81 dead, dozens missing in Texas floods
TEXAS, July 07 (BBC): At least 81 people have been confirmed dead and another 41 are missing following flash floods in central Texas on Friday.Most of the fatalities were in Kerr County, where a riverside Christian girls' camp was deluged, claiming the lives of a number of children and leaving...
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Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region
KYIV, July 07 (AFP): Russia said Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a physchological blow for Kyiv as its worries mount.Moscow launched a fresh large-scale drone and missile barrage before the announcement, including on Ukraine's army recruitment...
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US envoy satisfied with Lebanese response on Hezbollah disarming
BEIRUT, July 07 (Reuters/AFP): A US envoy met Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday to discuss a proposed plan to disarm Hezbollah, hours after Israel launched new air strikes and a cross-border ground assault.The Israeli escalation was seen by Lebanese officials and diplomats as an attempt to ratchet up pressure...
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12 killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
GAZA, July 7 (Reuters/AFP): The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar ended inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter said early on Monday, adding that the Israeli delegation didn't have a sufficient mandate to reach an agreement with Hamas.The talks resumed on Sunday, ahead of Israeli...
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Iran wins backing of BRICS allies over Israel, US strikes
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 07 (AFP): Iran won the support of fellow BRICS nations meeting in Rio de Janeiro Sunday, with the bloc condemning recent Israel and US air strikes that hit military, nuclear and other targets. "We condemn the military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran since 13...
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Apartment block fire kills eight in Vietnam
HANOI, July 07 (AFP): A blaze that tore through an apartment block in Vietnam's southern business hub of Ho Chi Minh City killed eight people, including two children, local authorities said Monday.The fire was sparked late Sunday on the ground floor of a five-storey apartment block, with all eight fatalities...
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