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3 Russian agents freed in swap deal condemned by Amnesty

The Kremlin on Friday said that at least three Russians freed in a landmark prisoner exchange were undercover Russian agents, a rare public admission into the work of Moscow’s top-secret

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Thousands bid farewell as Hamas chief laid to rest

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that has heightened regional tensions as the Gaza war dragged

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Heat claims 175,000 lives a year in Europe: WHO

Corrects story dated August 1 to change headline and 1st para to ‘heat’ instead of extreme heat, following a correction issued by WHO Europe on August 2. Heat kills over

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36 dead, hundreds feared trapped in India landslides

Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 36 people with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris, officials said Tuesday. The southern coastal state of Kerala

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UN chief reiterates impartial investigation into Bangladesh unrest

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for all acts of violence to be investigated promptly, transparently and impartially, and for those responsible to be held to account. He

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EU expresses concern over Bangladesh’s human rights situation

The European Union has conveyed its grave concern to Bangladesh at the announcement of a ‘shoot on sight’ policy and ‘unlawful killings’ perpetrated in recent days by the authorities in

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Seven out of 10 French high speed trains to run Saturday after sabotage

Seven out of 10 French high speed trains will run Saturday on three key routes, a day after saboteurs paralysed much of the train network as the Olympic Games started

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Australia’s FM tells junta in Myanmar to ‘take different path’

Australia’s foreign minister on Saturday called on Myanmar’s junta to ‘take a different path’ from its bloody crackdown on dissent, mentioning the situation in the war-torn country is ‘not sustainable’.

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Ethiopia landslide death toll could reach 500: UN

The United Nations warned on Thursday that the death toll from landslides in southern Ethiopia could soar to up to 500. Rescuers are pressing on with the grim search for

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Salman Rushdie attacker indicted

The man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie has been charged with terrorism for allegedly acting on behalf of Hezbollah, according to documents unsealed Wednesday. This is the first

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