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Syria Begins Destroying Assad-Era Chemical Munitions World

Syria Begins Destroying Assad-Era Chemical Munitions

UN inspectors verified Syria's irreversible destruction of 42 Assad-era aerial bombs, the first such verified action inside the country since 2014.

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Malta Jury Acquits Yorgen Fenech in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder Case World

Malta Jury Acquits Yorgen Fenech in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder Case

A Maltese jury cleared Yorgen Fenech on both counts tied to the 2017 car-bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, prompting renewed demands for accountability.

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Germany Blames Russia for Leipzig Airport Drone Attack World

Germany Blames Russia for Leipzig Airport Drone Attack

Berlin attributes an explosives-drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport to Russia, orders diplomatic countermeasures and wins NATO and EU backing.

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Russian and Algerian Forces Back Niger After Failed Mutiny World

Russian and Algerian Forces Back Niger After Failed Mutiny

Niger's junta retained control after Russian forces helped defeat a mutiny, while Algeria sent four fighter jets at Niamey's request.

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US Strikes Iranian Launchers on Larak Island Near Hormuz World

US Strikes Iranian Launchers on Larak Island Near Hormuz

U.S. forces hit two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, while Iran confirmed unspecified casualties and threatened a response near the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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Nepal Resumes Rescue as Himalayan Flood Toll Reaches 676 World

Nepal Resumes Rescue as Himalayan Flood Toll Reaches 676

Rescue flights resumed after bad weather as nearly 3,000 people remained missing along the Nepal–Tibet border and Nepal sought specialized foreign help.

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King Harald V Dies at 89 as Haakon VIII Takes Norwegian Throne World

King Harald V Dies at 89 as Haakon VIII Takes Norwegian Throne

King Harald V died in Oslo at 89, ending a 35-year reign as his son immediately became Norway's King Haakon VIII.

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Malaysia's Former Prime Minister Charged Over Asset Declaration World

Malaysia's Former Prime Minister Charged Over Asset Declaration

Former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty to failing to fully declare assets, with the next court hearing set for September 29.

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Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods Kill at Least 160 World

Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods Kill at Least 160

At least 160 people are dead and hundreds missing after an avalanche-linked flood devastated communities along the Nepal-Tibet border.

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Rohingya Refugees Rally for Safe Return Nine Years After Exodus World

Rohingya Refugees Rally for Safe Return Nine Years After Exodus

Tens of thousands of Rohingya rallied in Bangladesh for citizenship, justice and a safe return to Myanmar as their displacement entered its tenth year.

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US Expands Secondary Sanctions in Bid to Isolate Iran World

US Expands Secondary Sanctions in Bid to Isolate Iran

Washington warned foreign banks, companies and governments to reduce business with Tehran as it widened sanctions across oil, finance, shipping and technology networks.

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DR Congo and M23 Agree Roadmap for Doha Peace Talks World

DR Congo and M23 Agree Roadmap for Doha Peace Talks

DR Congo and AFC/M23 agreed a sequenced roadmap for Doha peace talks, with a first ceasefire verification mission due in Minembwe on August 24.

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