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North Korea says thousands of homes hit by flooding

Over 4,000 homes in North Korea’s city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China have been flooded due to heavy rainfall, state media KCNA said on Wednesday.

July 31, 2024 12:43 pm
 

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Landslides in Kerala kill 106, many trapped

Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India’s Kerala, killing at least 106 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders.

July 31, 2024 8:27 am
 

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Israel says it targets senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut

The Israeli military said it carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on Tuesday against the Hezbollah commander it said was responsible for a strike in the Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teenagers at the weekend.

July 31, 2024 7:23 am
 

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Australian FM condemns Russia-North Korea ties

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that a security pact signed by Russia and North Korea was destabilising the region, adding that North Korea was giving weapons to Russia in “flagrant violation” of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

July 30, 2024 4:34 pm
 

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Pakistan army says protesters kill soldier, injure 16

Pakistan’s army said protesters taking part in a march in the southwestern city of Gwadar attacked security forces deployed to guard them on Monday, killing one soldier and injuring 16 others.

July 30, 2024 2:40 pm
 

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Trump gunman seen an hour before shooting, says FBI

Police noticed the Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump more than an hour before the July 13 shooting and took a photo to share with other law enforcement officers, an FBI official said.

July 30, 2024 12:27 pm
 

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Murdoch papers to search for phone-hacking evidence

Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm agreed on Monday to search for emails about an alleged “fake security threat”, which claimants including Prince Harry say was used to delete millions of emails at the height of the phone-hacking scandal.

July 30, 2024 11:34 am
 

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Russian train smashes into truck, injuring 52

A train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck at a level crossing in southern Russia on Monday, sending at least eight carriages off the track and injuring 52 people, local authorities said.

July 30, 2024 10:34 am
 

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Don't bomb Beirut: U.S. leads push to rein in Israel's response

The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon’s capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said.

July 30, 2024 8:05 am
 

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California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US

Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span.

July 30, 2024 7:24 am
 

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Two children killed in UK knife attack

Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England, and a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested, police said.

July 30, 2024 6:57 am
 

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Kamala Harris campaign raises $200 million in a week

Kamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, as Republicans continued to hammer Harris over her work as vice president.

July 29, 2024 4:44 pm

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