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Russia is planning to expand its “comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations” with North Korea, President Putin has said. 

Iran has denied any link with the Salman Rushdie stabbing and the attacker – and instead blames the writer himself. 

Ammunition explosions trigger raging fire at Berlin’s Grunewald forest. Several explosions at an ammunition dump caused a large fire in one of Berlin’s largest city forests on Thursday morning. Around…

China condemns Pelosi visit, calling it “manic, irresponsible and irrational.” 

American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones admits Sandy Hook school shooting was 100% real and has acknowledged it was irresponsible of him to say the school massacre was a hoax.

The US approves Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, backing the expansion of the transatlantic alliance in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

China starts large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, just hours after America’s Nancy Pelosi left the self-governed island, following a controversial visit that has infuriated Beijing. 

Ukraine nuclear power plant is “out of control”, the head of the world’s leading nuclear agency

French MPs approve 20 billion-euro package to help with soaring inflation as households struggle to cope with rising energy and food prices.

A 62-year-old French sailor survives 16 hours in capsized boat – by using an air bubble inside his boat after it capsized.  

Thousands of bullfighting fans have flocked to southern France for traditional summer ferias whilst opponents of the practice are trying to get an outright ban, believing they finally have public opinion on their side. 

Spain’s government has sparked controversy after announcing that offices, shops, and other venues are banned from setting air conditioning below 27C in the summer.

Euronews says Thousands of people turned out in Vienna on Monday night to pay tribute to an Austrian doctor, who authorities say committed suicide after months of death threats from opponents of coronavirus restrictions and vaccines.

Aljazeera says China has restricted its trade with Taiwan amid elevated tensions over United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the democratically-ruled island.

TRT World says At least four people are now known to have died in a wildfire sweeping through California, authorities said, as they warned the toll from the western US state’s worst blaze this year could rise further.

Arab News says August 3, Yazidis around the world will come together to mourn their brothers, sisters, parents, and other loved ones who were massacred by Daesh eight years ago.

Euronews says overcrowding not a reason to detain migrant rescue ships, says the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Arab News says Al-Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Kabul, Biden says, hailing the mission as “justice.”

TRT World says California’s largest wildfire this year has claimed two lives after exploding in size over the weekend and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.

Six dead in Libya and over 50 injured in a fuel truck blast in Sebha, Libya. At least six people were killed and dozens injured on Monday when a fuel…

The first Israel and Jordan joint venture is announced as an ambitious trade zone that will create a multicultural Jordanian and Israeli trade zone. Israel has announced plans to green-light…

France24 says Portugal and France on Sunday battled major forest fires as temperatures rose sharply this weekend. In Portugal, a blaze broke out in the Mafra area, north of Lisbon.

Arab News says Five Houthi ballistic missile engineers, including foreigners, were killed in a large explosion that rocked Houthi-held Sanaa, Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Eryani said on Sunday.

TRT World says At least 26 people, have died in floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, and more fatalities are predicted with authorities expecting to continue finding bodies for weeks.

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