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Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens
Rome [Italy], July 8: Countries across the Mediterranean are battling fast-spreading wildfires and soaring temperatures as a heatwave sweeps through...

Typhoon Danas weakens after causing deaths, damage in...
Taipei [Taiwan], July 8: Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm on Monday after killing two people and injuring more...

President Trump hits back at Elon Musk's 'ridiculous'...
Washington [US], July 8: US President Donald Trump has hit back at his former adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, over...

Trump delays tariffs on 14 countries until August
Washington DC [US], July 8: President Donald Trump says he has delayed imposing higher tariffs on goods entering the US...

Man killed after opening fire on Texas border...
Austin [Texas], July 8: A man with a rifle and tactical gear was shot dead by police after he opened...

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Jerusalem [Israel], July 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told President Donald Trump he had nominated him for...

BRICS tariff to be applied if they adopt...
Washington DC [US], July 8: The Trump administration will not immediately impose a new 10% tariff against members of the...

Blaze in Cairo disrupts communications, injures 22
Cairo [Egypt], July 8: At least 22 people were injured after a fire broke out on Monday in a key...

Texas search teams face more rain, death toll...
Austin [Texas], July 8: A Christian girls' summer camp in central Texas said on Monday that at least 27 campers...

Kenya anti-government protests leave 10 dead and dozens...
Nairobi [Kenya], July 8: Kenyan police fired to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi marking the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies on...

Trump to end deportation protections for thousands of...
Washington DC [US], July 8: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and...

Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his...
Moscow [Russia], July 8: Russia's sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot...

Polish officials will begin checks at German border...
Warsaw [Poland], July 7: Polish officials will begin checks on the border with Germany on Monday, focusing on vehicles with...

Texas floods killed 21 children, some still missing,...
Washington DC [US], July 7: Officials in Texas have confirmed that at least 21 children died when severe flash floods...

Ukrainian drones disrupt air traffic over Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 7: Ukrainian drones caused severe disruptions to Russian air traffic on Sunday, forcing authorities to suspend flights...

Five Turkish soldiers killed by methane gas in...
Turkey [Ankara], July 7: Five Turkish soldiers died in Iraq after being exposed to methane gas inside a cave, the...

Brazil's Lula condemns Gaza 'genocide'
BrasÃlia [Brazil], July 7: Brazil's president says the world must act to stop what he describes as an Israeli "genocide"...

Gunboats target cargo vessel in Red Sea
Washington DC [US], July 7: A commercial vessel in the Red Sea has come under attack after small boats fired...

Won't disarm until Israel leaves southern Lebanon, says...
Beirut [Lebanon], July 7: The Hezbollah chief says the Lebanese group remains open to peace, but it will not disarm...

Musk launches America Party as feud with Trump...
Washington DC [US], July 7: Billionaire Elon Musk has followed through on his pledge to create a new political party...

German president pledges support to maintain Lithuania's freedom
Vilnius [Lithuania], July 7: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pledged his country's support in maintaining Lithuanian freedom during a visit to...

Brazil opens BRICS summit in Rio, without Xi...
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7: Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are meeting in the Brazilian...

Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: Israel says it has launched strikes on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports, including the western...

First indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks ended inconclusively
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar ended inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar...

Greece rescues hundreds of migrants over weekend
Athens [Greece], July 7: Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five...

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78
Austin [Texas], July 7: The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at...

Israeli Prime Minister says he believes Trump can...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on...