Israeli forces kill 23 aid-seekers
GAZA, Aug 03 (AP/Reuters/AFP): Israeli forces killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food on Sunday in Gaza, according to hospital officials and witnesses, who described facing gunfire as hungry crowds surged around aid sites, as the malnutrition-related death toll also rose.Desperation has gripped the Palestinian territory of more than 2...
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US agency probes spl counsel who prosecuted Trump
WASHINGTON, Aug 03 (AFP): US officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against President Donald Trump, US media reported Saturday.The Office of Special Counsel told The New York Times it was investigating Smith for potentially violating the Hatch Act,...
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Myanmar junta's air strike on rebel-held mine hub kills 13
YANGON, Aug 03 (AFP): A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group.Civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, sparking resistance from pro-democracy guerrillas...
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Ukraine's drone attack sparks fire at oil depot in Russia
MOSCOW, Aug 03 (Reuters): More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot in the Russian city of Sochi that was sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said early on Sunday on the Telegram messaging app.In the Krasnodar region where Sochi...
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NZ woman held after travelling with child in suitcase
WELLINGTON, Aug 03 (AFP): A New Zealand woman was arrested on Sunday after travelling on a bus with a two-year-old girl trapped in her luggage. Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said the woman had been charged with ill-treatment and neglect of a child.Police were called to a bus depot in Kaiwaka...
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