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July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief
Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El...
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China launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions
China has taken a major step forward in its bid to create a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink this week by...
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After Venezuela’s contested presidential vote, experts say government results are a ‘statistical improbability’
For over a week, Venezuela has been in suspense after a hotly contested presidential election left both the opposition and...
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A columnist wrote Gaza made him feel the urge to stab ‘every Jew’ he meets. His publisher says it’s ‘bored’ by the backlash
A Belgian publisher has apologized but refuses to take down a column that has been accused of inciting antisemitic hatred....
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Iran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire
The Middle East, and indeed much of the world, is bracing for Iran to carry out a revenge attack on...
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Thai court orders election-winning party to dissolve in major blow to kingdom’s popular progressive movement
A Thai court on Wednesday ordered the kingdom’s most popular political party to be disbanded, a verdict that delivers a...
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Russia says Ukrainian troops crossed into its territory and launched ‘massive attack’
Russia has accused Ukrainian troops of crossing the border into its Kursk region, which, if confirmed, marks the first incursion...
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Polish man found guilty of assaulting Danish prime minister
A 39-year-old Polish man has been found guilty of assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June, national broadcaster DR reported...
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One dead and several injured after hotel collapses in Germany
At least one person has died and several people have been injured after a hotel collapsed in the popular wine...
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Hungry and displaced Gazans see their misery continuing with Hamas’ new leadership
Hamas’ choice of a hardline political leader did little to comfort Gazans displaced, hungry, and seeking a way out of...
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