Israeli strike on Gaza school leaves 30 dead
GAZA, July 27 (BBC/AP): Israel's military has struck a school near Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza, killing at least 30 Palestinians and injuring more than 100, according to the Hamas-run ministry of health.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Telegram that a Hamas command and control centre was...
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Kyiv's statements on peace talks contradictory: Russia
VIENTIANE, July 27 (AFP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday he "does not listen" to what he called Ukraine's contradictory statements on peace talks.Lavrov spoke after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited China for talks this week. President Volodymyr Zelensky then said Beijing sent a "clear signal" it supported...
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NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilised microbes
WASHINGTON, July 27 (AFP): NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made what could be its most astonishing discovery to date: possible signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.The six-wheeled robotic explorer came across an intriguing, arrow-shaped rock dubbed "Cheyava Falls" that may harbor fossilized microbes from billions of years ago,...
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France cancels trains, hunt for vandals continues
PARIS, July 27 (BBC): Three out of 10 French high-speed trains will be cancelled on Saturday on routes hit by a series of "co-ordinated" arson attacks.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said security forces continued to search for the "saboteurs" responsible after rail networks were paralysed ahead of the opening of...
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