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Western flames spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire

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The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California's Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern Sunday just south of the Oregon state line, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Adrienne Freeman. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/vdYFpDZ via

In pics: Infrastructure damage hampers flood recovery in Kentucky

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Recovery has begun in many of the narrow hollers after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing more at least two dozen people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dymM8Gn via

Japanese video journalist detained at Myanmar protest march

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Toru Kubota, a Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested on Saturday by plainclothes police after a flash protest in Yangon, according to Typ Fone, a leader of the group Yangon Democratic Youth Strike, which organized the rally. Like many activists, he uses a pseudonym for protection against the military authorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mjJp4Nc via

Heat, wind threaten to whip up growing Western wildfires

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The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern Sunday just south of the Oregon state line, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Adrienne Freeman. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/g92JARB via

Not the time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return: Lanka President

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"I don't believe it's the time for him to return," Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Wickremesinghe has remained in contact with Gotabaya Rajapaksa to deal with administrative handover issues and other government business, the Journal said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/uWNTn5Y via

Sunak denies racism playing any role in British PM race

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Wickremesinghe says IMF accord pushed back after unrest

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Wickremesinghe, in his first speech since he was elected by parliament, said even though he when prime minister had aimed to reach an agreement by early August, it has now been pushed back by a month, the report said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Xr92AjQ via

Saudi women DJs go from hobbyists to headliners

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US envoy: Russia intends to dissolve Ukraine from world map

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Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions

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California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the fire intensified. The proclamation allows Newsom more flexibility to make emergency response and recovery effort decisions and access federal aid. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nYqQyVz via

In race for Monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of Covid

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Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of Monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Gxer7ZU via

Russia 'running out of steam' in Ukraine, UK spy chief says

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Britain's trains disrupted in second widespread rail strike in a week

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The 24-hour strike organised by train drivers' union ASLEF is the second significant industrial action this week on Britain's rail network, after 40,000 members of the RMT and TSSA unions - which represent other rail staff - held a major strike on Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2noNQdk via

Wildfire burning in western Montana forces evacuations

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Pope says that with frailty and age, he is in new phase of papacy

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"I don't think I can continue doing trips with the same rhythm as before," Pope Francis said in answers to reporters' questions aboard the plane returning to Rome from a week-long trip in Canada. For the past few months Francis, 85, has been using a wheelchair, a cane or a walker because of knee pain. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dS9f5cn via

Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting

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Ukraine has used Western-supplied long-range missile systems to badly damage three bridges across the Dnipro in recent weeks, cutting off Kherson city and - in the assessment of British defence officials - leaving Russia's 49th Army stationed on the west bank of the river highly vulnerable. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/EhrebHx via

Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos

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The annual weather pattern has brought a parade of storms across the US Southwest in recent weeks that lead to flooding in normally dry washes, rain measured in inches and rescue operations. In Arizona, a driver had to be rescued from a vehicle caught in floodwaters in Apache Junction. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/qM1H0xV via

Spain, Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa

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Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa. Spain is one of the world's worst-hit countries, with 4,298 people there infected with the virus, according to the health ministry's emergency and alert coordination centre. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/EYN5GtV via

US couple arrested decades after assuming false identities

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A couple living in the United States for decades under false names stolen from dead babies have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, in a case tinged with suspicion of espionage. Walter Primrose and his wife Gwynn Morrison, both born in 1955, were arrested Friday in Hawaii. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/vsMVJDE via

Shinzo Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan

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The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a man resentful of the Unification Church has resurfaced years of controversy over the group. In a letter published by local media, Tetsuya Yamagami accused Abe of supporting the Unification Church and expressed resentment towards the group, which has confirmed his mother's membership. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/RwifhUk via

North Korea's Kim says 'ready to mobilise' nuclear weapons

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Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test -- a move that the United States has warned would provoke a "swift and forceful" response. In Kim's latest speech to mark the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War -- known as "Victory Day" in the North -- he said the country's armed forces were "thoroughly prepared" for any crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ytxRJq1 via

Kentucky floods kill 8, more deaths expected, governor says

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Flooding in eastern Kentucky has caused at least eight deaths, governor Andy Beshear said on Thursday, and the death toll is expected to reach double digits as water continues to rise. A series of storms drenching the eastern part of the state has dropped water that has yet to crest, leaving damage that could take years to repair, said Beshear, who declared a state of emergency in six counties. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/vOTGbs7 via

Saudi prince MBS stays in 'world's most expensive home' during Paris trip

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During his trip to France to meet President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is staying at a lavish chateau dubbed "the world's most expensive home" when he purchased it in 2015. The Chateau Louis XIV in Louveciennes outside Paris is a new-build mansion intended to mimic the extravagant luxury of the nearby Versailles Palace, once the seat of the French royal family. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CxXUd7z via

San Francisco declares emergency over monkeypox spread

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The mayor of San Francisco announced a state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to cut through red tape and fight a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that began devastating the city in the 1980s. The city is in "desperate need of vaccines," mayor London Breed said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/aGmJvrt via

Falling screen hits 2 dancers on stage at Hong Kong concert

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A falling video screen struck and injured two dancers on the concert stage as Cantopop band Mirror was performing Thursday night in Hong Kong. The falling screen appeared to directly hit one dancer on the head and body before toppling onto another performer as the audience screamed in horror. The rest of the performers on stage rushed to help those hit by the screen, the videos showed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZqhrHVX via

Kim Jong Un says he's ready to 'eliminate' South Korea

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Kim, making his first appearance in public in nearly three weeks, delivered one of his strongest rhetorical attacks against South Korea since conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol took office in May and pledged to take a tough line toward Pyongyang. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZcagkrW via

New Los Angeles bridge opens, then quickly closes amid chaos

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The newest bridge in Los Angeles, a $588-million architectural marvel with views of the downtown skyline, opened to great fanfare on July 10. It has already been closed, to great dismay, several times since then amid chaos and collisions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Tx8ku1r via

Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, South Korea

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6U3xWeN via

Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit Philippines

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The powerful quake rippled across the mountainous region, toppling buildings, triggering landslides and shaking high-rise towers hundreds of kilometres away in the capital Manila. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/oQEfUeO via

Russia cuts gas to Europe via key pipeline to 20%

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Debris from China space rocket could fall to Earth in next few days

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Debris from a Chinese rocket is set to crash to Earth some time over the next few days, with the potential for wreckage to land across a wide swathe of the globe. The possible debris field includes much of the US, as well as Africa, Australia, Brazil, India and Southeast Asia. Concern over the re-entry and the impact it could have is being dismissed by China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dWeApSy via

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan

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The planned talks between the two leaders — the fifth in a series of regular check-ins — have been in the works for weeks. But the possibility of a visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top congressional Democrat and second in line of succession to the presidency, has added fresh strain to the complicated relationship. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/RXWtqJw via

In first return to Washington, Trump hints at 2024 White House run

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"I always say I ran the first time and I won, then I ran a second time and I did much better. We may just have to do it again. We have to straighten out our country, " Trump said in a speech in Washington. The former US President returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving the White House 18 months ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/PyQj82i via

Pakistan may get new army chief before Bajwa's tenure ends

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UK Tory leadership debate halted after moderator faints

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Chess-playing robot breaks child’s finger at Moscow event

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A chess-playing robot grabbed the finger of its 7-year-old opponent and broke it during last week’s Moscow Chess Open tournament, Russian media reported Monday. A video shared on social media shows the robot taking one of the boy’s pieces, and then grabbing his finger as he attempts to make a move. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/O2lEdfI via

China no. 1 threat to security, says Rishi Sunak

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Robot breaks 7-year-old’s finger during chess match

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Zelenskyy denounces Russia's 'overt gas war' against Europe

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Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism

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Greece battles fierce wildfires amid Europe heatwaves

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Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists

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Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media said on Monday, the Southeast Asian nation's first executions in decades. Sentenced to death in January in a closed-door trial, the four men had been accused of helping militias to fight the army that seized power in a coup last year and unleashed a bloody crackdown on its opponents. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/r31UVPx via

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president's arrest in Singapore

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7 hurt in shooting at Los Angeles park: Authorities

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The LA police department said the shooting occurred around 3:50pm at Peck Park in LA's San Pedro neighbourhood. The LAPD tweeted it wasn't an active shooter situation but provided no more information. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/GQobTJM via

Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows

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More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters have been deployed against the Oak Fire, which broke out Friday near Yosemite National Park. But two days after it began, the blaze has already consumed more than 14,200 acres (5,750 hectares) and remains zero percent contained. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/65wTRua via

Boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas, killing 17

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Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups

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Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them heal from generations of trauma. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/IvshB7w via

Ukraine war: Russian strikes on Odessa port cast doubt over grain deal

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Pope travels to Canada on 'pilgrimage of penance'

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The Pope is expected to touch down in Edmonton in the western province of Alberta at 11:20am MDT (1720 GMT) Sunday morning - the first of three stops across the country. He is also visiting Quebec City and Iqaluit, the capital of the territory of Nunavut, and departing on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/NeoAJXi via

Palestinians: Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raid

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