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Pressure Israel to end Gaza war now

JERUSALEM, Aug 04 (BBC): A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza."It is our professional judgement that Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel,"...

68 migrants die, dozens missing in boat capsize off Yemen

SANAA, Aug 04 (BBC): At least 68 migrants have died after a boat with about 157 people on board sank off the coast of Yemen in bad weather.The vessel capsized off Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Sunday, the Yemen chief for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) told the...

Fresh clashes break out in Syria as govt struggles to ease tensions

BEIRUT, Aug 04 (AP): New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.In the north, government-affiliated fighters confronted Kurdish-led forces who control much of...

17 heat records broken in Japan

TOKYO, Aug 04 (AFP): Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scientists say, and Japan is no exception.The city of Komatsu,...

Russia anticipates 'important' talks

WASHINGTON, Aug 04 (AFP): The Kremlin said Monday it was anticipating "important" talks with Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, later this week, ahead of the US president's looming deadline to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it does not make progress towards a peace deal with Ukraine.Trump confirmed Sunday...

Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols

MANILA, Aug 04 (AFP): Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time, Manila's military said Monday.The two-day sail includes three Indian vessels and started Sunday, a day ahead of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos' scheduled trip to New...

Major storm hits Scotland

LONDON, Aug 04 (AP): Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines as a rare summer storm brought potentially destructive winds to northern Britain.The U.K.'s Meteorological Office issued an "amber" wind warning in Scotland for Storm Floris, meaning there is a potential risk...