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Israel strikes kill at least 11 in Gaza, tanks push further into Rafah

Two Israeli air strikes targeting aid supplies killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah in the south and fought their way back into areas in the north they had already subdued months ago.

June 25, 2024 3:33 pm
 

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Delhi minister stages hunger strike for more water to city amid extreme heat

A Delhi city minister has started an indefinite hunger strike to demand more drinking water for India’s capital, where taps in some of its poorest neighbourhoods are running nearly dry in the middle of searing heat.

June 25, 2024 2:38 pm
 

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Apple, Meta not in talks currently for AI partnership

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab has rejected overtures by Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab to integrate the social networking company’s AI chatbot into the iPhone months ago, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

June 25, 2024 12:34 pm
 

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Russia vows retaliation for US strike on Crimea

The Kremlin on Monday squarely blamed the United States for an attack on Crimea with U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles that killed at least four people and injured 151, and Moscow formally warned the U.S. ambassador that retaliation would follow.

June 25, 2024 11:16 am
 

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Britain's Princess Anne in hospital with head injury

Princess Anne, King Charles’ younger sister, is in hospital after suffering a head injury on Sunday, Buckingham Palace said, adding the royal was expected to make a full recovery from the incident which was believed to have involved a horse.

June 25, 2024 10:34 am
 

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US judges block parts of key Biden student debt plan

Two federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday sided with several Republican-led states and partially blocked Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration from moving forward with a key student debt relief initiative that would cost billions of dollars.

June 25, 2024 9:34 am
 

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Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers

A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing 22 workers, most of them Chinese nationals, fire officials said.

June 25, 2024 7:23 am
 

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Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia's Dagestan

The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to 20 on Monday after gunmen went on the rampage in coordinated attacks in two of the republic’s most important cities.

June 25, 2024 6:24 am
 

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Iran election: Young voters’ divide over 2022 protests shapes presidential race

Atousa joined angry protests against Iran’s rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young Iranians’ political views remain at odds, reflecting a rift that will shape the outcome of presidential elections this week.

June 24, 2024 6:30 pm
 

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Orthodox priest, multiple police killed in gunmen attack

Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in attacks across two cities in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan.

June 24, 2024 2:12 pm
 

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Israel offensive in Lebanon could increase risk of broader war, U.S. general says

An Israeli offensive in Lebanon has the potential to increase the risk of a broader conflict that draws in Iran and Iran-aligned militants, particularly if Hezbollah’s existence is threatened, the top U.S. general said on Sunday.

June 24, 2024 12:25 pm
 

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More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

June 24, 2024 11:26 am

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