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Pope prays for ‘beloved Argentina’ after assassination attempt against VP

Following the attempted assassination of Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Pope Francis expressed his concern and prayers that his home nation choose to uphold the values of a democracy and avoid the path of violence. Video showed an individual aiming a handgun at point-blank range to the vice president’s head as she was greeting people outside her home…

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Second UN helicopter crashes in eastern DR Congo in five months

A United Nations helicopter has crashed while flying over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The UN Humanitarian Air Service chopper, managed by the WFP, went down near the city of Goma on Friday morning. There were no passengers on board and three crew members were injured, the aid agency…

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India launches new aircraft carrier as concerns over China grow

India has commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier as it seeks to counter China’s much larger and growing fleet of warships and also expand India’s indigenous ship-building capabilities. The INS Vikrant, whose name is the Sanskrit word for “powerful” or “courageous,” is India’s second-largest operational aircraft carrier and joins the Soviet-era INS Vikramaditya that was bought from Russia in 2004…

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UN team ‘not going anywhere’ after visiting Ukraine nuclear plant

The United Nations nuclear agency chief says his experts are staying put after they cross into Russian-held territory in Ukraine and reach Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, where both sides warn of potential catastrophe. An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection team braved intense shelling to reach the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, arriving after a delay of several hours on…

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Russian oil boss Ravil Maganov who criticized war in Ukraine dies after falling from hospital window

The chairman of Russia’s second largest oil producer has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, according to reports in the country. Ravil Maganov, who was also vice president at Lukoil, had openly criticised the war in Ukraine. The 67-year-old was chair of the company’s board which called for the “soonest termination of the armed conflict” and expressed…

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World leaders mourn death of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

The death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for his pivotal role in ending the Cold War and introducing key reforms to the USSR, has prompted an outpouring of condolences and tributes from world leaders. Gorbachev died age 91 on Tuesday following a long illness, according to Russian state news agencies. He was the final leader of the Soviet…

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Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies

Mikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital said, according to RIA Novosti Tuesday. The man credited with…

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Deadly clashes between rival armed groups erupt in Libyan capital

At least two people have been killed after clashes erupted between rival Libyan militias in the centre of Tripoli, with the sound of gunfire echoing through the heavily populated part of the capital city threatening two years of relative peace. The violence early on Saturday comes in the wake of a build-up of rival forces in Tripoli over the past…

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Queen may appoint new UK PM in Scotland in historic first: Report

In a historic first, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is likely to conduct the traditional ceremony to appoint a newly elected leader as the country’s prime minister at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland, according to a media report on Friday.The 96-year-old monarch, who has been experiencing age-related mobility issues, is on her annual summer vacation in Scotland. The Sun newspaper…

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Israelis press U.S. not to rejoin Iran nuclear deal

The Israeli government is ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to walk away from international efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal. But the White House isn’t budging. Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata visited the White House on Tuesday, where he met with his U.S. counterpart, Jake Sullivan, to raise Israel’s concerns about the latest draft roadmap to…

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