Wagner pauses fighter recruitment and focuses on Africa and Belarus – Prigozhin

The mercenary group’s head says it is deciding on its next objectives, but has urged fighters to “remain in touch”.

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Drones reach Russian border region and Moscow

Russian authorities said Sunday that Ukrainian drones damaged two office buildings a few miles from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries’ border.       

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Pakistan: Police blame IS-affiliated Daesh group for suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3 arrested

Pakistan suicide bombing: An initial probe on Monday by the police in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province suggested that the IS-affiliated Daesh terrorist organisation is behind the deadly…

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Deadly clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

At least 5 people have been killed and 7 wounded during clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon….

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Why can’t we just tow stranded whales and dolphins back out to sea?

Towing whales and dolphins is not simple. It can work well, but rescuers have to have good conditions and a fair dash of luck for it to…

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Quran row: Denmark to make desecration of religious books illegal, says foreign minister

Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Sunday said that the government will seek to ban desecration of Quran and other religious books in front of foreign…

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DeSantis Jabs at Trump’s Legal Trouble as He Resets His Campaign

Ron DeSantis’s remarks to a voter in New Hampshire suggest he may step up his attacks against the man who leads him in national polls by a…

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Why Trump Is So Hard to Beat

The first Times/Siena poll of the G.O.P. primary shows he still commands a seemingly unshakable base of loyal supporters.The first Times/Siena poll of the G.O.P. primary shows…

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Trump Crushing DeSantis and G.O.P. Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds

The twice-indicted former president leads across nearly every category and region, as primary voters wave off concerns about his escalating legal jeopardy.The twice-indicted former president leads across…

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I was married with kids and had an affair at work. I don’t regret it

When David* was miserable at home, he found solace in a relationship with a work colleague. He says he doesn’t regret the affair, which helped him “survive…

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Politicians and their property portfolios: how many do they own?

There’s no housing crisis in the ranks of federal parliament’s members and senators.

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Ukraine war: ‘People call us the Ghosts of Bakhmut’

The BBC is given exclusive access to a team of elite Ukrainian snipers on night raids near Bakhmut.

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Thailand: At least 12 killed, 121 injured in huge explosion at fireworks warehouse

At least 12 people were killed and 121 people left wounded after a huge explosion at a fireworks explosion in Thailand’s Narathiwat province on Saturday, officials informed….

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6 killed as clashes erupt in largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, 7 injured

At least six people have been killed after clashes erupted between the Fatah group and Islamist militants in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon near the…

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Niger pro-coup protesters attack French embassy

A door at the French Embassy was set ablaze as thousands pro-coup protesters marched through the streets of Niger’s capital, Niamey. (July 30)       

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China using families as ‘hostages’ to quash Uyghur dissent abroad

Refugees and activists tell the BBC intimidation tactics are tearing apart Uyghur communities overseas.

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