks with debris still scattered outside the airport following last week’s roof collapse, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

July 2, 2024 3:40 pm
 

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Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law, a U.N. human rights working group said in an opinion issued on Monday, adding the jailed politician should be released immediately.

July 2, 2024 1:41 pm
 

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Hurricane Beryl 'extremely dangerous' as it gains strength in Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl unleashed powerful winds over the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, downing power lines and ripping roofs from buildings, as scientists argue that climate change likely added to how quickly the unusually fierce, early storm formed.

July 2, 2024 12:45 pm
 

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Google to require disclosures for altered election ads

Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab said on Monday it would make it mandatory for advertisers to disclose election ads that use digitally altered content to depict real or realistic-looking people or events, its latest step to battle election misinformation.

July 2, 2024 11:24 am
 

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Rival French parties seek to build anti-far right front

Opponents of France’s far-right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN), after the party made historic gains to win the first round of a parliamentary election.

July 2, 2024 10:36 am
 

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US Supreme Court: Trump immune for official acts

The U.S. Supreme Court found that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.

July 2, 2024 7:43 am

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