Israel kills 11, including children, in its strikes across Gaza
GAZA CITY, July 19 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence and hospitals said Israeli attacks on Saturday killed 11 people across the territory, among them three children and their parents.A ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in Gaza, and efforts...
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Russia pounds Kyiv in major ballistic missile attack
KYIV, July 19 (Reuters): Russia battered Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved...
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Nigerian children pay the price for Iran war
SOKOTO (Nigeria), July 19 (AP): Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding the 18-month-old regularly, let alone with nutritious foods.Although the family in northwest Nigeria has struggled with economic hardship, their...
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Ontario's Ford slams Trump for attack on Canada over wildfire
ONTARIO, July 19 (Reuters): Ontario Premier Doug Ford said US criticism of Canadian efforts to stop the "terrible scenario" of spreading forest fires in his province and choking smoke across a broad swath of the United States was "absolutely unacceptable.""We're trying to get through this," Ford said on Saturday, adding...
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Controversial influencer Tate brothers arrested over UK sex crime warrantMIAMI, July 19: Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami, Florida, on Sunday on a sealed warrant, the United States Marshals Service said, and the United Kingdom government will seek their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges....
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