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Azerbaijan to hold snap parliamentary elections on September 1

President Aliyev’s New Azerbaijan Party is expected to win a new majority in the oil-rich country’s legislature. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has called snap parliamentary elections for September 1 that are unlikely to radically change the legislature’s makeup. On Friday, Aliyev issued a decree ordering the dissolution of parliament, which is dominated by his New […]

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South Korea releases video showing North Korean missile exploding in flight

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiraling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicizing of surveillance footage to dismiss the North’s claim of a successful test. Footage filmed by a thermal observation device with South Korean frontline units showed

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Record heat, surging blazes push Delhi’s firefighters to the brink | Climate

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Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he cannot recall responding to as many fires as this summer. Temperatures in India’s capital, New Delhi, home to about 20 million people, have hit record highs, with the mercury climbing to nearly 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on several occasions.

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US moves forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire

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Rabih Daher/AFP/Getty Images Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 19, 2024. CNN — The US is moving forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire, according to two US officials, including forces able to carry out an evacuation of

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What power does a president have in Iran? | TV Shows

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Iranians are choosing a successor to the late Ebrahim Raisi. Following the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, voters in Iran are choosing his successor. The Guardian Council initially approved six male candidates from a pool of 80, including one reformist and five hardline conservatives. But some dropped out.

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Why is the US in so much debt and does it matter? | Business and Economy

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US debt is on track to reach more than $50 trillion dollars over the next decade. The US is more than $34 trillion dollars in debt. That’s almost equal to its entire gross domestic product (GDP). The figure is bigger than any other nation’s debt, but does that matter when Washington issues the world’s leading

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Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea on Thursday reported being hit in an attack likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war. The ship issued a radio call off the coast of the rebel-held port city

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The Take: Israel signals a shift in the war on Gaza | News

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PodcastPodcast, The Take Netanyahu’s interview on Israeli television suggests changing priorities in the war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is ending the “intense” phase of the war on Gaza and signals a shift of focus to the simmering conflict on the country’s northern border with Lebanon. So, what will this mean on

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Will the unrest in Kenya escalate? | TV Shows

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Kenya shaken by mass demonstrations against proposed tax hikes. It all started with peaceful protests against a finance bill tabled in Kenya’s parliament. The proposed legislation included tax increases to raise extra funds the government says it needs to pay off public debt. The protests intensified, crowds stormed the parliament compound and the military was

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UK police arrest man suspected of involvement in texting scandal

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British media report that the suspect is aged in his mid-20s and is a member of the main opposition Labour Party. British police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a plot targeting lawmakers and journalists with flirtatious text messages in an effort to obtain illicit photos that could be used as blackmail. In

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