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French high-speed train network hit by 'sabotage' on eve of Paris Olympics

PARIS, July 26 (Reuters): Saboteurs struck France's TGV high-speed train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks that caused chaos on the country's busiest rail lines and heightened security concerns ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in Paris later on Friday.The coordinated sabotage took place as France mounted a...

Pakistan using 'terrorism, proxy war' to stay relevant

NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Pakistan is trying to stay relevant through "terrorism" and "proxy war" but its "unholy plans" will never succeed.The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours share an uneasy relationship and India has, for decades, accused Pakistan of backing Islamist...

Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Harris in video of live call

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters): Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris' bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president."We called to say Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to...

Venezuela opposition seeks to end 25 years of socialist power in Sunday vote

CARACAS, July 26 (Reuters): Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and her coalition's candidate Edmundo Gonzalez have commanded enthusiastic crowds during their campaign to unseat President Nicolas Maduro and end 25 years of ruling party dominance.But uncertainty remains about how Sunday's election will play out, with Maduro - whose 2018...

UN seeks urgent response to 'alarming' spread

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday called for an urgent and unified response to an "alarming" rise in avian influenza in humans and animals across the Asia-Pacific, reports Reuters.The H5N1 virus has spread more widely than ever before, reaching as far as South America and Antarctica and...

EU transfers 1.5b euros from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

BRUSSELS, July 26 (Reuters): The European Union will transfer 1.5 billion euros in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.Western countries blocked around $300 billion worth of sovereign Russian assets after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.Last month...

News in Brief -2024-07-27

Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, PhilippinesBEIJING, July 26: Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior. The storm has...