Here are the key events on day 1,253 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Thursday, July 31: Fighting A Russian drone attack in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed at least four people, the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Telegram. The debris from downed Russian […]
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This episode explores the rise of fake news, uncovering its history, motives and the stories driving its global impact. The War on Truth examines the pervasive and transformative impact of misinformation in the digital age. Tracing its roots from propaganda to its rapid spread via social media algorithms, the episode explores the factors driving fake
GAZA IS IN the grip of an incipient famine, amid a futile war that neither Hamas nor Israel appears ready to end. In an attempt to highlight the suffering of the Palestinians, stop the fighting and save the idea of two countries for two peoples, Britain and France have in recent days both taken decisive
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The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be staged in December with Las Vegas reported to be the host venue. Las Vegas is set to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, with reports that the ceremony will be held on Friday, December 5. The city, based in Nevada, United States,
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BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful earthquake off the Russian coast, with waves of 3 to 4 metres (19.8 to 13 feet) reported in Russia’s far east. A tsunami measuring 3-4 metres high was
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France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/World News The UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was held in New York behind closed doors on Tuesday. French Consul-General in Jerusalem, Nicolas Kassianides (L) presenting a
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar contacted his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, regarding one recent incident, and the Athens government pledged to adopt a harsher stance and use anti-racist legislation to crack down on protesters. “Anyone who attempts to prevent a third-country national from entering the country legally will be prosecuted, arrested and subsequently subject to criminal
Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her past volunteer work with Navalny’s banned party. A Russian court has sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on “extremism” charges over her links to an opposition group, as the Kremlin intensifies its crackdown on dissent. On Tuesday, Komleva, 46, was
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Hundreds of residents gathered at a beach in Yokosuka city’s Kurihama area, south of Tokyo, over the weekend to pray for marine safety in a summer festival that fuses sacred ritual and seaside spectacle. As a portable shrine called mikoshi, decorated with Shinto ornaments, was lifted onto bearers’ shoulders, the audience cheered. The mikoshi had
Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government’s first nationwide subsidy aimed at boosting birth rates. The country’s birth rate has been falling, even after the ruling Communist Party abolished its controversial one-child policy almost a decade ago.
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