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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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Rockets fired into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza

The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and Israeli tanks advanced deeper in parts of the enclave, residents and officials said.

July 2, 2024 6:34 am
 

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Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet.

July 1, 2024 5:42 pm
 

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Beryl, earliest Category 4 hurricane on record

The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean’s Windward Islands.

July 1, 2024 4:59 pm
 

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Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown

Australia said it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.

July 1, 2024 3:37 pm
 

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Euro rises after France far-right win first round vote

The euro touched a 10-day high on Sunday, after the first round of France’s shock snap election put the far-right in first place, but offered little further clarity on the final outcome, leaving investors bracing for further volatility.

July 1, 2024 1:20 pm

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