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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill six as Moscow, Kyiv battle over Black Sea

KYIV (Ukraine), July 15 (Agencies): Russian strikes killed six people and wounded at least 20 across Ukraine on Wednesday, regional authorities said.The daytime attacks targeted industrial and medical facilities in the Black Sea port city of Odesa and in the northeastern city of Sumy, near the border with Russia."The enemy...

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Pakistan-administered Kashmir clashes leave nine dead

MUZAFFARABAD, July 15 (Reuters): Clashes between security forces and supporters of a banned protest group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed nine people on Tuesday, officials said, a day before the group planned a march against controversial electoral arrangements ahead of regional elections later this month.The violence stems from a dispute over...

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Israel kills four in Gaza, including a child

CAIRO, July 15 (Reuters): An Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife and their six-year-old daughter in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said as talks to advance the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal faltered.The strike on an apartment building in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza killed Omar Abu...

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Starmer bids UK MPs 'goodbye', vows to support Burnham

LONDON, July 15 (AFP): Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday pledged his "wholehearted support" to his successor as he prepares to hand over to premier-in-waiting Andy Burnham.Facing his last weekly grilling from MPs in parliament, Starmer said he wanted to see the next leader of his centre-left Labour...

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Six refugees killed in Mali road accident, says UN

BAMAKO, July 15 (AFP): At least six refugees were killed and 84 others injured when a truck carrying freight and passengers overturned in central Mali, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.The crash occurred Tuesday in the Bandiagara region which hosts the largest number of refugees in Mali,...

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NZ detects first H5N1 bird flu case, starts vaccination of endangered speciesWELLINGTON, July 15: New Zealand reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird found on a beach near the capital, Wellington, tested positive, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said on Wednesday. The case in...

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