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Kuwait arrests 67 over illegal alcohol production after 23 deaths

Kuwait bans the import of alcoholic beverages, but bootleg liquor is sold with no oversight or safety standards. Kuwaiti authorities have arrested 67 people accused of producing and distributing locally made alcoholic drinks that killed 23 people in recent days, including a Bangladeshi national said to head the criminal network, the Interior Ministry has said. […]

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Zelenskyy enlists top European leaders for Monday’s Trump talks – POLITICO

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“At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow,” von der Leyen said in a statement, prior to receiving the Ukrainian leader in Brussels for a virtual summit of the Coalition of the Willing, the informal grouping of European countries pushing

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Israeli military bombs power plant near Yemeni capital Sanaa

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Israeli navy fires missiles at the energy facility south of Sanaa saying it was used by Houthis, but provides no evidence. The Israeli navy has carried out attacks on a power plant near the Yemeni capital Sanaa, according to Israeli media reports. Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported on Saturday that the “aggression” damaged generators at

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European leaders react to Trump-Putin summit – DW – 08/17/2025

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08/16/2025August 16, 2025 Nordic, Baltic leaders pledge ‘steadfast’ support for Ukraine The leaders of eight Nordic and Baltic states have issued a joint statement following the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The leaders of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said they “remain steadfast” in their support for Ukraine. They

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Yamal and Raphinha fire Barcelona to La Liga opening win at Mallorca

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Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both find the net in Barcelona’s 3-0 La Liga win at Mallorca, who had two players sent off. Barcelona began the defence of its La Liga title with a comfortable 3-0 win at Mallorca, scoring early and taking advantage of two first-half red cards for the hosts. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal,

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A hundred Hiroshimas | Nuclear Weapons

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Hind Hassan examines the prospect of a new nuclear arms race, the companies helping to fuel it, and the dangers it poses. Eighty years after the first and only time nuclear weapons have been used – the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 – the risk of the unthinkable happening again has

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Flash floods wreak havoc in northern Pakistan | Climate Crisis News

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Rescuers in northern Pakistan have pulled dozens of bodies overnight from homes ravaged by landslides and flash floods, taking the death toll to at least 321 in the past two days, according to disaster agencies. Hundreds of rescue workers continue to search for survivors in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan

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Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

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The death toll from heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to rise rapidly, with at least 307 people confirmed dead. Most of the deaths were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. At least 74 homes have been damaged, while a rescue helicopter crashed

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New Orleans mayor indicted on fraud charges linked to affair with bodyguard

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LaToya Cantrell is accused of ‘defrauding’ the city, paying Jeffrey Vappie as if he were on duty while on trips and trysts. The mayor of New Orleans has been indicted on conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges by a federal grand jury after a long-running investigation. The charges released on Friday against LaToya Cantrell were based

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Hamas wants ‘partial hostage deal’ amid Gaza takeover talk

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Hamas wants ‘partial hostage deal’ amid Gaza takeover talk | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense News Channel 12 reported on a classified document received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours after Mossad’s Barnea trip to Qatar. Hamas terrorists seen before a hostage release in Gaza City, February 1, 2025 (photo credit: Ali Hassan/Flash90) ByJERUSALEM

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