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At least 13 killed after Russian apartment building collapses in Belgorod

An apartment building partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod on Sunday, causing at least 13 deaths and injuring 20 other people, officials said. They blamed Ukrainian shelling for the building’s destruction. Online footage showed rescuers searching for survivors among the remnants of the building’s stairwell, then fleeing the scene as part of […]

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How the US State Department shields Israel from sanctions | Israel War on Gaza

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Inside the labyrinth of the State Department’s mechanisms that allow the flow of weapons to Israel, despite violations. Over the years, the United States government has been creating special mechanisms to shield Israel from sanctions designed to punish countries for human rights abuses. President Joe Biden has paused a weapons shipment to Israel and acknowledged

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Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time

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Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to

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Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfire sweeps through Canada‘s British Columbia

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Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in the northeastern part of the province of British Columbia to leave immediately, despite improving weather conditions, after thousands have already been evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire. The blaze, which started Friday, almost doubled in size the following day, reaching about 4,200 acres. BC Wildfire Service maps

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Israel orders more Rafah evacuations, pushing ahead with Gaza operation

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JERUSALEM — Israel ordered tens of thousands of people to leave Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, signaling an imminent push by Israeli forces into the city’s most urban districts, a move that could trigger the White House to freeze offensive weapons shipments. The evacuation orders included crowded neighborhoods, a hospital, and two

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What could sweeping UNGA support for Palestine’s full UN membership mean? | Israel War on Gaza

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A total of 143 member nations voted in favour, reflecting global opinion on Israel’s war on Gaza. The international community has debated Palestinian statehood for decades. Full membership at the United Nations would effectively recognise that. Sweeping support at the General Assembly is the first step, but the final seal of approval comes from the

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Solar storm produces stunning northern lights across US, UK, Russia | In Pictures News

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An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of colour in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early on Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon,

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The impact of student encampments for Gaza at universities worldwide | The Stream – Al Jazeera English

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The impact of student encampments for Gaza at universities worldwide | The Stream Al Jazeera English British Colleges Are Handling Protests Differently. Will It Pay Off? The New York Times Inside the tense talks between Columbia protesters and administrators before NYPD moved in CNN What’s the latest on pro-Palestinian campus protests? More arrests as graduations approach USA TODAY The

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Political turmoil in Kuwait as emir dissolves parliament

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Sheikh Mishal also announces the suspension of some articles of the constitution amid a continuing deadlock. Kuwait’s emir has dissolved the parliament and taken over some of its duties, state media reported, weeks after the Gulf country held elections. Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the royal-appointed cabinet will assume some powers of the 50-member

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Israel and Egypt Spar, Squeezing Gaza Aid Routes

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While aid deliveries rose in April and the first days of May, before the Rafah operation, aid groups said Israel was not allowing nearly enough into Gaza to stave off famine or the collapse of the health care and sanitation systems. Now that tens of thousands more civilians are fleeing Rafah to areas with little

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