Sat 31 August 2024: A helicopter carrying 22 people, including 19 tourists, has gone missing in Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula. Authorities lost contact with the Mi-8 helicopter at 04:15 GMT on Saturday, according to Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov. Rescue teams, using helicopters, are scouring the rugged terrain, particularly a river valley that was part of […]
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Sat 31 August 2024: Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, across the country. The ruling, issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, comes after the platform repeatedly ignored Brazilian court orders and regulations, leading to accusations of fostering an environment of “lawless land” on social […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin is slated to visit Mongolia on September 3, despite the nation’s membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant against him. The Kremlin announced that during this visit, Putin will engage in discussions with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, focusing on enhancing bilateral […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday staunchly ruled out the possibility that she would institute an American arms embargo on Israel as it continues to wage a devastating war on the besieged Gaza Strip. “I’m unequivocal and unwavering in my commitment to Israel’s defense and its ability to defend itself, […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters to mount a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, global concern is growing about threats of violent unrest in multiple countries, including the U.S. The United Nations reports the proliferation of dangerous speech online represents a “new era” in conflict. […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: Some 80 Muslim organisations and community leaders called on the UK government on Wednesday to take tangible steps to address rising Islamophobia in the country, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the organisations and community leaders, organised under the Islamophobia Action Group, drew attention to the normalisation of Islamophobia, which recently fuelled riots […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: A once-popular tourist port in Greece has been overwhelmed by the remains of hundreds of thousands of dead fish, creating a silvery, foul-smelling blanket over the waters of Volos. The fish, displaced from their freshwater habitats by last year’s catastrophic floods, began washing up in the port this week. Local residents […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was charged in France for failing to take action against users’ criminal behavior after almost four days in detention, according to media reports. Durov’s detention, which began on Saturday and was extended once, ended on Wednesday, and he was […]
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Thu 29 August 2024: Extreme heat killed more Americans in 2023 than any other year over nearly a quarter century of records, according to research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. At least 2,325 people died from the heat last year, according to the study, which included deaths with heat as […]
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Thu 29 August 2024: The EU foreign policy chief on Thursday stressed the need to discuss lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western weapons on military targets inside Russia. Before attending the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Josep Borrell told reporters that Ukraine “has shown a lot of strategic audacity launching attacks […]
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