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More than 1,000 arrested following UK riots

British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing body said.

August 14, 2024 11:57 am
 

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PNG gang leader Arrested; Police hunt accomplices

The alleged ringleader of a notorious gang accused of killing 11 children in Papua New Guinea has surrendered to police, marking a major breakthrough in the case.

August 14, 2024 10:15 am
 

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Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation

Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said.

August 14, 2024 9:29 am
 

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Putin tells Abbas of 'great pain' at Palestinian plight

Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas that Moscow was pained by the plight of his people and backed their aspiration to create a fully fledged state.

August 14, 2024 8:16 am
 

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Rambling Trump, Musk interview marred by tech issues

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sat for a friendly two-hour interview.

August 14, 2024 7:00 am
 

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Family of mum who died saving baby in Bondi attack speaks

The partner of a mother killed while saving her baby from a stabbing rampage in a busy Sydney shopping centre has spoken out for the first time, saying the day she died will “never make sense”.

August 13, 2024 5:27 pm
 

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Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow

Israeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies.

August 13, 2024 4:35 pm
 

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Kenya aviation workers to strike over airport deal with India's Adani

Kenya’s main aviation union said it would call a strike from next Monday over a proposed deal with an Indian company to develop the country’s biggest airport – industrial action that could cause major disruption in the east African travel hub.

August 13, 2024 3:40 pm
 

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FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran

The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian government.

August 13, 2024 2:40 pm
 

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IAEA unable to determine cause of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fire

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late that its representatives inspected a damaged cooling tower.

August 13, 2024 1:06 pm
 

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Jordan-Syria region

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Jordan and Syria late on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), with residents across both countries and in Lebanon feeling its impacts.

August 13, 2024 12:31 pm
 

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Elon Musk interiew of Trump hit with technical problems on X

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s scheduled interview with Elon Musk on the billionaire entrepreneur’s social media platform X ran into technical difficulties at the outset, with some users having difficulty accessing the live stream.

August 13, 2024 11:39 am

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