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UK’s New PM Starmer Speaks to World Leaders, Names Top Team
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London:Keir Starmer set to work as Britain's new leader Friday, speaking with world leaders and appointing his ministerial team after his Labour party's landslide general election victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule.…
The Hidden Toll: Life and Death on Africa’s Migrant Routes
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United Nations: Refugees and migrants face extreme violence, abuse, and exploitation while traversing Africa to reach the Mediterranean, with more deaths occurring on land routes than at sea, according to a recent UN-backed report.…
African Leaders Urge UN to Prioritise Tree Planting Drive
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Brazzaville: Six African leaders called on Friday for the United Nations to prioritize a decade of planting trees to combat climate change, according to a declaration released at the end of a summit in the Republic of Congo.…
California Fires Spread in July 4 Weekend Heatwave
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United States: California firefighters battled multiple blazes in record heat on Friday, with a new fire breaking out near Yosemite National Park even as a larger inferno further north came under control.
Temperatures reached…
Beryl Heads for Texas After Causing Damage, No Deaths in Mexico
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Mexico: Beryl weakened to a tropical storm on Friday after hitting Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm caused material damage but no injuries along the tourist-rich Yucatan Peninsula.
Now headed for the Gulf of Mexico,…
No Holiday for Biden as Debate Crisis Cleanup Continues
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Washington: While Americans were celebrating the July 4 holiday with fireworks and feasts, President Joe Biden on Thursday continued to face explosive fallout from his debate against Donald Trump that has left many Democrats…
Iran Holds Presidential Election Runoff
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Tehran: Iran holds a presidential election runoff Friday between Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili following a record-low turnout in the first round.
The vote comes amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, a…
Mexico Girds for Hit from Hurricane Beryl
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Mexico: Tourist resorts in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still packing ferocious winds after slamming Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Beryl dropped to a Category 2 storm,…
90 Migrant Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Mauritania
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Nouakchott: Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe perished when their boat capsized earlier this week off the coast of Mauritania, according to the state news agency and a local official on Thursday.
Dozens more remain missing.…
Labour Tipped for Historic Win as UK Voters Go to the Polls
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London: Britons headed to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour Party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule.
The country's first…