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UK: Eight arrested, three policemen injured in violent protests in Sunderland
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UK: Eight arrested, three policemen injured in violent protests in Sunderland

London, Aug 3: Three policemen were injured while eight protesters were arrested for a range of offences, including violent disorder and burglary in Sunderland, northeast England. On Friday, three officers sustained injuries during the protests, which were "utterly deplorable", the Northumbria...
Two killed, 12 missing after flash flood, mudslide in China
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Two killed, 12 missing after flash flood, mudslide in China

Chengdu, Aug 3: Two people were killed, eight injured and 12 others went missing after a flash flood and mudslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.The flash flood and mudslide took place early in the morning in Ridi Village, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,...
Hezbollah launches rocket attacks on Israel
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Hezbollah launches rocket attacks on Israel

Beirut, Aug 2: Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has announced that it targeted Israeli sites with rockets in response to an airstrike on southern Lebanon that killed four Syrians. "In response to the attack that targeted Chamaa and the martyrdom of several civilians, the Islamic Resistance fighters...
Putin meets Russians freed after prisoner swap at Moscow airport
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Putin meets Russians freed after prisoner swap at Moscow airport

Moscow, Aug 2: President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday met Russian citizens, who were detained in foreign countries and returned to their homeland after a prisoners' exchange deal, at Vnukovo Airport here. Putin congratulated them and announced that they will be nominated for state awards."First...
Houthi leader vows
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Houthi leader vows 'military response' to Israeli 'escalation'

Sanaa, Aug 2: Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has warned that the group will "inevitably" mount a military response to Israel's recent "escalation". "The stance of the 'axis of resistance' is unequivocal: There must be a military response to Israeli transgressions," al-Houthi said on...
Biden, Netanyahu discuss new deployments of US troops in Israel amid Iranian threats
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Biden, Netanyahu discuss new deployments of US troops in Israel amid Iranian...

Washington, Aug 2: US President Joe Biden discussed new American military deployments to counter Iranian threats of direct attack against Israel during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night. "The President reaffirmed his commitment to Israel's security against all...
South Korea
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South Korea's Navy chief calls for solidarity against North Korea's nuclear...

Seoul, Aug 2: South Korea's Navy chief has called for solidarity to deal with North Korea's nuclear threats during a US-hosted meeting of senior naval officers in the Indo-Pacific region, his office said on Friday. Admiral Yang Yong-mo made the call Thursday at the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security...
Venezuelan President blames opponent for post-election violence
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Venezuelan President blames opponent for post-election violence

Caracas, July 31: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed the opposition's presidential candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, for the post-election violence unleashed across the nation."I hold you responsible, Mr. Gonzalez Urrutia, for everything that is happening in Venezuela, for the...
Venezuela to sever diplomatic ties with Peru
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Venezuela to sever diplomatic ties with Peru

Caracas, July 31: Venezuela has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Peru due to Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea's statement on the presidential election results in the country, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said on social media on Wednesday. "We are forced to make this decision...
Five paramilitary members killed in drone attack in Iraq
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Five paramilitary members killed in drone attack in Iraq

Baghdad, July 31: Up to five Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi members were killed and six others wounded in an unknown drone attack on a military base in Iraq's Babil province, an Interior Ministry source said. Unknown drones bombed a military base of the Hashd Shaabi forces, also known as Popular...
Australian govt to force banks to compensate scam victims
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Australian govt to force banks to compensate scam victims

Canberra, July 31: Australian banks will be forced to compensate customers who lose money to scams under new laws flagged by the government. In a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said current laws do too little to help scam victims get...
1.15 million people affected by heavy rainfall in China
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1.15 million people affected by heavy rainfall in China

Beijing, July 31: Heavy rainfall has affected 1.15 million people in China's Hunan Province, leading to direct economic losses of around 6.13 billion yuan (about $859.75 million), local authorities said on Wednesday.Heavy rainstorms from Typhoon Gaemi forced the evacuation of 95,000 people in the...
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