Mon 01 July 2024: Surgeon general says widespread gun violence has led to ‘unimaginable pain’ for victims across the country. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis in the United States. In an advisory issued on Tuesday, Murthy called for more stringent laws to limit the widespread availability of firearms, which […]
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Mon 01 July 2024: France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party achieved a significant victory in the first round of snap parliamentary elections, securing approximately 34 percent of the vote, according to pollsters IFOP, Ipsos, OpinionWay, and Elabe. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition garnered around 29 percent, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble alliance […]
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Members of Parliament attending the First Sitting of the National Assembly of the 7th Parliament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in the Western Cape. (File Photo: @PresidencyZA) Mon 01 July 2024: South Africa’s president has announced the formation of a new cabinet over a month after elections stripped his African National Congress (ANC) […]
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Mon 01 July 2024: Severe storms and torrential rains wreaked havoc across France, Switzerland, and Italy over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of seven people, according to local authorities. In France’s north-eastern Aube region, three individuals in their 70s and 80s lost their lives on Saturday when their car was crushed by a falling […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: At least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured following a series of blasts by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. The attacks targeted a wedding, a hospital, and a funeral in the town of Gwoza, which lies near the Cameroon border, according to Borno State police […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: Hamas says there’s been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the war on Gaza as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv demanding the government save the captives and get a deal done. Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official based in Lebanon, said on […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: Paramilitary forces engaged in a prolonged battle with Sudan’s army have announced the capture of a crucial state capital in the country’s southeast. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared on Saturday that they have taken control of the 17th Infantry Division in Singa, the capital of Sennar state. Hiba Morgan of […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: French citizens are voting to elect 577 members of the National Assembly following President Emmanuel Macron’s call for a snap parliamentary election. This move comes after Macron’s alliance suffered a significant defeat to the far-right National Rally party in the European Parliament elections on June 9. Analysts view Macron’s decision as […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: Two-thirds of the Israeli public favors Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaving politics and not running for a new term, according to an opinion poll on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. The poll was conducted by the Israeli private Channel 12 which showed 66% of respondents want Netanyahu, 74, to retire and not run […]
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Sat 29 June 2024: Masoud Pezeshkian could benefit if turnout is higher during the second round on July 5. Tehran, Iran – The snap presidential election in Iran is heading into a run-off next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged at the top but failed to secure a majority in a vote with a […]
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