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US tells Iran not to escalate ME tensions

NEW YORK, Aug 06 (Reuters/BBC): The United States has been urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, at what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called a "critical moment" for the...

Harris picks Minnesota governor as running mate

WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (AFP): Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic -- and bruising -- bid for the White House.Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic...

Storm leaves 4 dead in Florida coast

MIAMI, Aug 06 (AFP): At least four people were killed as Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, threatening southeastern US states with heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding.A 13-year-old boy died when a tree was blown onto a mobile home in Levy County, the sheriff's office there said, after Debby...

New rioting across UK cities as arrests multiply

LONDON, Aug 06 (BBC): The wave of violent unrest and disorder across parts of the UK continued on Monday night as police came under attack in Belfast, Darlington and Plymouth.Six people were arrested in Plymouth while several officers suffered minor injuries in the violence, Devon and Cornwall Police said.In South...

Israel, Hezbollah trade strikes as tensions simmer

MAIFADOUN, Aug 06 (BBC): Israel says it has carried out an air strike against what it said was a "military structure" used by the armed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.The Lebanese health ministry said four people were killed in the strike on a house in the town of Maifadoun, around...

Danish PM attack suspect goes on trial

COPENHAGEN, Aug 06 (AFP): A Polish man accused of drunkenly punching Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen goes on trial in Copenhagen on Tuesday, risking prison time and deportation if convicted.The suspect, whom Danish authorities have ruled cannot be named in the media, was immediately apprehended after the alleged assault on...

US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base

BAGHDAD, Aug 06 (AFP): A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.The rocket fire on Monday was the latest in a series of attacks targeting Ain al-Assad base, which hosts American...

Heavy rains kill nine in Sudan

KHARTOUM, Aug 06 (AFP): Heavy rains have triggered building collapses that have killed nine people in northern Sudan, as the country reels from almost 16 months of fighting between rival security forces, a medic told AFP Tuesday."Nine people have died as a result of their houses collapsing," said an employee...