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At least 5 killed in US bank shooting
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Five people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting attack on Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the city's police department said.
Shortly after confirming the attack, police said the…
West bank raid: Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces
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Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager and injured two other people in the West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in what the army described as a raid to arrest a "terror suspect".
It comes…
Tel aviv car-ramming: Israel mobilises reserves after deadly attacks
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Israel began calling up police and army reservists yesterday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist, in Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank.
The European Union condemned the attacks…
‘It was heartbreaking’: Ukraine children back home after alleged deportation
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More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after a long operation to bring them back home from Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea, where they had been taken from areas occupied by…
Iran installs cameras in public places to penalise unveiled women
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Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police announced yesterday.
After they have been identified, violators will receive "warning…
Iran, KSA vow to bring Mideast ‘security, stability’
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Top diplomats from Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing yesterday, pledging to work together to bring "security and stability" to their turbulent region following a surprise China-brokered deal.
In…
Bernard Arnault replaces Elon Musk as world’s richest person
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Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person, after being replaced by French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault.
This is the first time Arnault has topped the list, with a net worth of $211 billion, according to…
China launches 3 days of military drills in Taiwan Strait
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China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.
Dubbed "United…
US ‘going to hell’
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Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his conduct Tuesday in his first public remarks since being charged over hush money payments to a porn star, blasting the criminal prosecution as "an insult to our…
Global economy set for weakest growth since 1990, IMF chief warns
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The International Monetary Fund expects global economic growth to dip below 3% in 2023 and to remain at around 3% for the next five years, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, flagging increased…