Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has told the country’s media that “there is a risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise”, amid Israel’s devastating war on Gaza and increasing violence against Palestinians in…
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‘They’re selling the revolution’: Bangladesh a year after Hasina’s downfall | Politics News
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Sinthia Mehrin Sokal remembers the blow to her head on July 15 last year when she, along with thousands of fellow students, marched during a protest against a controversial quota system in government jobs in Bangladesh’s…
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Massive civilian flotilla set to sail for Gaza to break Israeli siege
A massive civilian flotilla is scheduled to depart for Gaza at the end of August in an effort to break Israel’s blockade, which has pushed the territory to the brink of famine.
Organizers announced on Monday at a…
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Russia’s Medvedev issues warning as Moscow says not bound by missile treaty | Nuclear Weapons News
Ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns of ‘further steps’ after Russia says no longer bound by treaty limiting deployment of intermediate- and short-range missiles.
Russia is no longer bound by a moratorium on the deployment of short- and…
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Iran announces nationwide shutdowns amid extreme heat
Alireza Fakhari, the governor general of Tehran province on Monday announced the closure of all government offices, schools, and universities on Wednesday due to soaring temperatures and the need to manage energy consumption.
Fakhari said the…
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Daily World Briefing, Aug. 5
China’s Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellites
China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket on Monday, sending a group of internet satellites into space.
The rocket lifted off at 6:21 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft…
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Iran’s new solar power plant setting regional clean energy benchmark
Gisoo Misha Ahmadi
Press TV, IsfahanIran has taken a significant leap in its renewable energy drive, inaugurating its largest solar power plant to date in Isfahan Province….
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,258 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 5:
Fighting
- Three people were killed in a Russian attack on the Stepnohirsk community in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region, the local…
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Concerns grow in India over Washington-New Delhi tariff row
Munawar Zaman
Press TV, New DelhiThe India-US trade deal has sparked concerns of potential economic fallout.
Two Countries in recent months have witnessed significant…
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‘I’m upset, angry and disgusted,’ Epstein accuser tells BBC
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Haley Robson has told BBC Newsnight that speculation Ghislaine Maxwell could be pardoned has left her “angry and disgusted”.
Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Epstein, was recently moved from a Florida…
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